BJP takes out rally in Mysuru to counter Congress party’s anti-SIR campaign

BJP leaders including party State president B.Y. Vijayendra participating in a rally in Mysuru on Friday.

Seeking to counter the Congress party’s “false narrative” against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the BJP took out a rally on “Save Democracy and Eradicate Anarchy” in Mysuru on Friday.

A large number of party supporters led by a number of party leaders including BJP’s State president B.Y. Vijayendra, Mysuru MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and former Minister C.T. Ravi took out a rally from the Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple outside the North Gate of Mysuru Palace to Town Hall, where a public meeting was held.

The party supporters participating in the rally held placards in support of SIR.

Addressing the gathering at Town Hall, Mr. Yaduveer described the INDIA bloc’s campaign against SIR as an attempt to undermine the Constitution and create anarchy in the country.

The 13 crore names deleted from the voters’ list in the country during the SIR included people, who had either shifted residences, dead voters and duplicate or bogus voters, Mr. Yaduveer said justifying the nation-wide exercise taken up by Election Commission of India (ECI).

Despite availability of clear information in the regard, certain people were deliberately kicking up a row, he said and accused the INDIA bloc of attempting to create anarchy in the country.

Criticising the previous UPA government as a regime that was riddled with scams, Mr. Yaduveer accused the Congress leaders of being spokespersons for anarchy in the country.

He expressed confidence that the BJP would return to power at the Centre and that an NDA government would also come to power in Karnataka.

Mr. Vijayendra, while addressing the gathering, targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha was dreaming of becoming the Prime Minister at least once by hook or crook.

He contended that it was “impossible” for Mr. Gandhi to become the Prime Minister of the country.

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mr. Vijayendra claimed that India has transformed into a major global power and added that Rahul Gandhi is unable to digest it. He alleged that the Congress was conspiring and plotting to somehow bring down the NDA government.

He said the Congress was apprehensive about Mr. Modi becoming Prime Minister for the fourth time and was therefore organising protests in Delhi and elsewhere. Accusing the Congress of attempting to create anarchy, he alleged that the party was trying to create confusion in the country, bring youngsters onto the streets and destabilise the Union government.

Describing the Congress government in Karnataka as anti-poor and anti-people, he called upon party workers to prepare themselves to send it packing. He urged people to work towards bringing down what he termed an “anti-farmer, anti-youth and anti-Hindu government”.

Former MP Pratap Simha, who also spoke on the occasion, said the Congress was unable to tolerate the popularity of Mr. Modi.

Former Minister C.T. Ravi, former Minister N. Mahesh, party’s State general secretary Preetham Gowda, Chief Whip of the Opposition BJP in the Legislative Council N. Ravikumar, Krishnaraja MLA Srivatsa were among the other participants in the rally.