Jignesh Mevani to campaign against BJP in Karnataka polls


Bengaluru, Jan 30 (IANS): Gujarat's Dalit leader and newly elected MLA Jignesh Mevani on Monday urged the Karnataka electorate to not vote for the BJP in coming Assembly polls and said he will campaign against that party in the southern state.

"I'm ready to compromise with my ideologies to save our Constitution and to keep the BJP from winning the Karnataka elections," Mevani said, speaking at a commemoration event held here on the birth anniversary of slain journalist Gauri Lankesh.

He also said that mainstream political parties from Karnataka should form an alliance to defeat the BJP.

Mevani, MLA from Vadgam in Gujarat, said he will campaign against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for three weeks in April. The elections are likely to be held in April-May in Karnataka.

The elections to the current 224-member Karnataka Assembly were held in May 2013.

"I will speak to the Dalits (in Karnataka) and tell them their vote shouldn't go to the BJP," he said.

He claimed the BJP and Prime Minister Narandra Modi had not kept their promises of providing two crore jobs every year, made ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

"The government hasn't paid much attention to jobs or farmer suicides but only focused on issues like love jihad," he said.

  

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  • Girish, Mangalore\singaopore

    Wed, Jan 31 2018

    find it so allergic,the statements people make practicing cheap vote bank politics, attention seekers,
    promises are made by all parties, India being a huge country to implement certain policies takes time,give the present Govt at the central minimum of another 5 to 10 years, if they really cannot keep to their promises , then do have the peoples mandate to oust them out of power,
    this Guy just become a MLA says promises haven't been kept on jobs etc, so will he be able to give jobs?
    The longest serving party of the country has not made any headway, and now all the parties want to join hands, this has happened before and if won they will be having in-fighting for portfolis, and if not happy then break away and the govt collapses, and then the tax payers money again goes for elections.
    believe people are mature enough to understand this politics and give the present central govt some time to keep upto their promises,
    To be frank, in foreign countries people look up to India with lot of awe and the Indians and indians all over the world, feel very proud of the progress and policies made in the past 4 years,
    back home in India, people are playing cheap politics for their seats and gain attention but none who cry foul have got a vision for India , except back biting and road blocking development,
    Touch your heart and ask yourselves forgetting or favoring any political party, in the past 4 years how high has India made progress, economically, financially, development in the world map, and immature people may not give it a thumbs UP , cos they are not here for development , they are here for their selfishness ,
    please be mindful and don't get carried away by just their loose talk to gain attention

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  • JK, Udupi

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Congress thinks that negative politics is the only way to defeat BJP.

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  • shivappa poojary, karkala

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    This guy thinks that Dalith electorate of Karnataka are in his pockets and will vote as per his wishes? What is his contribution to the Dalith community or society in general? Be it in Gujarat or in Karnataka or nationwide? He won recent MLA election in Gujarat with the tacit support of Congress and now his pay back time to Congress, being its agent.

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  • Harold D'cunha, Mangalore, India.

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    shivappa poojary, karkala
    He won by the support of Congress party. How can you call Jignesh as an agent of Congress. Jignesh is a supporter of Congress., where as Owasis is a agent of BJP as his party is contesting election to divide Congress votes.

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  • NAVEEN, Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    I will speak to the Dalits (in Karnataka) and tell them their vote shouldn't go to the BJP," he said. This is very dangerous . He is doing caste politics.

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  • Ani, Udupi

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Welcome Mr. Jignesh, we need more representatives like you to ignite the campaign 'BJP mukht Bharat'. the party who only knows to play religious politics & absolutely good for nothing.
    About andh bhakts: it is easier to make a crow understand than these bhakts who are again good for nothing.

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  • JK, southkanara

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Pl. visit Krishna Temple in Udupi also and get blessings from Lord... How do you relate super achievement done in 60 Yrs to 2 Yrs and blame Modi ?

    Due to reservation also General category people are not getting seats to study and jobs. Who is responsible for this ? Backward/Forward/upward/downward and all Bhagyas are meant not for General category... Cong is responsible for this great division of society... Study Get marks , Desreve and get the Job not by influence of Reservation and minimum/just pass class...

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  • shivananda naik, Shirooru

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    This man won assembly seat with support of SDPI and Congress and thinks that he got right to talk on everyone and everything. This anti-national element should be shown the right door. Let us know who sponsors his tour. He came to Karnataka to question Gauri Lankesh death. Did he question Siddu why culprits not cought yet. Will he ask this question to him publicly because the killing occured in Congress ruled karnataka. Let him ask this question first

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  • Rajesh, Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Bharath ka tukde gang has come together for destrying this Country.

