BJP will end political violence if elected in Karnataka: Rajnath Singh in Karkala


Karkala, Apr 23 (PTI): Home Minister Rajnath Singh today accused the Congress government in poll-bound Karnataka of adopting "the model of political violence" from Kerala, but assured people that BJP will end the violent targeting of political workers if it comes to power in the state.

Addressing a series of campaign meetings for BJP, Singh also claimed that there have been 3,781 cases of suicide by farmers during the five-year Congress rule led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

"It seems the Congress government in Karnataka has adopted the model of political violence from neighbouring Kerala. Many political workers were killed under Siddaramaiah's rule. The BJP will bring an end to the political violence after coming to power in Karnataka," he said.

The campaign for the 224-member Karnataka Assembly is heating up with prominent leaders visiting the state and the political parties announcing their candidate lists for the polls.

BJP, which is making an all-out effort to oust the Congress government from the state, today released its fourth list of candidates. With that, it has declared nominees for 220 seats.

On March 30, BJP president Amit Shah, on his fourth visit to the state after the announcement of the polling date, had accused the state government of unleashing violence against BJP and RSS workers.

Today, Singh also expressed concern over the state of law and order in Karnataka, claiming not even senior government officials were safe.

"Who is responsible for the death of Mangaluru Deputy SP M K Ganapathi? Who humiliated Mysore Collector Shikha Rai? Even Lokayukta was stabbed in his office," Singh said.

Ganapathy, 51, was found hanging from the ceiling fan at a lodge in Madikeri on July 7, prior to which he gave an interview to a TV channel in which he held a state government minister and senior administration officials responsible "if anything happens" to him.

Karnataka's lokayukta Vishwanath Shetty was injured at his office in Bengaluru in early March, allegedly by a man angry over Shetty's refusal to entertain his complaint.

Singh said Siddaramaiah had promised to give Rs 1 lakh as assistance to the family of farmers who committed suicide but has not done that yet. "It shows the insensitivity of the Siddaramaiah government."

Singh said the Siddaramaiah government claims it is "Sidde Sarkar" - but in reality "Sidde Sarkar is Nidde Sarkar" (Siddharamaih government is a sleeping government).

He said politics should not be guided by caste, religion or sect but by principles of justice and humanity. "Congress is playing 'minority-majority' card just before elections," he said.

The home minister alleged Congress has devised new ways to divert people's attention from its failure - it celebrated the 'Tipu Jayanti' but does not allow the celebration of 'Hanuman Jayanti'.

Singh alleged corruption and Congress are the two sides of a coin but there has not been a single charge against any minister under the Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre.

In Karnataka however, Singh said, not much has changed in the past five years of Congress rule.

The Centre gave more than Rs 2 lakh crore to Karnataka under the 14th Finance Commission, while the state had received only Rs 88,000 crore under the UPA dispensation, he said.

Singh said B S Yeddyurappa, BJP's chief ministerial candidate, ran a farmer-friendly government in Karnataka and only he can provide a farmer-friendly government to the state.

Referring to his close connection with Karnataka, Singh said when he became the BJP national president, Karnataka was the first southern state where the party formed government.

"I have a close emotional connect with Karnataka," he said.

In an obvious reference to the opposition parties move to impeach Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, the home minister said nobody should diminish the importance of constitutional bodies and authorities of the country.

"May God give these people good sense," he said.

Singh said the NDA government has introduced a scheme named 'Ayushman Bharat' to provide medical cover of Rs 5 lakh to 10 crore poor families of the country. "We in the BJP work as socio-political workers. Our Party is working towards giving good and better governance to people," he said.

  

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  • bevan, Mlore

    Wed, Apr 25 2018

    First end BJP all communal and political violence will stop.

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  • AZ, ABU DHABI

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    First divide the public in the name of religion then create communal violence and then promise to end the violence once elected... STAND UP COMEDY.

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  • Akhtari, udupi

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    Ending BJP is the first step toward Political Violence ,in fact.

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  • Gibbs, Udupi

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    "BJP will end political violence if elected in Karnataka: Rajnath Singh in Karkala"
    Complete the sentence HM by adding "you will start Communal Violence"

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  • shuba, Mumbai

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    Karnataka people are intelligent and they surely know what is going on in the country by
    the BJP majority ruling. They are fooling the illiterate poor people by giving false promises
    and would like to loot the public at any cost. Even the international news if we see we hear
    the violence in the country which is not handled by the centre where there is BJP. Shame on them when they do not look into their own constituency for honesty and work for the upliftment and still want to grab money from others.

