I am also in race for congress ticket from Mangalore: U K Monu

January 27, 2014

Mangalore, Jan 27: Amidst the intensified infight for the Congress ticket in Dakshina Kannada, another minority leader has expressed his desire to jump into poll fray from this constituency.

U K Monu, the former president of Ullal Darga committee, who had earlier fought for the MLA ticket from Mangalore constituency, on Monday said that he was also one of the ticket aspirants for impending Lok Sabha polls.

The development comes after Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader's advice to the leaders and members of Dakhsina Kannada district Congress Committee to maintain unity and refrain from groupism.

Addressing the media persons at Pressclub Mr Monu said that he had been working for the party for four decades.

“I have served in various levels in the party. I am an eligible candidate for Dakshina Kannada Lokh Sabha. In 2000 I aspired an assembly ticket, but was denied the ticket from high command. That may be due to congress is a national party and it has many leaders,” he said.

“I have already met state and national level party leaders and convinced them to give me a ticket. Since three months I am consulting KPCC and AICC heads. Even poll survey committee which visited Mangalore recently recommended my name. So, I am confident of winning the election,” he said.

“But even if I don't get the ticket, I will continue serving the party honestly,” he said.

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Brahmin Savarkar was non-veg eater; wasn't against cow slaughter: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao

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Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao reminded that V D Savarkar was not against cow slaughter as he himself was non-veg eater, PTI reported on Thursday.

"As a Brahmin he was eating meat, and he was openly propagating eating meat," said the minister at an event in Bengaluru.

Reacting to Gundu Rao's claim, BJP MP Anurag Thakur called Congress a "factory of lies" as he warned that India won't tolerate any disrespect towards Savarkar.

"By disrespecting Veer Savarkar they have shown that they don't respect freedom fighters. During the Congress government, Sardar Bhagat Singh was termed a separatist in textbooks...By making those who want to break the nation join the congress party, Rahul Gandhi is taking forward the ideology of 'tukde tukde' and he is a 'modern Jinnah' who speaks ill of the country abroad...," he said.

Meanwhile, a court in Maharashtra's Nashik district summoned Congress MP Rahul Gandhi earlier this week in a defamation case filed against him for his alleged objectionable remarks against the Hindutva ideologue.

The complainant, who is the director of an NGO, claimed he watched a press conference addressed by Gandhi in Hingoli and also a speech made by the Congress leader in November 2022.

He alleged that Gandhi, on the two occasions, by his words and visual representations knowingly harmed the reputation of Veer Savarkar and also tried to defame the latter's image in the society.

According to the complainant, Gandhi said "Savarkar is BJP and RSS jin" which was defamatory in nature.

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