After Congress released its first list of candidates for Karnataka elections, a lot of political friction can with witnessed today with disgruntled MLAs meeting former railways minister Mallikarjun Kharge over the issue of denial of tickets.
Congress ticket aspirants Anajanmurthy’s followers went on a rampage after he was denied a ticket. While the protesters burned tyres on the highway near Nelmangala, another aspirant, Kalappa expressed his displeasure on Twitter. Earlier in the day,
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi, who had earlier announced to contest elections, declared on Monday that his party will not contest the upcoming polls and will extend support of JD(S). He said that both Congress and BJP have failed and hence, he has decided to campaign for H D Deve Gowda’s party. In another development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be paying tribute to 12th century Lingayat philosopher and social reformer Basaveshwara at his statue on the banks of the river Thames during his visit to the United Kingdom this week. The event will be organised by The Basaveshwara Foundation, a non-profit organisation-based in the UK that has installed the statue of Basaveshwara on the bank of river Thames.