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  • ANIKETH, MUMBAI

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    this guy feel karnataka people are fools. During siddaramayaiya period lot of murder happendd and lot communal tension.
    siddaramaiya is too partial as far is law is concerned. has soft corner for one community. this is danger for the state.
    This guy wants people to vote for the same communal government.

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  • ifthekar, mangalore

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    perfect ....Good luck....Boss

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  • ABD, LOS ANGELES

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    PEOPLE ARE FED UP OF PAPPU'S AND MINI PAPPU'S

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    TUKDE TUKDE GANG IS GETTING TOGETHER, BUT THESE ANTI NATIONALS ARE ALREADY EXPOSED.....

    THIS IS NOT GUJARAT WHERE YOU PLAYED ALL TYPE OF CARDS AND LOST BADLY.....

    HERE ALSO CHOR PARTY WILL LOSE AND MORAL VICTORY WILL REMAINS WITH THEM,.......

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  • Mohammed, MANGALORE

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Pappu supported jignesh during his elections.
    Jignesh though is a self proclaimed caste leader.
    Will pappu support anyone as long he is anti Modi?
    The same jignesh was with the anti national squad at JNU.
    Does pappu support that too?

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  • Monu, Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    maybe in his desperation ,Rahul doesnt mind supporting tukde tukde gang as long as they are anti-Modi.

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  • Af,,, Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    If BJP can support OWAISI why not congress to JIGNESH

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  • Af,,, Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Modi has increasing his enemies. day by day.

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  • PAM Suvarna, karla

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    But these enemies are nothing but bunch of gunji giraakis!!

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  • Rathan, Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    It is your statement shows what MODI is doing is good for society and these
    jokers r getting togather to spoil but they won't succeed

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  • santhu birve, Mumbai/Udupi

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    you cannot fool K'ta people. dividing people on caste base won't work here.Media people already boycotted this poor fellow now desperately searching for ganji.

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  • JK, Udupi/Dubai

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    HE WAS SHOWN THE DOOR BY ALL THE MEDIA, WHEN HE ASKED TO TAKE OUT MIC FROM ONE PARTICULAR TV CHANNEL DURING ALL MEDIA CONFERENCE

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  • Alphonso Rodrigues, Udupi

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Please ask this guy to stay away from Cong and Ktaka. The concept of ' A known devil is better than an unknown angel' will prevail and public may forgive the past & accept tainted BSY to give him a second chance. Advantage for BJP. As it is there are numerous self goals by Cong. Owaisi too is in . Please do not add one more and show your inffeciency by importing some firebrand leader from another state to campaign here.

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  • Vijay Benedict, Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    I would suggest that Cong stay away from the leaders and win on their own. These leaders are out to polarize the vote bank of Cong. In the long run this is going to be a night mare for Cong. As it is this trio of Alpesh, Patel, Mewani in Gujarat are claiming that ' its we and our victor that brought Cong close to BJP , if not Cong would have been stuck in 40 seats'. Its just a matter of time, when they turn around.
    They oratory skills too are far better than Pappu's. Its dangerous for Cong to bank on Mewani.

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  • Mahesh, Uppala

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    He did Udupi Chalo earlier and people of Udupi chased him away. Divide and rule will not work here.

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  • SURESH MAROLI, MANGALORE/BAHRAIN.

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Dalilt girl is gang raped and murdered in Bijapur. Jignesh not even issue any statement or condemned or visited during his visit to Bangarlore and he called face of Dalits.

    Gauri lankesh probe with SIT which is under Siddu. This tukde gang not even asked the progress of investigation with Siddu and simply blaming Modi. If you are really concern about Gauri murder ask Siddu to transfer the case to CBI. After winning Delhi Kejriwal also talking same as Jignesh. Where Kejri is now. Struggling with his own party.

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  • Anees, Dubai

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    India to save by these young leaders to avoid control by chaddidaar bankrupt industrialists.looted bank by taking huge amount of loan.

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  • Indian, Udupi

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    So you are indirectly campaigning for Congress in Karnataka., Congress sponsored member of tukde tukde gang. He will do rally across Karnataka against BJP for Dalits. is this a secularism?.. you are polarising minorities by spreading fake secularism. people of Karnataka know what is right & what is wrong.

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  • Rao, Udupi

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    If you hear the speeches of Jignesh Mevani we can feel that Mandal type riots will be on cards.

    These type of leaders for their own benefit will divide the society in the name of dalits and non dalits and will end up in deaths and injuries of so many innocents.

    Such hatred creation is equally bad like creating communal hatred. People should not entertain this.

