Edited By: Revathi Hariharan
Final Up to date: March 17, 2023, 16:47 IST
BJP staff stopped Yediyurappa’s car and staged a protest towards the occasion’s candidature choose for the Mudigere constituency. (Timesof24 Picture)
BJP’s Vijay Sankalp Ratha Yatra within the Karnataka was forcefully cancelled on Thursday following a row over ticket distribution in Chikkamangaluru district’s Mudigere.
Former Chief Minister of Karnataka and revered BJP chief BS Yediyurappa has promised the occasion excessive command that regardless of his retirement from electoral politics, he’ll proceed to work onerous for the occasion’s electoral win within the upcoming meeting elections.
However even because the occasion’s tall chief is pushing his curve by main the Vijay Sankalp Ratha Yatra within the state, the yatra was forcefully cancelled on Thursday following a row over ticket distribution in Chikkamangaluru district’s Mudigere.
BJP staff stopped Yediyurappa’s car and staged a protest towards the occasion’s candidature choose for the Mudigere constituency. Three-time MLA MP Kumaraswamy has been picked for the seat that has been reserved for the scheduled caste.
Large Political Conflict
Drama unfolded when BS Yediyurappa together with the occasion’s Common Secretary CT Ravi and former Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda had been all current. Protesters raised slogans towards the sitting MLA and urged occasion leaders to area a brand new face for the upcoming meeting elections. Their declare is that MP Kumaraswamy doesn’t work for them and doesn’t take them under consideration in a wide range of areas.
CT Ravi who hails from Chikkamangaluru district hit out on the occasion staff. He was quickly pressured to get down from his car to pacify the employees. In a video, the Common Secretary was additionally seen chastising the occasion staff for bringing shame to the occasion.
Failing to pacify the disgruntled occasion staff, the Former CM and different leaders then needed to transfer to Chikkamangaluru the place they took half in a public assembly held as a part of the Yatra.
MLA Alleges ‘Caste Bias’
BJP MLA MP Kumaraswamy who had confronted opposition from his constituents previously as nicely broke down and alleged that he was being focused as a result of he belongs to the scheduled caste.
He nevertheless stated that he would observe the phrases of Yediyurappa and proceed to work onerous and be worthy of his ticket for the polls. The occasion’s determination within the matter can be thought-about closing.
“It’s as a result of I’m from a scheduled caste that I’m being focused. Would I be handled this fashion if I used to be somebody from the overall class? They’re clearly doing this as a result of I’m SC. I’ll do what the occasion says. Yediyurappa has instructed me to proceed my work and that’s what I’ll do,” Kumaraswamy stated.
Infighting has peaked within the state BJP unit within the run-up to the state elections due in Might. In the same occasion on Thursday, ticket aspirants had been caught preventing forward of the go to of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in Kortagere.
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