Manipal / Mangalore, February 28: Janata Dal (Secular) candidate for impending Udupi-Chikmagalur bypoll S L Bhojegowda on Monday filed his nomination to the election officer at Deputy Commissioner's Office in Manipal.
Accompanied by former chief minister and JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy, Mr Gowda handed over the nomination papers exactly at 1: 45 pm.
Speaking to media persons on the occasion, Mr Kumaraswamy said that his party would fight the bypoll with all seriousness.
In response to Congress leader's demand for not fielding JD(S) candidate, he said if the Congress was concerned about division of secular votes, then let them withdraw their candidate.
He also pointed out that it was JD(S) which won eight out of 20 by-elections in the State. “Congress managed to secure only one seat, that too with the support of JD(S)” he said.
Coming down heavily on former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, Mr Kumaraswamy said the BJP leader who was the deputy CM under him, is now misusing his and his father's name to dethrone Chief Minister D V Sadanada Gowda.
“In 2008 also Yeddyurappa had misused the name of father and son (H D Deve Gowda and Kumaraswamy). But, this time his plot will not work”, he said.
“After becoming MP, I neither visited the third floor of Vidhana Souda, nor met D V Sadananda Gowda”, he added.
Meanwhile, JD(S) activists in Mangalore, the adjacent city of poll bound constituency, took out a rally to extend moral support to Mr Bhojegowda.
JD (S) State secretary, M G Hegde led the rally in which Shashiraj Shetty, D M Aslam, Ratnakar Suvarna, Ravindra Ullal, Jinaraj, Mani Shetty, Aziz Mallar, J Mohammed and others were present.
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