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    Ban Beedee, SRS, VHP, HJV, KFD there will not be any communal violence for 10 years!

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    How they can end political violence when they are the masters in this trade.

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  • Hariprasad, Balkunje-Mulki

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    Rajnathji You have fooled most of the people for a short time - its time to be serious! You can call off those mad goons and BJP Goondas NOW! Violence against innocent women, children and minorities
    will end!

    If you think a threat and NOT A PRMISE will end VIOLENCE - YOU'RE SMOKING something ?

    You could have ended violence years ago - How many more need to be buried/cremated before YOU
    FUFILL your PROMISE?

    Please be serious - and don't play with our lives!

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  • sunitha, udupi

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    south canara ( mangalore& udupi) was a peacefull place before BJP came to power here
    we had never heard or seen of such violence
    all communities lived happily

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  • John Rodrigues, udupi/Bangalore

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    Yes BJP is capable to end political violence if elected in Karnataka. Because violence is done by BJP only when other party is in power

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  • Alphonso, bendur

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    Rajnath Singhji - Karnataka never had violence of any sort in the last 4 year 10 month period. It is only when BJP leadership started flocking to the state, the problems started. So you know what you have started; you will surely know how to end it if you ever come to power. If you do not come to power, you will ruin this state too. All south Indian states must guard against these elements.

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  • Sachin Shetty, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    no need to campaign in karkala.

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  • Shaan, manglore/dubai

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    Other wise BJP will continue voilance ? i am confuse home minister statement, frequently BJP leaders speaking about set fire to state, district etc.

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  • Shaan, manglore/dubai

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    Other wise BJP will continue voilance ? i am confuse home minister statement, frequently BJP leaders speaking about set fire to state, district etc.

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  • M.S.D, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    All Fake Promises

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  • Rajesh, Manglore

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    Kangress already loose Karkala seat !

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  • SHAHID, SHIRVA

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    AND CONGRESS WILL FINISH BJP CARRIER...

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  • Anonymous, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    Political violence in West Bengal,Kerala states in recent times made majority hindus suffer heavily loosing life and properties ...BJP not even made a lip service to console the effected people.It is amply clear that BJP want to get votes by not reacting for such voilences....Comparing to those events,Karnataka is very much peaceful ...Rajnut has not political will or knowledge on such matter in spite of being a home minister.Pokkade patherunu...

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  • Alwyn, Canada

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    So sad. Opennly says violence. Is he a leader or a trouble maker? Nobody want a leader with a vision Of violence or party with a vision and mision of violence. If bjp planning for a violence then for sure it is not a great party to vote for.

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  • Declan, Mumbai

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    These kinds of ludicrous comments/promises are a result of an excessive IQ of members of the Feku party.

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  • JK, Udupi

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    Hopefully Congress should not rule anymore in Karnataka.

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  • AMAR NATHAL, MANGALORE

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    How do these people sleep after telling all these fat lies? Facts speak louder, fellow.

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  • Alwyn, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    Hey Rajnath,
    BJP will end political Violence within BJP but not in Karnataka State. BJP will allow and support all ministers to loot and take all wealth from Karnataka.
    About farmers, please shut your mouth because BJP central government does all the worst like demonetization, false promises, corrupt policies, additional tours by central ministers including PM, and the worst is implementing stupid laws & withdrawing. How anyone can survive. Because of Congress, the suicide is low, but if it was BJP, I think 50% farmers could be died by this time.
    Being a Home Minister of India try to eliminate the crimes from BJP ruling states and your useless BJP. RSS, VHP, and your other gang goons.

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  • SMR, karkala

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    Communal violence under the National Democratic Alliance government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party increased 28 percent over three years to 2017 – 822 “incidents” were recorded that year – but it was short of the decadal high of 943 in 2008, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of home ministry data.
    Uttar Pradesh (UP) – the most populous state in the country – reported most incidents (1,488) over the last decade.

    Communal incidents in UP have increased 47 percent from 133 in 2014 to 195 in 2017. The year 2013 saw the most incidents in UP – 247 – also the most by any state over the last decade.

