G. Parameshwar and Siddaramaiah urge people to vote for Congress

G. Parameshwar and Siddaramaiah urge people to vote for Congress

Mangalore Today News Network

Udupi, Mar 8, 2012: Top Congress leaders G. Parameshwar and Siddaramaiah arrived at Udupi to campaign for the Udupi – Chikmagalur Lok Sabha by polls on March 8. 

G. Parameshwar, the president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), and Siddaramaiah, the leader of the opposition, campaigned for Congress candidate Jayaprakash Hegde. The KPCC president was accompanied by K. P. Nanjundi, the chief secretary of the KPCC and Congressmen Birti Rajesh Shetty and Pramod Madhwaraj. 

Addressing a gathering of voters, Siddaramaiah said that the BJP has forced this by poll on the people. Stating that the BJP-led state government has shown its true colors, he said that 11 ministers have been either jailed or are being investigated on multiple charges of illegal mining, corruption, rave parties, porn-viewing scandals, land scams, and so on for the first time in the history of the state. 

Stating that the power situation in Karnataka has become worse than ever during the BJP rule, he said that the energy minister blames the union government for not supplying adequate coal. He also pointed out that 123 taluks in the state are facing drought-related challenges. 

Criticizing B. S. Yeddyurappa, he said that Yeddyurappa’s recent court victory cannot possibly bring him joy as he is facing 8 more cases. 

He urged the gathering to vote for the Congress as the only way to remedy the problems created by the BJP. 

Congress leaders B. K. Mohan, MLA Abhayachandra Jain, and many others were also present.