Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Dec 19: Several former Congress legislators, who are fed up by the high-handedness of JD(S) leaders that has been irking their party leaders, have decided to launch 'Save Congress' campaign after January 14, 2019.

This decision was taken at a meeting of over 15 defeated former Congress legislators in the city. The meeting, convened by former minister, Cheluvaraya Swamy, was held at a private hotel here. It is said that the Congress leaders poured out their anger at the way PWD minister, H D Revanna, and other JD(S) leaders treat Congressmen.

Cheluvaraya Swamy

The leaders expressed frustration at the fact that the complaint made by them to the leader of Congress legislature party, Siddaramaiah, and other party leaders about the injustice meted out to former Congress leaders did not have the desired result. Therefore they feel that the best option before them now is to launch a campaign to save the party.

Later, an ex MLA, K N Rajanna, said that he and like-minded former MLAs from the Congress have decided to launch 'Save Congress' campaign as they feel it is their duty to build the party. Former minister, A Manju, said that Congress leaders want to see that the party wins maximum Lok Sabha seats from Karnataka and Rahul Gandhi becomes the next Prime Minister. "For this to happen, we have to save the party, unite it, and fight with vigour. We will discuss with top leaders in achieving our aim," he stated. He said that the decisions taken by them would be brought to the notice of state Congress in-charge, K C Venugopal, leader of Congress legislature party, Siddaramaiah, and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president, Dinesh Gundu Rao.

Former minster, Dr H C Mahadevappa, P M Narendra Swamy, Magadi Balakrishna, Periyapatna Venkatesh, K D Lakshminarayana, Vishwanath and some others participated in the meeting.