Udupi: Will MP Shobha Karandlaje who behaved like guest serve people as minister?


Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Jul 9: As an MP representing Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha constituency, Shobha Karandlaje has served her constituency well. The BJP, after much dilly-dallying and permutations and combinations, has elevated her as a union minister. Shobha, who is from a rural background, will henceforth be able to influence the way the nation is run.

However, it is to be noted that even after winning her Lok Sabha constituency with a huge margin, her home constituency did not erupt in celebrations for her victory and no sweets were distributed like in the case of other MPs. BJP leaders show a lot of enthusiasm to celebrate the election of even local workers or their elevation to important posts. Even though for Shobha it is a giant leap to the central government, the party workers here have not shown any elation that is expected of them. Their reaction has remained subdued to say the least.

Shobha has always been identified as one among the close confidantes of the chief minister in the state politics. Right from 2004, she has served as a member of the legislative council, MLA, rural development and panchayat raj minister, besides serving food and civil supplies department energy portfolio, women empowerment, protection committee etc. The result of the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha election changed her very political focus. In 2019, she won with the highest margin of votes in Karnataka, although purely on the basis of the sheer popularity of Narendra Modi.

A 'Go Back Shobha' campaign had been carried out clandestinely by a faction within the BJP when it sensed that Shobha would be fielded again for the Lok Sabha election to the detriment of local leaders and also because of the distance she had maintained with them and the constituency. In spite of this, Shobha won the election through Modi wave and now has become a union minister.

Udupi district is known as a high literacy district but the people here do not have their own in-charge minister. Their hope that this time they might get a minister of their own as in-charge minister was shattered after home minister Basavaraj Bommai, filled the post. Because of pressure of work, Bommai rarely comes here, and indirectly the deputy commissioner has been discharging his duties.

Shobha looked more like a guest, not MP. Will she be available to the people now?

Shobha Karandlaje is identified with the state politics and she has remained as a guest in the party programmes held here occasionally. Other than that, she attends quarterly Disha meetings. Rather than becoming popular by mingling with the people here and addressing their problems, she got publicity because more out of her controversial statements.

In Udupi, she was confined to announcing central government schemes, but as far as their implementation is concerned, she remained a far cry. For example, even after years since Malpe-Thirthahalli road was upgraded as a national highway, the land acquisition process is limping. The wretched state of the highway at Parkala and the problem it creates for the people using the road are terrible. The BJP leaders themselves say that they have nothing to cheer about Shobha becoming a minister, and that she can be given some credit if she can get the Manipal-Parkala stretch of the road repaired. BJP leaders personally expressed this feeling, speaking to daijiworld. Shobha has neither freely mixed with the people of her constituency nor discusses local issues frequently with the leaders here. Many leaders are boiling internally out of anger at Shobha having been made an MP as she spurned their chances. Sources close to her expressed the view that after becoming a minister, she might not visit her constituency at least for some time now.

It is a big leap for Shobha's political career even though Shobha has never cemented cordial relationship with the party workers here. Therefore party workers believe that her elevation might not come as a boon for Udupi. Many express the suspicion that she might remain merely as a visitor or guest who comes to this constituency once in a while as before. She has thanked the voters of the constituency for her success, but it is curious to see how the party workers will handle her. Because the people had high expectations from her when she became an MP, but their experience has been bitter.

Will Shobha give more attention to her constituency and meet the people's aspirations now onwards? Already, many opinions, both for and against, and unhappiness are being poured out at her elevation in social websites. If she continues to function as before, one has to wait and watch what kind of challenges she might encounter in her future political career.

 

 

 

 

  

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  • krishna shenoy, moodbidri/ mumbai

    Sat, Jul 10 2021

    EKI MINITE ... the real picture starts now in lok sabha oh my god save my state .....eki minute more times hahahahah!!!!!

