Former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, B.Y. Vijayendra, B.Y. Raghavendra, actress Shruthi and others in a procession in Shikaripur on Wednesday.
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Former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa appealed to voters of his constituency Shikaripur to elect his son B.Y. Vijayendra contesting on the BJP ticket with a margin not lower than 50,000 votes.
Addressing a rally in Shikaripur on Wednesday, the day when Mr.Vijayendra filed another set of nomination papers, he stated that in his tenure as an MLA and Chief Minister, he had introduced in lots of growth initiatives for the constituency. “Tell me what else is left to do in Shikaripur? I have improved irrigation facilities, sanctioned schools, colleges, and upgraded hospitals”, he stated.
Appealing to the celebration employees, he stated in the event that they ensured at the very least 70% of individuals in every sales space voted for Mr. Vijayendra, he would win with a margin of not lower than 50,000 votes.
Mr. Vijayendra stated that he was contesting for Shikaripur as senior leaders of the celebration did put strain on Mr. Yediyurappa and others to subject him. “It is not my choice or my father’s choice. The people of the constituency wanted me to contest here. All these years, you have all supported my family. Because of Mr. Yediyurappa and my brother B.Y.Raghavendra, Lok Sabha member, the constituency has many development projects. I continue to do good work in the interest of people here”, he stated.
The rally was addressed by P.Rajeev, MLA, and Lok Sabha member Umesh Jadhav, who characterize the Banjara group. Both appealed to their group within the Banjara dialect to assist Mr. Vijayendra. They stated throughout Mr. Yediyurappa’s tenure, the group had benefited. The BJP authorities additionally relieved the group of the worry of shedding the Scheduled Caste tag. Recently, Banjara group staged protests in Shikaripur constituency opposing the inner reservation for the Scheduled Castes.
Minister for Municipal Administration MTB Nagaraj, a Kuruba chief, appealed to the Kurubas and different backward lessons, to assist Mr. Yediyurappa’s son within the elections. Similarly, Raju Gowda, MLA of Surapura, stated that it was the ‘duty’ of the individuals of the ST group to assist Mr. Yediyurappa because the BJP authorities enhanced the reservation for the group.
A. Narayanaswamy, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, stated the BJP authorities launched inside reservation among the many Scheduled Castes, which the Congress may by no means do.
Mr. Raghavendra, in his deal with, refuted the experiences of ‘adjustment politics’ with regard to the Shikaripur constituency. “We never did such politics. Mr. Yediyurappa has faced tough fights in his career. He took on S. Bangarappa and won. There is no need for adjustment politics”, he stated.
Hundreds of BJP supporters, together with Muslim ladies, took half within the procession held within the city. They raised slogans praising the BJP, Mr. Yediyurappa and Mr. Vijayendra. Along the route of the procession, many residents had drawn rangoli wishing good luck to Mr. Vijayendra.
The celebration employees had made preparations for provide of coconut water and ice cream for visitors on the dais. The demand for water bottles and funky drinks elevated all through the day. The celebration had distributed caps with the celebration image to these taking part within the procession.
