Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (MS)
Bantwal, Apr 28: "We do not want the rule of corporates who are advocating Hindutva. We want an administration with secular principles. In order for this to happen all have to unite," said Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani.
He was speaking at the conference organized state-wide under 'Save the Constitution' campaign at Sparsh Kalamandir at B C Road on Saturday, April 28.
He challenged the Prime Minister and said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hesitating to visit Karnataka. Though I am in Karnataka for so many days for 'Save Democracy' programme, Modi has not stepped into Karnataka out of fear. Let Modi, who speaks of false development come to Karnataka. I am a Gujarati and so is Modi. Come, we will discuss the development of Karnataka face-to-face."
Actor Prakash Rai said, "BJP will not form government at all. Wife of Vedavyas Kamath, BJP candidate of Mangaluru south legislative constituency is asking votes in order to save Hindutva. It is not a crime to ask for votes in a democracy. However, please do not seek votes on religious grounds. It is not right to play politics in the name of Hindu religion. BJP is a party which supports rapists.
"BJP does not have any principles and self-thinking capacity. We should know who you are. Yeddyurappa, what is your age? How old is Amit Shah? What is his qualification? Yeddyurappa will do anything for Amit Shah. Is this your eligibility?
"Modi, who asks people of Karnataka to see him as a Kannadiga has lost his mind. He does not have the capacity to ask accounts in the bank. If the youth question Modi about their future, he asks them to fry pakodas. You (Modi) get down from your position and make tea. Why do I want to know what Nehru has done? If we lie one hundred times a day, will it become a truth? If we have to save humanity, all of us have to join our hands," he said.
K L Ashok, leader of state committee for 'Save the Constitution' campaign said, "We will not vote for the killers of Mahatma Gandhi and Gauri Lankesh. People who oppose the Constitution of Dr B R Ambedkar do not have the right to rule the country. Good and sensible people are breaking their silence.
"This is not an election between Allah and Ram. This is an election between hatred and love. This is a semi-final. There are no people to campaign for Yogi Adityanath and it is a desperate situation for him. We have to foil the attempt of making the coastal region the laboratory for their experiments. We have to defeat the mastermind behind communal violence. In order to save the Constitution, Karnataka Vedike has been formed under the leadership of freedom fighter Doraiswamy and guidance of senior lawyer A K Subbiah," he said.
Richa Singh, student leader of Allahabad, in her address to the gathering said, "Parties like BJP have only one agenda of finishing the democracy and people power and establishing the principles of Sangh Parivar. It has become a necessity today to prevent BJP from coming to power.
"BJP has directly attacked the Constitution. In the last four years, Modi has started deciding as to who is a lover of the nation and who are against the nation. We are against the 'Rashtravad' of Godse. There is interference in the work of the judiciary and hold on the election commission. Inquiries are conducted on people who are questioning these acts of BJP. 15 lac youngsters of Karnataka, who are voting for the first time have to defeat BJP, which is the most corrupted party."
D M Kulal, Mustafa Kempi, Nirmal Kumar, Alwyn Colaco, journalist Pushparaj Shetty and Vani Periyodi were present
The programme began by releasing the book 'Red Alert'.
Suresh Bhat Bakrebail presided over the function. Ummer welcomed the gathering. Ismath Pajir compered the event.