Mangalore: Rahul Gandhi's rally proves costly to Janardhan Poojary


Shreyas H S
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, Apr 10: In a bad news for Janardhan Poojary, the Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Dakshina Kannada constituency, the election officials have added the expenses of the recent Rahul Gandhi rally in the city to Poojary's account, despite the party doing its best to avoid such a situation.

AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi addressed a public rally at Nehru Maidan on April 4.

The Congress party that had doubled checked the regulations to ensure that the expense does not fall on the local candidate. On the day of the rally the party meticulously handled the programme. Even hoardings featuring pictures of the candidate were not erected, so as to avoid the expenses that Poojary would incur by doing so.

However, in spite of all that care, the Congress party was dumbfounded when chief minister Siddaramaiah and KPPC president K Parameshwar sought votes in the name of the candidate.

District electoral officer and Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner A B Ibrahim told daijiworld that 'If the candidate's name is announced by the campaigner from the dais then the expenses of the rally should be borne by the candidate'. However, this does not amount to any violation of model code of conduct, he added.

Further speaking, he said on the day of Rahul Gandhi’s rally the Janardhan Poojary's name was announced by the main campaigners to seek votes. This was recorded by the officials of the election commission present at the venue who later decided to include the expenses of organizing the rally in Poojary’s account. Regulations demand the campaigners on the dais not to spell out the name of the candidate to seek votes.

Official sources said that Rs 6,98,401 was spent on the rally, and the same amount was debited to Poojary's account.

Janardhana Poojary speaking to daijiworld said he would abide by law. "They (election officials) say that I have to bear the expenses. I will do what the law says and take it in my stride," he said.

 

  

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  • Satish Kunder, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Sat, Apr 12 2014

    Dear Mr. Manoj Bangera,

    I apologise for the error. You are right, it should be 'per se'.

    Thank You for correcting the mistake.

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  • Rohan Fernandez, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    On 6th April I happened to visit Kannur. I was dumbfounded to see posters of all parties being displayed in the open, not to forget banners, flexes, paintings on walls etc. Is not this under the purview of the model code of conduct? How is this double standard allowed by the election commission?

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    The politicians are spending crores of Rs. for their election campaign some accounted and mostly are un-acccounted !!!.A Rs of 6 lakh for the campaign purpose I think it is nowhere in this ocean!!! but winning this election with a thumping majority is the main purpose after all!!!.

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  • Satish Kunder, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    BJP people know that it is not easy to defeat honest Janradhana Poojary in the straight contest.

    The latest trick they are using in village areas is by telling People to press button no. 2 (BJP is listed second in the voting machine)first to check if the machine is working and then cast their vote.

    BJP can stoop to any level for winning the election either by distributing money and misleading people like this.

    But it is for sure that honest Poojary will win the elections hands down.

    God bless Shri Janardhana Poojary

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  • KRPrabhu, Bangalore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Mr.Kunder,This news is relating Congress misdeeds by its illiterate election committee members who are ignorant about code of conduct of election.You are bring BJP into the picture.No where BJP is in this picture.....You are also talking like Poojary.....

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  • Satish Kunder, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Dear Mr. Prabhu,

    As far as the article is concerned, you are right. My observations may not be related to article per say, but I wanted to bring the other malpractices done by BJP for getting votes. This is the report received from the field today.

    There is no need of comparison as Mr. Poojary is a tall figure who talks straight, honest and simple. May be BJP supporters like you can make fun as you like, but at the end you cannot take away the popularity and great quality of Shri Janardhana Poojary.

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  • KRPrabhu, Bangalore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Dear Mr.Kunder,I respect your feeling about Poojary...after all this is election time and all candidates/parties are exploiting various aspects to please the voters/get votes.This is not confined to Mangalore only applicable in entire country.Yesterday Sri Rukmayya Poojary issue was cropped up by Harikrishna and party and as a BJP supporter I am inclined to assess that tall personality of Poojay does not come for his help as there are a number of such personalities in Congress itself.Here issue is greed for power and people are now become clever as they will draw their own line in voting this time too like earlier.Alert,youg voters are always with BJP be it Nalin or otherwise.Present trend is that people are looking for a change of government at Delhi.Plus point for Mangalore BJP is that there is no threat by groupism within like Congress.Hope you will agree.

