Will use technology to reach out to people, says Uppi; welcome to BJP, says KSE

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August 13, 2017

Bengaluru, Aug 8: BJP leader K S Eshwarappa has suggested to actor Upendra to join the saffron party instead of launching new political outfit ‘Prajakeeya’. “Let him join a party which would suit his ideology, instead of floating a new one. He is welcome to join the BJP if he desires, Eshwarappa told reporters.

On the other hand, Upendra told reporters that he is against organising public rallies in order to drum up support. “Everybody says a lot of money is required to start a political party and to sustain it. But I firmly believe money is not necessary...We can use technology. We are in the age where mobile phones work as newspapers,” he said.

In the absence of technology, people in the past had no choice but to organise rallies. And in the process, they used to spend a lot of money. “Unfortunately, these age-old methods are still in use...People are disillusioned with this and want a change. There is no point in blaming the system. I want to bring about change...Whether we win the election or not is not important,” Uppi, as he is popularly known, stated.

“Politicians normally whip up emotions by indulging in caste politics. People should not support anybody out of emotion. Politicians claim that they serve people. But nobody wants to be served. Are people crippled for them to be served by someone?” he asked and said the country needed labourers to work for its development. Upendra was wearing a khaki shirt to identify himself with labourers.

Prajakeeya will be registered as a political party soon and applications will be called from all 224 Assembly constituencies for contesting the next election. The party is open to all those who have an urge to bring about change in society, he said. The actor gave out three email addresses — [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected] — inviting suggestions from the public.

Upendra’s social media accounts have been flooded with messages from his fans, most of them welcoming the actor’s move and some raising doubts. “His thoughts are clear, but will he deliver? Movie is all about dreams. Politics is all about games,” Twitter user Bharath Kanti wrote. Another user Keerthi Jagalur Mutt urged the actor not to become another Arvind Kejriwal.

A Ramanagaram-based organisation even offered to help Upendra mobilise on-ground public support. Political leaders across all political parties appreciated Upendra’s initiative.

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Saleem
 - 
Monday, 14 Aug 2017

ಉದ್ಧಾರ ಮಾಡ್ತಾರೆ ಉದ್ಧಾರ............ಹೋಗಿ ನಾಲ್ಗೆ ಚಾಚ್ಕೊಂಡು ಅವ್ರ ಮೊಂದ್ ನಿಂತ್ಕೋಳ್ರ...........ಕೊಡ್ತರವ್‌ರು ಜಾಬು ತುಂಬಾ...........ಧ್ತು ನಿಮ್ನ ಜನ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹಾಕ.

Mohan
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Sunday, 13 Aug 2017

You are the real inspiration to all. We hope you will be a best politician

Sandesh
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Sunday, 13 Aug 2017

Real Star... We are waiting for your winning moment..

George
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Sunday, 13 Aug 2017

Whatever the strategy, just forget because after the winning., he will also remain same as other politicians

Danish
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Sunday, 13 Aug 2017

Till your failure you can hope and dream about catching people using social media . After that you will realise

Ganesh
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Sunday, 13 Aug 2017

Dear, Face to face communication and direct campaign cant be replaced by your social media. People trust more on direct than social media

Suresh
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Sunday, 13 Aug 2017

Why all  political leaders (even upcoming) aiming middle and rich people and not poor people to show the development. 

Hari
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Sunday, 13 Aug 2017

What about rural people who cant afford toilets... are they using social media to see your campaign

Kumar
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Sunday, 13 Aug 2017

For wise use of technology money needed.

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April 22,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 22: A team of officials raided the Big Bags International Pvt Ltd premises here on Tuesday following the apprehensions expressed by locals that the company has violated lockdown rules by resuming operations on April 20.

On Monday several workers of the firm from Kerala, Tumakuru and Bengaluru were reported to be at the premises to resume operations.

The raiding team asked the management to temporarily shut down operations and asked the workers to leave the place.

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March 2,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 2: Killing an Indian porcupine and inviting his TikTok followers to view it proved costly for a 25-year-old man from Kalaburagi. Forest department officials tracked him down and arrested him on Sunday morning.

Manjunath Biryalhissa, a resident of Jewargi taluk, was famous for his various TikTok videos and for lifting heavy stones in his village and neighbouring areas.

According to forest officials, on Friday, Manjunath and his friends caught a porcupine in Sindagi range, Vijayapura and stoned it to death. Later, they fried and cooked it. Manjunath then made an 18-second video, where he spoke about the porcupine hunt and slaughter, besides inviting his followers to like the video and join him in the feast.

The video was on TikTok and Facebook. Wildlife activists who found the video alerted forest department officials.

“Porcupine comes under schedule four of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Keeping this video as evidence we were able to trace him through his Facebook account, where he had shared details of his hometown,” said forest officials.

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March 29,2020

New Delhi, Mar 29: Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan after his discussions with Saudi Minister of Energy, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, on global oil market developments said that Saudi Arabia has assured India of uninterrupted supply of LPG.

"Had a video conference with HRH Prince Abdulaziz, Saudi Minister of Energy and Mr Amin Nasser, President and CEO @Saudi_Aramco. We discussed about the global oil market developments and on uninterrupted LPG supplies from Saudi Arabia to India," Pradhan tweeted.
"HRH Prince Abdulaziz assured of LPG supplies in the coming days to support our domestic requirement," Pradhan added.
While there has been a slump in fuel demand owing to the nationwide lockdown, cooking gas demand has reportedly surged in the country.
The Prime Minister had on Tuesday announced a 21-day lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19 which has left thousands dead around the world.

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