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`Join BJP movement` launched in Karnataka
Bangalore, Oct 27: The Karnataka unit of the BJP today launched the `Join BJP movement` by roping in six members of a town municipal council near here and said it planned to kick off second phase of its campaign against the `irresponsible and corrupt` Congress government in the state.
Bangalore, Oct 27: The Karnataka unit of the BJP
today launched the "Join BJP movement" by roping in six
members of a town municipal council near here and said it
planned to kick off second phase of its campaign against the
"irresponsible and corrupt" Congress government in the state.
At a function here, the party's state unit President H N
Ananth Kumar admitted the six members of Kengeri TMC - one
each belonging to the Congress and JD-S, four independents,
three of whom supported by JD-S.
Kumar told reporters that with this addition, BJP, which
earlier had six members, has gained majority in the 23-member
TMC.
"This is the first step of the join BJP movement, which
would be taken to other parts of the state", he said, adding
the idea was to strengthen the party by extending its
influence in geographical and social spheres.
He also said the party would hold a dharna in front of
Mahatma Gandhi statue here tomorrow, launching the second
phase of its agitation.
The protest is to demand a status paper on drought-relief
work, immediate ban on online lottery, handing over of
multi-crore stamp paper racket and Nagappa killing issues to
the CBI and distribution of yellow ration cards to all the
poor people in the state, he said.
He said he has apprised the Prime Minister A B Vajpayee
and Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on stamp paper racket.
Bureau Report