    India was ranked fourth in the world in 2015 – after Syria, Nigeria and Iraq – for the highest social hostilities involving religion, the Huffington Post reported on 14 April, 2017.

    As many as 7,484 communal incidents have been reported over the last decade – between 2008 and 2017 – or two every day, killing over 1,100 people, according to data released to the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament).

    UP, which reported the most incidents, was followed by Maharashtra (940), Karnataka (880), Madhya Pradesh (862) and Gujarat (605).

    UP also reported the most deaths – 321, or 28 percent of 1,115 deaths – due to communal incidents, followed by Madhya Pradesh (135), Maharashtra (140), Rajasthan (84), and Karnataka (70).

    The BJP which stands benefit from every communal violence in the past which has direct links to the politics Home Minister Rajnath Singh assurance in nothing but another fake promise.
    Jai Hind

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  • Fredrick, Shirthady/Doha

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    What a joke, violence savvy people talking about stopping it.

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  • RIL, Blore

    Tue, Apr 24 2018

    So BJP is the mastermind for all violence. If elected they will stop if not admttedly they are the criminals???

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  • Sudhir, Kudla

    Mon, Apr 23 2018

    What saar you, pokkade pokkade enchina enchina paathering! First set things right in states ruled by BJP. Bokka Karnataka sari malpule.

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  • Jd, Mangalore

    Mon, Apr 23 2018

    Bjp saying this?

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Mon, Apr 23 2018

    Karnataka is number one state in the whole of Indian states.

    Karnataka is far, far better than BJP ruled states.

    First stp atrocity's, rapes 90% corruption, reduce petrol and diesel prices.


    Moreover stop blah blah and motor mouth and lying to Indian citizens.

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  • Deva, Pilar

    Mon, Apr 23 2018

    Rajnathji first you tell Modiji 15 lacs which promised in 2014 because 2019 is coming shortly..

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  • Hariprasad, Balkunje-Mulki

    Mon, Apr 23 2018

    Mr. Rajnath could have stopped political violence in Karnataka years ago! He also could have spared
    much Grief, suffering, hardships and even several RAPES and DEATHS in Karnataka!

    Good that he finally realized that the CULPRITS are BJP GOONS and GOONDAS!

    Rajnathji - its bit too late - how could you bring back the dead ones? How can you heal a rape victim?

    What will you tell the minorities? Mosques and churches are attacked all over India - and you have come to Karnataka to win Elections!

    First provide safety and security to Minorities - PROVE that YOU'RE CREDIBLE and can be TRUSTED. First CONTROL CHADDIS?

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  • Ahmed K. C., Mangalore

    Mon, Apr 23 2018

    Quote: "BJP will end political violence if elected in Karnataka"
    If not elected, then they will continue the violence.

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  • Charles Saldanha, Malad-Malwani

    Mon, Apr 23 2018

    DEFINITELY BJP WILL END IN KARNATAKA AND FURTHER MORE IN 2019 GENERAL ELECTIONS. IT IS SURE

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  • RK, Mangalore

    Mon, Apr 23 2018

    If loses, they will continue the political violence

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  • El En T, Mumbai

    Mon, Apr 23 2018

    Stop giving Bhashanas
    We are fed-up with Fake news n promises
    First try to stop Rapes n murders loots and Bank Fraudsters.

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  • roy pinto, mangalore

    Mon, Apr 23 2018

    is this bjp government only for Hindus ?????????

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Mon, Apr 23 2018

    Political violence is started by BJP. Before BJP came to power, we have rarely heard about this.

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  • Navin, Kundapur

    Mon, Apr 23 2018

    BJP is best joota party - don't come here and try to fool Karnataka people...

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  • Ramesh Prabhu, Mangalore

    Mon, Apr 23 2018

    Joke of the century

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  • Golibaje, Mangaluru

    Mon, Apr 23 2018

    Till then you u will continue your political violence?

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  • Clifford, Mangalore

    Mon, Apr 23 2018

    ‘BJP will end political violence “ . Is Singh saying that BJP is causing the violence and will stop if they are elected?

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  • Basil D'souza, Mangalore

    Mon, Apr 23 2018

    First end the violence in UP... and other BJP in power states first.. this is 3 much

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