Attacking Congress ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the former has become a slave of appeasement and vote-bank politics.
"The manifesto is all about appeasement and was full of lies. We have the roadmap to make Karnataka number 1. But Congress' manifesto has only fake narratives and bans in it. They are in such a condition that they are shivering," PM Modi said while addressing a public rally in Karnataka's Ba
While releasing the corruption rate card in both English and Kannada, Karnataka Congress party leaders alleged that the ruling BJP govt in state has "looted" Rs 1.50.000 crore in the last four years.
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal members recited 'Hanuman Chalisa', amid the row over Congress' promise to ban Bajrang Dal in its manifesto for Karnataka elections.
With the promise of a possible ban on Bajrang Dal in its election manifesto being made a big election issue by BJP, the Congress has done an internal survey which says only a small section of people in Karnataka feel it is an election issue, party sources said.
Amid the political storm that erupted after the Congress put the Bajarnd Dal ban promise in its election manifesto for the Karnataka assembly election, Bihar's Nalanda MP and JDU leader Kaushalendra Kumar said on Thursday that he wanted Bajrang Dal banned in Bihar
Hitting out at the Congress over its promise to ban Bajrang Dal on the lines of the Popular Front of India (PFI) if voted to power in Karnataka, the international joint general secretary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (HP), Surendra Jain on Thursday asked the grand old party to tender an apolog
"Congress party is trying to divide people of the country on the basis of religion for votes. This is wrong. Congress taking such decisions would negatively impact the nation. So I request the people of Karnataka to reject Congress and teach them a lesson", Kishan Reddy told ANI.
"We fight elections based on our programs, they (Congress) fight elections on their promises. It is not right to stir up caste, religion and communal sentiments unnecessarily in elections, this shows the appeasement politics of Congress," CM said.
Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader KS Eshwarappa on Thursday burnt the Congress manifesto released for the upcoming state Assembly polls for the party's promise to ban Bajrang Dal on the lines of the Popular Front of India if voted to power.
"All those things are not important. When Congress Govt ruled for 5 years, why did they not ban it then? Why are they raising the issue now? We have to change the culture of those organisations. We have to teach them how to behave in public life. That is important," says JD(S) leader HD K
With a week to go for assembly polls in Karnataka, political parties have stepped up their campaign and senior leaders of BJP, Congress and JD-S addressed rallies and held roadshows to woo voters on Wednesday