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  • anil, Mangalore

    Sat, Jul 10 2021

    What one can expect of an uneducated beard man

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  • Uday, Bangalore

    Sat, Jul 10 2021

    We are lucky to have highly experienced and dynami leader Mr. Modi. We should be happy that he has given a chance to a lady to his cabinet. Now it is the duty of highly literate people of DK

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  • Kudla Stories, Kudla

    Sat, Jul 10 2021

    Yes yes you all should be happy. You know sometime soon he will put 25 Lakhs in your account. Stolen from the general public

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  • DJD, QATAR

    Sat, Jul 10 2021

    ONLY GOD CAN HELP INDIA NOW.....

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  • Kennedy P S, Udupi/USA

    Sat, Jul 10 2021

    Please know about her before commenting: Shobha completed her M.A. in Sociology and Master of Social Work from Open University, Mysore and School of Social Work Roshni Nilaya, Mangalore University. Hailing from Puttur in Coastal Karnataka, Shobha became associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh at a very early age, one of the many women full-time workers of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh . When she decided to join politics, the RSS gave her the initial thrust citation needed.

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  • Valerian DSouza, Udupi/ Mumbai

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Without pointing at anyone, I would like to say, selfish and self serving people can never be a good leaders or social workers. They should have deep concern for people's welfare or well being. They should be voice of the voiceless people. That's exactly the job of the leader.

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  • k b r, Mangala Uru

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    serving people is not in the dna of the party... their dna is to help ಬನಿಯಾ...

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  • FRANCIS DSOUZA, Udupi

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    She is expected to be served, as a public servant she has to serve the people

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  • Eminef, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Modi yet again proved that he and his cabinet are a bunch of illiterates. How do you expect them to serve people ?

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  • Ritesh, Earth

    Sat, Jul 10 2021

    Do you understand the definition of an illiterate?

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  • Allen, Mangaluru

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    This woman has no ability or capacity to handle the position offered effectively! Soon she will be out! Good only for barking in and around Udupi!

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  • Pukka, Mangaluru47

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Bjpee taken the people as granted! So the undesreve people are appointed in cabinet portfolio to fill the gap or or keeping in mind of nearby elections

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  • Pukka, Mangaluru47

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Even she cant speak effectively or convey the messages as a leader. She is lacking the skills of a leadership her credibility is only a woman, hindi and belongs to RSS Rest of the things upto the people who elected her as their leader!!

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  • Nelson, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Shobha has always been identified as one among the close confidantes of the chief minister in the state politics.

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  • SJM, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Yeddi must be having sleepless nights these days .....

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  • Dr.S.Kamath, Mumbai

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Looking at the comment I am amazed .Ms Shobha ji won with highest margin in her Loksabha elections .Its s record . She has been working in her constituency When ever I visit Udupi I hear about her work .I have seen her addressing in one of the Sabha as well .She has huge followers .She should be appreciated for her work and congratulated .But instead negative comments ? what for ?

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  • Mathew, Udupi

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Easy to comment from Mumbai being literally away from ground reality. This madam during the first wave of COVID was busy distributing relief to people in Bangalore just to please her party bosses and for publicity. In her own constituency, people were left on their own. She only tours her constituency once in a while. Now that she is a minister, even that will be reduced. Only eki minute will continue.

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  • sense_Shetty, Mical,Kudla,Kodial

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Shobakka is a better choice than DV Gowda ,who got very good protflio like railways ..etc .but he did not work neither for this regions or any other regions .. He could easily made Mangalore as the regional railway hub. or brought some huge industries being in fertilizers minister ..All wasted their chance ..Good that he is shown the door. Shobakka is a choice better than Gowda ..She can play important role being a women and probably a future candidate for CM seat for Karnataka along with Mr Nalin Anna.

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  • Mangalorean, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    So far she has done enough for herself, now it’s time she works for her constituency.

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  • Santosh, Udupi

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    She proved her worth and we all proud. Standing with PM is an big honour in life. Other's wont succeed inspite of lot of ability. Sab Bhagwaan Ka Den Hai. Ek Maa Haar Taraf Se struggling to make her son intelligent..but in vain.

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  • Barrister Vinod, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    If PM can reshuffle his cabinet why not the Opposition? What the country needs most is the change in the deck of opposition leaders. Childish tweets does not make politician of substance. For sure India deserves a better opposition.