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  • Manoj Bangera, Mangalore/Dubai

    Sat, Apr 12 2014

    Mr. Satish Kunder - do you know the difference between 'per se' and 'per say...' as you quoted here??? There is no such thing as 'per say...' Sir!

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  • KRPrabhu, Bangalore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Maamina lakkachaara maata itte toopinaar arena marmaye Vaadhre......Debit note areg kadapudodu.Kaas bathunda bathund... ijjida,onji tulasi ire deed neer budilekkane.

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  • vinay, mangalore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Paapaya, nikulu incha pura comments baredu,  jannanna gu kudala mande bechha korodchi....aa maitu partydaklena upadra, ee maitu niklena bodchandina comments....elle kuda press conference malpere undu.....indu poora boda?

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  • Krishna, karkala

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Dayaeg Mande bechcha malpuvar jannaanna...
    Soniayamma da yeth bodanda kaas undu.
    2g, cwg coalgated masth kaas malthder.Eer onji phone malpule. Goni cheeravud kaas burpund

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  • Surendra Poojari, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    We have seen BJP and we have seen Mangalore. Time has come to elect AAP now and I am sure AAP is gaining momentum in Mangalore. People are fed up with both Congress and BJP. JDS anyway has no existence. AAP should win in Mangalore and Congress should win in Udupi Chickmagloor..

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  • Manu, Bangalore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    undu hodha thindu hod
    janna egaladaru nodidiya avana banna

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Babyanna Babyanna

    B'anna:Daadayaa??

    Babyanna Babyanna Poojaarlena Yel 7 laksha Rupaayee 'Sooyunkaa'....

    B'anna: Daayeyaa??

    Siddu Bokka Paramesu Piravuddhu Deeyer...

    B'anna: Yenchinaayaa Ninna...

    Atha Babyanna Akulu 'Yeduru' Vote Keninee, EC -piraavadudah 'bill' kadabudthini...

    B'anna: ithe Poojarlu....

    Babyanna Aaar 'Loan' dedetha Kaatuver ge...'Loan Poojary athe'...

    B'anna: Paapa...Pandi Lekka Yenna Speech Yenchaa...

    Babyanna Super ye...Eer Lastag Bathada Kalkinee
    'JULIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE' pandadah ...avu vishaya 'Daiji'da....famous aatnad...

    Babyanna: Kalkinee Athambe 'Vote for Thanks' Aavu...

    Andhaa?? Vote of thanks Athaa???

    Baby: Enka Sari Gothiji...Julie ga Phone Haaki....

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  • KRPrabhu, Bangalore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Nikulu onji mandeg yeth korthar Bejaimai?Sathya panle thuka!

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  • Bollu, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Last winning of poojarji...!!
    More of time will be devouted in 'Kudroli Temple' to know what's gone wrong in the election..!!
    Reason behind..you more of concentrate on family issue of others rather than compel ur self entirely towards the society..Jai Ho..

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  • VIJAY LEWIS, Mumbai/Shirva

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Dinesh Sir, let see on BJP is spending Rs 10,000 crores is the publicity campaign budget of BJP and Modi. He promises to bring back to the country's black money stashed abroad, but 9O percent he is using in elections, is black money,” a party spokesman and Union Minister Anand Sharma said slamming Modi.

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  • diva, mangalore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Congress party malla toppy party

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Onji 1 Rad 2 Rupaayeegaa

    Laksha Laksha Rupaayeegaa ....

    Yenchinaa Maharayaa??

    Topi.....Gandhi Atha ...Plain.....

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  • Roshan, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Modi s people should vote for him in every rally all around India. Therefore, all poll expenses of all rallies should be accounted to his candidate account.

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  • Vishal D Souza, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Mr. Poojary, nimage solu geluvina moola. Eee baari Modi aleyinda neevu solodu guaranty. Bejar maadbedi aaytha, innomme noduva...!

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  • Raj, Bantwal

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Mr. Nallanna 6st best in India ??? Joke of the day..... April foolllll....

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Janardhan Poojary is lucky to get a DUMB candidate contesting against him...

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  • KRPrabhu, Bangalore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    That DUMB candidate knocked down Pooooooooooooojaaaary last time.This will repeat this time tooooooooooooooooooooo.Because for Pooooooooojaaaaaary's fierce tongue nobody can match.In fact entire Congress Mangalore unit is turned to be a DUMB....

