Kolar: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi returned to Karnataka`s Kolar since his controversial 2019 speech which in the end led to his disqualification as an MP final month and slammed the BJP-led Centre for not offering due represenatation to the OBCs in authorities jobs.
Pointing to the indifference being meted out to the OBCs that are current in bigger quantity however their illustration in authorities jobs had been much less, he mentioned, “Reservation for SC/STs should be proportional to their population. (The Union government) should lift 50 per cent cap in reservation,” he added.
In a reply to BJP`s allegations that he insulted the OBC group with Modi surname comment, the Congress chief mentioned that the illustration of OBC, and Dalits within the central authorities isn’t according to their inhabitants. “There are only 7 per cent of people in the government`s secretaries coming from OBC, Dalit and Adivasi communities,” Gandhi mentioned.
The Congress chief additionally demanded that the Union authorities launch the caste census report commissioned by his party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) authorities in 2011.
“Only seven per cent of secretaries in central government offices are from OBC and SC/ST communities. Modiji, you talk about (the welfare of) OBCs. Let us know what their share is in the population. If you don`t do this, it is an insult to OBC communities,” he mentioned.
It is pertinent to say that Rahul Gandhi was discovered responsible and sentenced to 2 years in jail on Thursday in a 2019 prison defamation case over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s surname by a courtroom in Gujarat`s Surat.
However, he was granted bail and his sentence was suspended for 30 days to let him enchantment the choice.The case was filed in opposition to Gandhi by BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi for saying
“How come all thieves have the common surname Modi?” Rahul Gandhi launched a sequence of assaults in opposition to the Centre on Sunday and annouced a slew of ballot guarantees of Congress within the State.
“If the Congress party is voted to power in Karnataka, then we will provide 200 units of free electricity to every family, Rs 2000 every month to women, a total of 10 Kg rice per month to every family, Rs 3000 to every graduate till two years and Rs 1500 monthly to diploma holders,” Rahul Gandhi mentioned.
“If you [PM Modi] can give thousands of crores of rupees to Adani, then we can give the money to poor, women, and youths. You helped Adani wholeheartedly, and we will wholeheartedly help the people of the state,” he mentioned.
“Aap Apna Kaam Karo, Hum Apna Kaam Karenge (You do your work and we will do ours),” he mentioned whereas urging folks to vote for Congress.He additional sharpened his assaults on the ruling BJP within the State and alleged that the celebration took 40 per cent fee.
Alleging that the BJP authorities in Karnataka is “immersed in corruption”, he mentioned, “When I tabled these issues and the Adani matter in the Parliament and questioned PM Modi, my mic was switched off.” “…Later I asked who owns the Rs 20,000 crore in Adani shell companies? It is `benami`. Who owns it,” he mentioned, including that in response to that for the primary time in historical past, the federal government didn’t permit the Parliament to perform.
He mentioned till he will get a solution to his questions, he won’t cease asking. “Disqualify me, put me in jail, do anything, doesn`t matter,” Gandhi added.
The former MP from Wayanad was convicted and sentenced to 2 years in jail by Surat courtroom of Chief Judicial Magistrate H H Varma on March 23 in a defamation case over his `Modi surname` comment in 2019 in Kolar, whereby he, in a dig at PM Modi, mentioned, “How come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?”.
Following his conviction, Rahul was disqualified as an MP on March 24, as per a Supreme Court ruling in 2013. Under the ruling, any MP or MLA stands to be disqualified robotically if convicted and sentenced to 2 years or extra.Karnataka is slated to go to Assembly polls on May 10 and the counting of votes will happen on May 13.
With lower than a month to go for Karnataka Assembly polls, the Congress on Saturday launched its third listing of 43 candidates. Former chief minister Siddaramaiah was not named from the Kolar constituency, with the grand outdated celebration, as a substitute, fielding Kothur G Manjunath. The Congress declared 124 candidates in its first listing and one other 42 within the second listing for the State Assembly elections.Â
