Secular parties must unite at national level to defeat BJP: Siddaramaiah

DHNS
March 5, 2018

Mysuru, Mar 5: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that national-level secular parties must join hands to defeat 'communal BJP'.

Speaking to reporters at the Mysuru airport on Monday, the CM said that the outcome of north-east Indian state elections, will have no impact on the upcoming polls in Karnataka.

"The reason for BJP's victory in north-east India is its pre-poll pacts with local parties," Siddaramaiah said dismissing reporters' questions summarily.

He expressed confidence that voters in Karnataka will not vote for BJP 'which is dividing society in the name of caste and religion'.

The BSP-JD(S) pre-poll pact is not a problem for the Congress. It will have no impact during the elections. "Our single aim is to defeat communal BJP," Siddaramaiah stressed.

He informed media people that he planned to go to Delhi on Tuesday in backdrop of the Rajya Sabha elections, where the candidate will be decided. "The Congress doesn't need the JD(S)'s help for this election," he said.

The CM revealed that industrialist and Bidar MLA Ashok Kheny will join Congress on Monday and none within the party has objected to his entry into the party. "I will not respond to guesses," he clarified.

Siddaramaiah also added that AICC President Rahul Gandhi will tour the Mysuru region and participate in campaigns from March 21-25. A massive convention of the party will be held in Mysuru on March 25.

Comments

True Indian
 - 
Monday, 5 Mar 2018

Siddu telling to Muslims... He trying to please Muslims.. He is no. 1 pro muslim.. He will do eveything to get their votes

Unknown
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Monday, 5 Mar 2018

what secular ? which secular ? which family secular ? please define the word secular as it is being misused to the maximum extent. as we all know except BJP all other parties are communal as it is keep playing communal card , minority , majority and backord,,,,

Ram
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Monday, 5 Mar 2018

Siddu knew that rahul gandhi cant do anything. Waste..

Yogesh
 - 
Monday, 5 Mar 2018

Desperate call from Siddu.... They all realized is difficult to defeat BJP....

Prashanth Nandigudde
 - 
Monday, 5 Mar 2018

Your so called secularism is time barred and ineffective. The question is why people should vote for you when you don't have any performance to show. Accusing BJP is an empty threat. You would be kicked out lock , stock and barrel. And then the doors of jails would welcome you like the fate of Lalu.

Sangeeth
 - 
Monday, 5 Mar 2018

Sidda's face seen all over is not going to be helpful in any way.

Prabhakar Bhatt
 - 
Monday, 5 Mar 2018

What Sid Ra Miya of Conning-ress means, all Caste Based Pseudo secular Minority appeasing parties to some how mislead poor un informed public once again, as they used to do from year 1939

Manohar Prasad
 - 
Monday, 5 Mar 2018

Of course, next you will ask that you been selected as the chief of that front, Siddha...

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Dr Bharat Shetty, who represents Mangaluru North Assembly constituency, took to Twitter to confirm the news.

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June 15,2020

The Centre’s step-motherly attitude towards Kannadigas stranded in the Gulf countries in general and Saudi Arabia in particular has prompted the Kannadigas to resort social media campaign once again.

A couple of weeks ago, Twitterati had launched a campaigned to bring back Kannadidags stranded in Saudi Arabia. A variation of the hashtag #SaudiKannadigasNeedFlights trended today. 

Trend Setters India, which has taken the twitter campaign initiative, had urged the Kannadigas around the world to join the twitter storm at 4 p.m. IST on June 15, to exert pressure on the authorities concerned. Around 7 p.m. the hashtag began trending with thousands of tweets.

Millions of Kannadigas are working in Middle Eastern countries like Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. They contribute greatly to the Indian economy.

Even though government of India has launched Vande Bharat Mission for the repatriation of Indians stranded across the world, it has operated only a few flights from Saudi Arabia to Karnataka so far. Thousands of Kannadigas including pregnant women, elderly people, those who have lost jobs and those who need emergency medical care are still waiting for repatriation flights from Saudi Arabia to Mangaluru and Bengaluru.
 

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“The term ‘Love Jihad’ is not defined under the extant laws. No such case of ‘Love Jihad’ has been reported by any of the central agencies. However, two cases from Kerala involving interfaith marriages have been investigated by the NIA,” said the reply.

Communal and anti-Muslim political outfits backed by a section of media often use the term “Love Jihad” to accuse Muslims of marrying Hindu and Christian girls and then forcing them to change religion. Dr Hadiya’s conversion was also termed ‘love jihad’ by the BJP and media. The Supreme Court finally ruled that it wasn’t.

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The home ministry, in its reply to Saket Gokhle's RTI application, said, "Ministry of Home Affairs has no information concerning tukde-tukde gang."

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