Politics

There is no business or intimacy between me and DK Shivakumar. I only gave him the respect he deserves as a politician when he was the KPCC president, said BJP state president BY Vijayendra.He had been staying in Delhi for the past three or four days and met national leaders. He arrived in Mangaluru directly from Delhi last night and had darshan of Manjunatha Swamy at Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala this morning. He gave a sharp response to his opponents in a press conference held afterwards.

BJP MLA HK Suresh has sworn an oath that he did not cross vote. Manjunatha Swamy is the witness to this. In the wake of the allegations of cross-voting, Belur MLA Suresh along with his supporters and activists went to Dharmasthala and took oath. Before taking oath, he visited the Netravati Snan Thirtha in Dharmasthala. Then from Netravati Snan Ghat, he reached Annappa Swamy Betta and had darshan of the Swami.

A complaint has been filed at the Mangaluru police station against senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, alleging that she insulted Vande Mataram Row. BJP leader Vikas Puttur has filed a complaint at Urva police station in Mangaluru. An FIR has been filed against Sonia Gandhi. If an FIR is not filed, legal action has been warned through the High Court.

Former MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has said that there has been a Taliban culture in Puttur for the past few months. He spoke to the media in Puttur. During this time, regarding the riot in Darbe, they attacked the shop on a small issue. The attack on a woman is condemnable. This is Taliban culture, the struggles of Taliban culture are increasing. He alleged that such incidents are happening after the Congress came to power in the state. 

BJP MLA from Mangaluru City North constituency Dr. Y. Bharat Shetty has expressed strong anger over Minister Basavaraj Rayareddy’s statement that Islam is superior and that people should not go to temples and monasteries, and has demanded that he be removed from the cabinet immediately.Speaking in Mangaluru, he said that the term “variety of disguises for the sake of food” is apt for Congress leaders. This makes it clear what drama they are doing just for votes. He lashed out at the minister, who should have been focusing on improving education, for the sake of vote bank by saying that foreign religion is better than one’s own religion, thereby insulting all religions.