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    After observing him in Parliament for the last five years we concluded that he is DUMB ...

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    PAAPA MAARE EE JANAK MASTUU SOLU UNDU...NIJA JEEVANODLA POLITCSDA LIFEDLA...PAPPU BATHUD BAASHANA MALPUN..BILL KATTOD MADASTANA PAADUNA JANA...PAAPA EE JANATHA LIFE ITTEY MADASTANAGHE SEEMITHA AATHUND....

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  • Ahmed, Mangalore / Doha

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    If he wins, he will earn more than that amount every day.

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  • prb, udupi/abu dhabi

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Whatever one may say Karnataka congi's are not corrupt at heart like fake BJP's. Even knowingly congi's couldn't prevent requesting votes in the name of poojary from the dias.

    This time, surely 100% Mr.BJP of congress will win hands down in m'lore.

    Mr.BJP's tactics are simple unite MCB's ( Muslims, Christians and Billava's) in his favour split GSB/Brahmin votes from Hindu votebank and you easily have a winner with around 1 lakh votes.

    EE BARI MR.BJP GELLISI M'lore Ulisi

    Jai POOJARY JAI MCB

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  • Dr S Kamath, Mumbai

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    A simple discipline just ask people to Vote for Congress .Or just say Vote for Hand would have served the purpose why say Vote for Janardhan Poojary .The whole cost of the Rally will be considered as individual poll expenses of Janardhan Poojary so sad

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  • vittal poojary, Muniyal/Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    This is what happens when people are not honest and busy in critising our PM candidate Mr.Modi
    Anyway, he should not worry as all his his expenses also will be lost as BJP will win here and form the new govt at centre
    there are many rich peoples are in Congress to donate to him

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  • Indian, Mangalore/KSA

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Ittene mande bechchodu ulleru poojarlu..indonji bete aitottugu...

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  • MG, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Don't worry Mr.Poojari, anyway you are the Winning Candidate, you can recover afterwards!!!

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  • vasant raj, abudhabi/mangalore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Big loss....at the same time accept Mr. Kateel 6th best in India...all the best Poojary...

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  • Igstor, Mangalore/CA

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Before voting remember Congis are ruling and what Poojari/ Lobo Oscar, did for D.K. Property tax raised. No Conviction in any Immoral Policing Cases.Lower Class Thughs are useed for Church attack, Pub attack, Beef protection. Molest , rape, beat up Couples in Parks, beaches, Hotels,and Ice cream parlours and R roaming freely. What happened to MOOLA GENI , Draconian Land reform Act, Sanctioned by Indira decades ago ? What Poojari doing about Our day Train to Bangalore gone to Kerala. This is the last chance for us to make a change. And, YES, we can if we use our Brain. Dont get fooled.

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  • Gurudath, M'lore/Mumbai

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Daijiworld has chosen the most appropriate photo of JP for this article!!

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  • Arun CK, Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 10 2014

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHA

    I really cant stop laughing. I am having a feeling that Even though he is a eligible candidate Poojary's or his master Rahuls's "elubiladha naalige" will cost Poojary his last political battle both politically & financially. Anyways may the best man win.

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  • Orton, Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 10 2014

    Daala mande bechha malpodchi pujarle. Sony akkag Onji debit note kadapudle. Kaas da vishayodu podyare balli.

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  • haris, dubai

    Thu, Apr 10 2014

    What about expenses for Modi Rallies???

    Who paid??? why paid????? where is the account for that??

    How Modi will repay that if he becomes PM?

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Thu, Apr 10 2014

    ಬತುಂಡ ಪಾಸ್ಕು ಪೋಂಡ ಪುಸ್ಕು......ಕಾಸ್ ಮಸ್ತ್ ಉಂಡು!!

