Joining hundreds of BJP leaders to join Congress..!?
In the meeting held at Bharat Jodo Bhawan of KPCC office, Somashekhar's close friends Rajanna, arya Srinivas, Shivamadiah, Hanumantaiah, Chikkaraju and JDS leaders Umashankar, Raghu, Satish and others were inducted with the party flag. At the same time, hundreds of workers from BJP's Yeshwantpur constituency joined the Congress. Along with this, bjp mla S.T. Somashekhar and Shivaram Hebbar are sure to join the party.
KPCC President D.K., who brought Somashekhar's supporters and workers to the party. Shivakumar said, "Bring all those who are frustrated in bjp and JDS to the congress party. One by one they called for at least ten workers to join the party. In addition, he informed that Ghar Wapsi will be held on a large scale by saying, 'I will talk to big and big leaders'. Also, 'Somasekhar should have joined the party along with you in this program. I had invited Somasekar to join the party even before the assembly elections. Also, I warned you not to take the ticket after the train has left. But, now Somashekhar has met the chief minister and talked about the problems of the constituency. Also, he spoke to me and promised to come to the constituency on august 26. Because, politics is different, development is different. Let's see what happens next' he said implicitly.
Also, Sivakumar indirectly said that the bombay boys who left the congress and joined the bjp were staunch Congressmen, and when it came to naming the canteen project for the poor in Bengaluru, it should be named the Indira Canteen, the same st Somasekhar, Muniratna and Bairati Basavaraju insisted that 40 MLAs signed it. At that time, pictures of the congress flag were placed on the houses of the people of these MLA's constituencies. He said that now the whole area has been painted with saffron.
The guarantee scheme is like giving away hair on our palms. He compared the story of Akbar-Birbal with the guarantee scheme by saying that if the people who got it have no hair on their palms, then we don't have them and we don't have them. Bring him and join the Congress. Add ten people one by one. He said that I will talk to big leaders.
Anekal mla Shivanna spoke, I and S.T. Somashekhar contested the election once. congress party gave us ticket in 2004. Even though both of us lost twice, we were given tickets again. This means congress will not abandon us. That is why I have not left the Congress. Somashekhar may have gone to bjp for some reasons. But he said that the opportunity and encouragement provided by congress cannot be forgotten.
Rajanna, a former member of BBMP who left bjp and joined congress, said that mla S.T. Somashekhar is giving him no favor in BJP. So Somashekhar gave an open invitation to Somashekhar on the stage that he should come to congress as soon as possible. rajya sabha member and CWC member Naseer Hussain, hoskote mla Sarath Bachegowda, Nelamangala mla Srinivas and many others were present.
Naseer Hussain who was appointed as CWC member of congress was felicitated in the meeting. Mallikarjuna Kharge is an important post held by former Chief Ministers and Union Ministers. It is fortunate that Naseer, a youth from our state, has been selected. Therefore, by requesting that three MLAs should honor him, D.K. Sivakumar congratulated.