BJP behind communal violence in Bihar, J&K & Rajasthan: Digvijay

August 13, 2013

New Delhi, Aug 13: Congress leader Digvijay Singh today accused the BJP of sparking communal incidents in states of Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir and Rajasthan.

The AICC General Secretary had alleged in July that BJP would instigate communal riots in Congress-ruled states ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections as the opposition party feels that it cannot win without "communalising" the polls.

“6 Communal Incidents in 2 months in Bihar Communal Violence in Kishtwar, in Tonk Rajasthan. I had warned BJP shall target non BJP States,” Digvijay tweeted this morning.

Curfew was imposed in Bihar's Nawada town where police resorted to firing yesterday following a violent clash between two communities, in which at least half a dozen people were seriously injured.

Police opened fire when a mob attacked the Bundelkhand police station in Nawada, about 150 km from Patna.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday expressed dismay over attempts to create communal tension in the state.

Kumar and Digvijay's accusations have been emerging since the JD-U broke its alliance with the BJP. They have blamed the BJP for allegedly trying to create communal tension.

Jammu and Kashmir's Minister of State for Home Sajjad Ahmad Kitchloo resigned Monday as the death toll in the communal violence that erupted in Kishtwar three days ago rose to three.

Also, Omar Abdullah and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were locked in a war of words after the Kashmir administration did not allow BJP leader Arun Jaitley to tour Kishtwar.

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BJP fields Kishore Kumar Puttur from DK-Udupi Local Authorities’ Constituency

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October 1,2024

The BJP has selected Kishore Kumar Puttur as its candidate for the bypoll to Karnataka Legislative Council from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Local Authorities’ Constituency. The by-election will be held on October 21.

Kishore Kumar is presently serving as the General Secretary of Dakshina Kannada BJP unit. He had served as vice president of State BJP Yuva Morcha from 2014 to 2016.

The by-election will be held to the seat vacated by Kota Srinivas Poojary of the BJP who has been elected as the Lok Sabha member from Udupi-Chikmagaluru Lok Sabha constituency. The vacancy was created on June 15, 2024 following Poojary’s resignation to the Council. His term in the council was till January, 2028.

In the last Council election held for the dual member constituency in December 2021, Poojary had secured 3,672 votes while the Congress candidate Manjunath Bhandary had secured 2079 votes. Poojary and Bhandary had secured required votes from the first preferential votes and had won the election.

There were several aspirants for the BJP ticket including former MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, DK BJP president Satish Kumpala, Mangaluru divisional in-charge Uday Kumar Shetty, former minister Pramod Madhwaraj and former Udupi district BJP president Kuilady Suresh Nayak.

The Congress is yet to announce its candidate for the election. KPCC working president Manjunath Bhandary in a recent press meet in Mangaluru had said that an opportunity will be given to congress leaders from Udupi district to contest by-election.

The Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Local Authorities’ Constituency has 6037 voters including 3551 from Dakshina Kannada comprising eight MLAs, one MP. The last date for filing nomination is October 3 and the last date for withdrawal of nomination is October 7. The counting will be held on October 24.

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