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  • abdulla, india

    Thu, Apr 10 2014

    MORAL of the story and an EYE OPENER is:
    Follow Kejriwals formula you dont need money-if you are sicreeand honest ..transpaernt adn dynamic..people will protect and love you like dr. kalam ..
    so, you dont need intelligence /protection/protocol/garlands simple he is coming to meet-speak-reassure ,why so much expense at whose cost?
    he is not GOD but human like you and me!
    We only make them like God , well if they are like Dr. KALAM - Sradar patel- shastri then it is fine.
    so, follow the AAP strategy of winning elections in doing wjat you say..say what is right and just and good...
    let Goodness be felt and seen and not in words and thin air,all we see is: 2G- COAL GATE-DEFENCE DEALS-ADARSH-PURTHI GROUPS-to name afew?
    Dear Fellow countrymen, be educated , be literate and not fly in FOOLS paradise.
    be realistic ..
    a nd vote for candidates like Nandan Nilekani and like him..
    pick and choose.rest of the of the crowd is Questionable especially all those who have contested earlier and their progeny?
    Check Every temple floor and it is all flushed with solid GOLD NUGGETS.
    bring it out and develop the nation......then talk ..people will hear and listen...!
    these days the young india wants just ECONOMY and Results.Good quality and standards of life..

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  • juliet mascarenhas, bejai mangalore

    Thu, Apr 10 2014

    BJPians claim that the Cong draws a lesser crowd compared to theirs.If the expenses of this crowd is nearly 7lacs what will be the expenditure of the rallies held by the BJP leader throughout the country.From where does this money flow? Has he already brought back the money deposited in Swiss Bank?
    Any queries raised pertaining to the issue.

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  • raj, Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 10 2014

    Tomorrow there will be a press conference..........hahahaha

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  • Ramakrishna. K. , Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 10 2014

    Any way who is this Naveen Kumar Kateel who is called as : Backward Caste Pracharaka Samithi President of Congress. Has he been appointed to confuse the voters by similarity in names of two Kateels. Whether his expenses are being added to JP's expenses ?
    During the Assembly election last year Cong fielded Four Independent Yogishs against Yogish Bhat of BJP, that is Yogish Shetty, Yogish Naik, Yogish Rao, and Yogish B. Similarly in Moodabidri against Umanath Kotian of BJP cong fielded two other independent Umanaths. This trick does not work now as voters have become intelligent.

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  • Mangalorean, Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 10 2014

    At least it shows that there is a candidate in Mangalore in whose name the votes were seeked or are being seeked...likewise in BJP nobody knows who is the candidate anywhere..vote for murderer vote for murderer vote for murderer...fed up with the same old drama..bakwas..

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  • naveen, udupi

    Thu, Apr 10 2014

    jannanna today dull...16th may double dull...

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  • Santhosh, kadri/Bahrain

    Thu, Apr 10 2014

    Press meet again 2mrw? I challenge you you will never win in my zone in front of Nalini

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  • santhosh, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Please do not change the gender...
    He is Nalin...not Nalini...
    Janakulek confuse av eer bethe candidate unthadara pand

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  • Ravi B Shenava, Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 10 2014

    This is the reason why BJP is distributing pamphlets all over the DK district, without mentioning the name of Nalin Kumar and even without his photo. But when they visit the individual houses they mention the name of Kateel.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Apr 10 2014

    What about FEKU's expenses...

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Thu, Apr 10 2014

    The amount of Rs 6,98,401 is nothing for congress.

    Tomorrow Sonia will send a Cheque of Rs 1 Crore to Poojary and tell him "KEEP THE CHANGE WITH YOU".

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Sat, Apr 12 2014

    Sonia Gandhiji may send money to Janardhana Poojary but not to you the bjp supporter Dhinesh poojary and Modi.

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  • Sir Lancelot, Manglore

    Thu, Apr 10 2014

    DONT WORRY Mr. b.j.Poojary, casting a vote for you is a costlier than rally. WE VOTE FOR U.
    All educated secular Hindus, Muslims,Christians,Jains and other religion people will vote clean symbol of HAND.

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  • rayan, mangalore

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Tide ki safedi

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  • BHARATH, MANGALORE

    Fri, Apr 11 2014

    Lancy, it is other way round.. all Educated Hindus, Muslims, Jains, Catholics etc., will definitely vote for Modi.. I suppose you are not in this earth. Corrupted and Looted public assets by Congress, medium class people cannot survive in India - Cooking Gas which which Rs.180 few years ago now Rs.423. Petrol is Rs.79.19 which was 44.63 in 2000 - increase in daily usage of milk, vegetable, groceries is all mistry !! DO NOT BE A COMMUNAL. BE INDIAN AND THINK POSITIVELY. THAT IS WHY WE ARE NOT GROWING AND WILL NEVER GROW because of your low level mentality..

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