Poojary criticises rebel Congress candidates, hopes they will withdraw nominations

Poojary criticises rebel Congress candidates, hopes they will withdraw nominations

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Dec 10, 2015: Senior Congress leader B Janardhana Poojary  has said  that  going against the party by anyone was unacceptable. Poojary was referring to the  recent developments  wherein at least three rebel candidates  of the Congress, including his very own  loyalist Harikrishna Bantwal have filed nominations as independent candidates for the MLC polls.

 

Speaking to reporters on December 10, Thursday,  Poojary  said he had even called Harikrishna Bantwal and had asked him to withdraw his candidature but of no avail. He also hoped  that the rebels would withdraw their nomination.

Referring to the controversial National Herald case, Poojary slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi  and  charged him of misusing  Enforcement Directorate. He was also critical of BJP leader Subrahmaniam Swamy.

The opposition expressed by artistes, scholars and writers to the rising intolerance in the nation  has been of no avail, Poojary said.

On the Yettinahole project, Poojary  criticised Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel  for not raising the issue even until now.