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RPI against polls before November

Special Correspondent

Bangalore: The Republican Party of India (RPI) has said that Assembly elections should not be held before November because the electoral roll review will not be completed by then.

Speaking after the State executive committee meeting of the party here on Saturday, its State president M. Venkataswamy said that holding elections in May was also not acceptable because undergraduate students, who constitute a large number of voters, would have their examinations in that month. The party would submit a memorandum to the Governor in this regard.

The RPI is holding two rallies to mark the 50th anniversary of the party — one from Belgaum and another from Bidar. They will converge in Kolar in the last week of April.

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Meanwhile, the party has decided to float an alternative political forum by bringing together leaders of farmers’ organisations, Dalit groups and pro-Kannada and pro-people outfits.

A decision to this effect was taken at the executive meeting. Mr. Venkataswamy called upon leaders of pro-people organisations and Dalit groups to come together to save Karnataka from the clutches of multinationals and corrupt politicians. He said the party had decided to launch a struggle to prevent communal parties from coming to power in the State.

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