Bantwal: Entire nation is watching Karnataka - Varun Gandhi at B C Road
Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal
Pics: Kishore Peraje
Bantwal, Apr 26: "The results of Karnataka Assembly elections will decide the future course of politics in the country. The entire nation is keenly watching Karnataka," said national BJP chief secretary Varun Gandhi.
Addressing a public rally at B C Road here on Friday April 26 during his campaign for the BJP, he said that one should always think of the nation, which is equivalent to mother, first and then about self. "People of Karnataka have self-respect and are cultured. To provide stable governance to the people of Karnataka, it is vital that BJP comes back to power," he said.
"Due to the persistant efforts and sacrifices of the BJP workers of coastal Karnataka, the party has become stronger. The party workers should continue their hard work and see to it that BJP retains power," he said, calling upon the BJP workers to strive without rest till May 5 to ensure that BJP candidate Rajesh Naik wins in Bantwal.
"I have known Rajesh Naik from several years. He is a good man, reliable and trustworthy. I am sure that if he wins in this constituency, he will treat people from every community and class as equals and strive to bring about development," he added.
'Ramanath Rai has lost his mind'
Condemning the recent statement by Congress candidate Ramanath Rai that his fight was against RSS chief Dr Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat and not against Rajesh Naik, BJP district president Padmanabh Kottari said that Rai had 'lost his mind', and that the waves in BJP's favour had made him 'ill'.
"Ramanath Rai has been talking nonsense. It does not suit a person with his experience," he added.
Muzrai minister Kota Srinivas Poojary also spoke on the occasion and said, "Congress leaders Ramanath Rai, Janardhan Poojary and Veerappa Moily have claimed that Congress is a poor man's party. They are right, as in the last 59 years, Congress has ensured that the poor remain poor, and hence cheated the people."
Rajesh Naik, former MLA Rukmayya Poojary, state BJP vice-president Sulochana G K Bhat, Tungappa Bangera, and N B Aboobakker also spoke on the occasion.
Among those present were MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, former minister Nagaraj Shetty, Usman Haji, Devdas Shetty, Ratnakumar Chauta, Chennappa Kotian, Ramdas Bantwal and Dinesh Bhandary.