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  • Navneeth, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    In BJP its perform or perish. So if she does not perform , she will get the boot. Ultimately its the people of who decide. Remember how RaGA was booted out of his 125 year old family bastion Amethi for non performance and they he had to flee to Wayanad kerala to win on Muslim votes. Shoba wont have the previlige of a safe constituency like Khader or RaGa.

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  • Manohar, Udupi

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Now we know for sure BJPs mind of choosing ministers..........do nothing and say things and walla, you are a minister..........Nalin, you got the trick.

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  • Pili, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    This Yeki minit MP will come occasionally to put some comments against congress to keep her seat in tact until 2024.

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  • Ozy, Surathkal

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Her credential are her look so you have to only look at her and be happy.

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  • Veer, Nagpur

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    She was an ugly duckling before promotion but now she has changed her appearance for beauty contest by face uplift. Still only Yeddy can appreciate her beauty first thing in the morning. In any case she is only Gombe to deceive people but with criminal mind.

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  • Cynthia, Dk

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    If our Shobha madam reads the comment of Shri Langoolacharya ji, and if she implements it, she will be the top most leader of the world. Wish her every success .

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  • Bobato Charlie, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Time will tell if showba will behave ba!

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  • KRPrabhu, Bangaluru/Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    ದೈಜಿ ವರ್ಲ್ಡ್ ಕಾಮೆಂಟ್ಲೆನ್ ಶೋಭಕ್ಕ ಓದುವೆರಾ?

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    ಅವ್ವು ಓದುಜಿಂಡ ಭಕ್ತನಕ್ಕುಲ್ ಓದುದು ಪನ್ಪುಜೆರಾ

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  • Rita, Germany

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Dear all,wait for some time.She was not born in a politician family,was made as politician.She has to learn a lot.If she was chosen because of PM:Modi,then she will also end with it.It is always same ,one who doesnt do anything towards betterment ,will also end and go to roots.Politic is hard .Hard work and you will be profiting.Has to learn a lot .First of all one has to love to do Public work,passion for it ,serve them with full heart ,not as a guest.Hope she got the message.

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  • Albert, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    But she is much better than Dongi party MPs who used to wash Pappu's garments at Delhi

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  • Ajay Rebello, Kallianpur

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Madam that maybe the case in Germany but not here. For years she was MP of Udupi and ALL she did was spread hatered. Politics is hard only if you try to do good things just take the example of honourable Vajpayee sir and honourable Narasima Rao sir.

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  • Evans C Sumitra, Udupi/New York, USA.

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Rita, Germany, What a mind-blowing comment? Your every word makes sense. Keep it up, and this is food for many readers.

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    it is better 2 wash clothes rather becoming rss servants by washing their h.Q's glasses & utensils.

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  • prem, moodbidri

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    We can not expect any development work from Sobakka. But, she will definitely come running, to carry out her agenda, which is known to all!

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  • NS BHAT, Mangaluru

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    I am not talking about a particular politician. But, the politicians become our friends/relatives/well-wishers only while elections are declared. Rest of the time, they are "guests".... They will be with us only when they want... It is general trend!!!

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  • Pokka Cunnah (Da’Cunjaa), Kudla / Goa

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    People realised too late, she won only because of Modi’s gift of the gab , people need to vote for local leaders with a good track record , those from the ranks who have risen & done good work at the Corporator / councillor level. That said, other than a few ministers in the present / last cabinet, the rest will only be facing the press or making statements on Twitter, final authority only Modi & Sha....

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  • Harold Dcunha, Mangalore, India.

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    In Mangalore, in efficiency level, no body can beat late MP Srinivas Mallya

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  • Manohar, Udupi

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    She will follow Gowda.......only spewing smile and ......

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  • Veer, Nagpur

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    There is no criteria or check on past track record to award a person a ministerial berth in BJP. On the contrary more the negative achievements more a person is promoted in BJP. Then how they take the constitutional oath and then serve the people against it throughout thier career as name sake public servants??????……..In BJP it’s promotion of criminals to create more crimes.

