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Pramila Nesargi stages dharna
BANGALORE APRIL 9. After having had her nomination papers rejected by the Returning Officer for the Chamarajpet Assembly constituency, the BJP leader, Pramila S. Nesargi, today staged a dharna in front of the Election Office here along with several party workers. She was protesting against the attitude of the Returning Officer, who has since been replaced by the Election Commission for a "technical error" he made while rejecting Ms. Nesargi's papers. Ms. Nesargi and her supporters went in a procession from her Chamarajpet residence to the Election Office and shouted slogans against the officials. Ms. Nesargi, who submitted a memorandum to the new Returning Officer, said it was only after she had protested vociferously that the earlier Returning Officer, Neelakanta, was replaced. The fact that he was replaced was proof that he was guilty of an error of judgment and, therefore, his decision rejecting her papers must be annulled, she contended in her complaint to the new Returning Officer.
Deve Gowda alleges foul play
Bangalore APRIL 9. The former Prime Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda, has accused the Returning Officer for the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency of indulging in foul play by rejecting the nomination papers of the Janata Dal (S) candidate, B.R. Gurudev. Speaking to presspersons here today, Mr. Deve Gowda said that with the rejection of Mr. Gurudev's papers, he had been compelled to contest from Hassan as well as Kanakapura. He had been asked whether he would contest elections from both Hassan and Kanakapura. "It is imperative for officials occupying important positions to be unbiased, which was not the case in Hassan. I will take up this matter at the highest level at the right time," he added.
Sonia to campaign in State
Bangalore APRIL 9. The All-India Congress Committee (AICC) President, Sonia Gandhi, will be campaigning for the party candidates in the State from April 16 to 18 in the Kanakapura, Bellary and Chickaballapur Lok Sabha constituencies and their Assembly segments. The former Prime Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda, is contesting from Kanakapura and the Congress leader, R.L. Jalappa, from Chickaballapur. Ms. Gandhi had won the parliamentary election from Bellary in 1999, though she vacated the seat. According to her itinerary released here today by the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) General Secretary, H. Abdul Wahab, Ms. Gandhi will campaign in Anekal, Uttarahalli, Sathanur, Kanakapura, Ramanagaram and Magadi (all in the Kanakapura Lok Sabha constituency) on the first day. On April 17 she will campaign in the Bellary Lok Sabha constituency, addressing meetings in Bellary, Kurugodu, Sandur and Kudligi. On the last day, she will campaign at Doddaballapur, Chickaballapur, Gouribidanur and Koratagere in the Chickaballapur constituency. The KPCC President, B. Janardhana Poojary, is also undertaking a `Janasamparka Yatra' from April 11 to 14 and will campaign in Kolar, Chitradurga, Davangere and Bangalore Urban and Rural districts.
Former MLA quits BJP
Bangalore APRIL 9. B.V. Ramachandra Reddy, former Varthur MLA, has resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), unhappy with the way the party had gone about selecting candidates for the elections to the Legislative Assembly. In separate letters to the BJP State President, H.N. Ananth Kumar, the Chairman of the Election Campaign Committee, B.S. Yediyurappa, and the BJP coordinator for the elections in Karnataka, Arun Jaitley, he has said that the party had ignored the aspirations of party workers at the district level and selected candidates who had financial clout. Mr. Reddy has blamed Mr. Ananth Kumar and a State-level office-bearer for the selection of what he felt were the wrong candidates. Stating that Mr. Yediyurappa had been wronged by Mr. Ananth Kumar, Mr. Reddy, however, has criticised the former's silence over the developments in the party. He has also hit out Mr. Jaitley and ridiculed his criticism of the Congress leaders. Mr. Reddy, who was an aspirant for the BJP nomination for the Varthur seat, was sore that the party had selected the new entrant to the party, the former Janata Dal Minister, Ashwathnarayana Reddy, from that constituency to take on the Congress candidate and Minister, A. Krishnappa. Mr. Ramachandra Reddy and Mr. Ashwathnarayana Reddy are close relatives. Mr. Ramachandra Reddy was elected to the Legislative Assembly on the Janata Party ticket in 1978. He later defected to the Congress. He was for some time President of the Bangalore city unit of the BJP.
CPI to contest six Assembly seats
Bangalore APRIL 9. Efforts to enter into a poll alliance with the Janata Dal (S) having failed, the State Council of the CPI has fielded six candidates for the Assembly elections in the State. The constituencies from where the CPI candidates will be contesting are Mulbagal (Kolar), Mudigere (Chikmagalur), Hubli city (Dharwad), Aland (Gulbarga), Uchagaon (Belgaum) and Belgaum city (Belgaum). The CPI State Council Secretary, Siddanagouda Patil, told presspersons here today that his party had made efforts to build a powerful alternative to the Congress and the BJP by forging an alliance with secular parties, including the Janata Dal (S). It could not be achieved because of the "negative role" of the Janata Dal (S) leadership. Mr. Patil said that his party enjoyed considerable support in Mulbagal and Mudigere and wanted the Janata Dal (S) to support it. But the Janata Dal (S) leadership did not agree. Mr. Patil said the CPI had also assured the Janata Dal (S) leader, H.D. Deve Gowda, of his party's support to Janata Dal (S) candidates in all other Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies. But even then Mr. Deve Gowda had not agreed. The CPI was, therefore, forced to field its candidates in six constituencies where it had considerable support, he said. The party candidates are M. Gopal (Mulbagal), Saathi Sundaresh (Mudigere), David Goni (Hubli city), Moula Mulla (Aland), Parimala Vijayakumar (Uchagaon) and Nagesh Saatheri (Belgaum city). Other party leaders present at the press conference were H.V. Ananthasubba Rao, National Council member; and M.C. Venkataramu and S. Surendra, State Secretariat members.
`Samkrutam' opened
Rendering his benediction, Sri Bharathi Theertha of Sringeri Sharada Peetha, said that to understand Indian culture, knowledge of Sanskrit was essential. The Project Director of Samskrutam, Dakshina Murthy, spoke. The Managing Director of Air Deccan, Capt. Gopinath, the Administrator of Sri Sringeri Math, V.R. Gouri Shankar, the Chairman and Managing Director of Kurl-on Ltd, Ramesh U.Pai, the Chairman and Managing Director of Jindal Aluminium, S.R. Jindal, were honoured on the occasion.
Congress claim
questioned
The BJP leader and the former president of zilla panchayat, V. N. Biradar, the Janata Dal (U) spokesman, B.C. Kulkarni, and the alliance candidate in Tikota, M.S. Rudragouda, said the Congress leaders were able to allure some members, who did not have support at the grass-roots level. But the workers of their parties had been with them.
Summer camp
Rasta roko
This was decided at an emergency meeting of the association here on Thursday. A press release from Ashok Barimaru, Vice-President of the Bantwal Taluk Krishik Samaj, termed the decision of the administration as unfortunate.
Bisuparba
A press release from the Koota here said the Mayor, K. Diwakar, would inaugurate the festivities at a function organised at University College. The Principal of SDM College of Business Management, Mangalore, K. Devaraj, would preside the function. The seer of Sri Kshetra Vajradehi, Rajashekarananda Swamji would deliver benedictions.
Swamiji's tour
He will be in Bhopal on April 12, in Gwalior between April 13 and April 15 and at Panchakalyna in Delhi between April 16 and April 20. He will return to Moodbidri on April 25.
Urus tomorrow
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