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Sindhia appointed BSP general secretary

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The former Minister says the Janata Dal (Secular) is a divided house

Mayawati reconstitutes BSP State unit
M. Muniyappa is new State unit president

— Photo: V. Sreenivasa Murthy

Welcome: The former Minister P.G. R. Sindhia felicitating Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati at a BSP convention in Bangalore on Sunday.

BANGALORE: The former Minister P.G.R. Sindhia, who formally joined the Bahujan Samaj Party here on Sunday, received a straight boost from the party’s president, Mayawati, who appointed him national general secretary of the party.

Stating that the entry of a senior leader like Mr. Sindhia had strengthened the party, Ms. Mayawati announced his appointment as party national general secretary at the rally in which he joined the party. He was also named one of the four leaders from the party’s State unit who would co-ordinate with the party’s central unit. In addition to this, his name was included in the committee of four leaders which would select candidates for the coming elections to the State Legislative Assembly, and the general elections.

Ms. Mayawati called upon Mr. Sindhia to popularise the BSP ideology among upper castes in Karnataka in particular and in south India as a whole.

Ahead of the elections to the State Assembly, Ms Mayawati also reconstituted the party State unit by appointing party State unit vice-president M. Muniyappa as its State unit president. State president B. Gopal was elevated as party central executive committee member. Mr. Sindhia, Mr. Gopal, Mr. Muniyappa and party national general secretary Vir Singh were given the responsibility of co-ordinating with the party central unit on State affairs.

Committee

A committee comprising these four leaders was formed to select candidates for the Assembly elections. Ms. Mayawati said while the committee would select candidates, she would finalise their candidature after personally meeting them.

Contrary to the expectation that he would hit out at Janata Dal (Secular) president H.D. Deve Gowda and his sons, Mr. Sindhia desisted from making any such personal attacks. He described the Janata Dal (Secular) as a divided house. “It is not possible to patch up this time. Because the hearts are broken in the Janata Dal (Secular),” he remarked.

Mr. Sindhia said the BSP was not a mere political party, but a social movement. He was joining this party to become a part of the efforts of Ms. Mayawati to bring about a social change.

As many as 34 leaders including Janata Dal (Secular-Surendra Mohan faction) general secretary Trishulpani Patel, who is son of the former Chief M inister J. H. Patel, joined the BSP along with Mr. Sindhia. Other leaders who joined the party included former MLAs P.S. Prakash (Chickpet), B. Dharmappa (Sagar), Srinivas (Yelahanka) and Krishnappa (Bannur).

All roads leading to the Palace Grounds, the venue of the BSP convention addressed by Ms. Mayawati, on Sunday witnessed traffic jams as a large number of party supporters from different parts of the State as well as the city attended it. The highlight of the convention was the presence of people from different communities, especially youth.

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