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  • Kudla Stories, Kudla

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    She was never there. So it doesnt matter. She was voted only for the sake of Modi. Not because she was capable.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Sat, Jul 10 2021

    Kudla stories kudla,then it was your failure without knowing her capacity ,ability to vote a person who was named by PM MODI.Dont do it next time who ever it is.One should show his/her ability and love for the region .I know she was speaking about christians who were at fault ,not allowing people to go for vaccination.or next time about conversion and third time something else.Anyway one thing is sure .when she comes out and speaks,Daiji world is full with comments.so famous is she.Now let us wait and see how she will react.Shobakka ,next time Modi may suggest you as PMof India .what will you say?Yes or no?

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  • Kudla Stories, Kudla

    Sat, Jul 10 2021

    It is not me who voted her to power, it is the bhakths who did that and the scores of people who didnt vote at all.

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  • Varun, mangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    i have a better chance of winning lottery!

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  • Langoolacharya., Belman / Washington, DC.

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Shobakka, Prove your detractors wrong....like you rightly deleted your past tweets....forget past and focus on future.... Work hard....don't cut any ribbons and don't carry 'Hand Bag' like your predecessor did... Don't respond to opp0nenents criticisms... Your work should be your response....not words... Wish you best of luck and success in serving people of Udupi-Chickmagalur... Regards, Langoolacharya.

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  • Ashwin, Kudla

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Namaste Sir...You forgot "Takk...Tak" at the end of your comment!! Takk..Tak

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  • Cynthia, Dk

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    He he he.... 😂😍🤣....Lan sir, while wishing her, and giving some important advices, you only forgot your kai kamba...pillars of your comments....tak ...takkkk

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  • Santan Mascarenhas, Kinnigoli/Bangalore

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Ashwin, recently, there was a heat wave in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada and temperatures reached 49.6 degree centigrade and around 800 people died due to heat wave. At the same time, there was a heat wave in Oregon and Washington, District of Columbia. I presume our Belman friend there might have lost his takk... tak during heat wave.

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  • Cynthia, Dk

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Santan sir....well said about the heat wave and everyone concerned about it. In order to cool down your gaanv bhav and our important daiji friend Lan sir, we will send some containers of cool breeze to Washington like many countries sent us oxygen... kithe muntay ? Amche monis .amchi mathi

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  • Langoolacharya., Belman / Washington, DC.

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Santan mam, Heat wave in US was at Washington State, Washington DC / District of Columbia is 2700 Miles = 4320 KMs from here ...No heat wave here maximum temperature here is 100 degree F= 100-32/2 = 34 Degree Centigrade ... We have 3 hours time difference .....more than Bola to Dhahran Aramco Company in Saudi Arabia Sir.... Any way thanks for remembering your fellow Parishioner of Belman....its means much to me... Where is Cynthi....hiding in Damarskatte... ...Tak...Takk...

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  • Santan Mascarenhas, Kinnigoli/Bangalore

    Sat, Jul 10 2021

    Thank you Mr. Lan. In the paper, it was written, Washington. I think, like me, paper people also do not know that there are Washington State and Washington DC. Now, after you enlightened me, I came to know why they are writing DC. Cynthia, with 100 degree F, I think, our friend does not require cool breeze, in fact, if he sends to Kirem and Kinnigoli, that can be a welcome gesture.

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  • Ranjan, Udupi

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    Well said. Our( Udupi)MLAs are more active and pro people than previous MPs except TA Pai. If they worked for the constituency Udupi would have reached somewhere!!

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Nallasopara

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    She was of no use to people of Karnataka ...

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Fri, Jul 09 2021

    OK, ask her to contest from Nallosaopara in next elections

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  • Anamika, Mlore

    Sat, Jul 10 2021

    She s not just useless for Karnataka but for any other place.. 😂She might have gone this far due to her religious bias strategy.. People will truly appreciate if she is actually perform her duties than trying to divide people to gain support.. Shobha ji plz make us proud by some good work if possible.. no matter wat opining we have .. we are always with you and everyone who works for our welfare.. al the best

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