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  • Suman, Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Congress ad its chelas are trying their best to prove BJP and Modi are anti dalith. Will daliths trust these foxes ?

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  • Sachin Shetty, Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Hmm. In Karnataka will you speak in English, Hindi or Gujarati...we only understand Kannada and tulu...

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  • Ravi C, Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Amith Shah spoke in Tulu and Kannada?

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  • mohammed, Khobar

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    point to be noted :D

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  • D.Shetty, Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    you only keep noting point ..you will find way out sooner...

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  • SHAHID, SHIRVA

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    It is better that you wont understand only...Faida kya he ....

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  • Alwyn, Canada

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Happy to see someone is dare to stand for modI from his own state. It is a high time to defeat the Bjp in india and make some one who respect it's citizens without bias on religion or ocaste system. We rqd leaders respect and treat it's citizens equally.

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  • Stan, Udupi/Dubai

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Onlyblind bakths will vote for BJP IN THIS ELECTIONS AND THEIR numbers is shrinking by the day. By the pakoda comment even the jobless will not vote for BJP. BJP mukth Bharath will start from Karnataka.

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  • Diva, MANGALURU

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    PM and 40 enemies.

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  • Shammi, Karnataka

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Dear Dikra Jignesh,

    You are spontaneous ,brave ,its good to see you as new face of dalits.Voice of oporessed must reach the parliament.BJP is a most corrupt party of India.Within three years they became richest party.IT raids must be done in all BJP leaders residence

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    He is a young budding Dalit leader who will be effective in our state election

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  • Marle, Kudla

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    By doing all this you are making BJP even stronger. whatever you do will be tactfully used against you.

    BJP is still the better compared to any alternative today. Congress took people for granted all these years be it scam or prioritizing in breaking India. Today India stands in a better position in the world than what what it was 6-10 years ago. But the only problem with BJP is they have some motor mouths who are good competitors to DigVijay Singh and Sandeep Dixit or some even better.

    I heard a BJP leader recently say in Patna that anyone who would do corruption would be getting his throat slit and then put him to jail. How is that possible. One would go to the morgue and other to the jail.

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  • Sitaram, Sampige/Bangaluru

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    The true transparent power of Kannadigas will be if all the oppositions come together and form one minded democratic alliance with a people focussed manifesto. Hope wisdom prevails.

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  • PAM Suvarna, karla

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Even though all these jobless, egoistic come together they cant reduce Modi's wave and his way of performance.
    Those who were batting for these jobless people used to argue that Modi will be defeated in Gujarath with huge votes!!!what happened???
    Ab doosra baar maja aayega.

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  • Rathan, Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    A person who can compromise with his ideology is unfit
    to be a people's representative.wait what will Niddramayya will tell about this person with reference to "Kannadiga"or he will be welcomed by him ?
    What" Chanayka"said " all "crooks will join togather to defeat the ideal
    person " shows what MODI /BJP is doing is correct

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  • geoffrey, hat hill

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Your Chanakya had also openly said what Modi did was Jumla. Are you saying that is CORRECT?

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  • Rathan, Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Geoffrey
    I never mentioned who is chankya in present day Indian politics?I just quoted his saying. So you agree all crooks r joining togather

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  • Indian, Bangalore

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    India will truly be liberated when a DALIT becomes the prime minister of India.

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  • Sanjay, Hebri

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    It is dynastically impossible for congress to have a Dalith PM. Then people have to vote someone from another party other than congress.

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  • Max, Bengaluru

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Till now I thought BJP won't come to power in Karnataka in the upcoming elections but now I think it will come. Mewani, Hardik, etc & co. came together to fight against the BJP in Gujarat but of no use, BJP came to power. Welcome Jignesh Mewani.. Idhar bhi tera dal galne wala nahin mere bhai. He is ready to "compromise with his ideologies".. (point to be noted) ha ha..

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Last 44 months Modi & Co., have done nothing for the Common Man ...

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  • Juliet, Kinnigoli

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Except inventing pakoda making business..

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  • Alwyn, Canada

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Not pakora rather dokla and patra

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  • Cliffy, Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Welcome to Karnataka. All same ideologies join together to defeat BJP. It did not solve the mahdayee problem or help the farmers.

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Another nail on BJP's coffin. Any way you measure it BJP's defeat is certain not only in Karnataka but whole of India. Just a matter of time.

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  • Juliet, Kinnigoli

    Tue, Jan 30 2018

    Siddu's job done easier..Muthalik, Hindu Maha Sabha, Prakash Raj and Now Mevani all will give BJP sleepless nights..Yeddi's political career finished (Now Bhaktas will Call Mevani as Congress agent)

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