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No hung assembly, BJP will form Karnataka government: Javadekar
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Exuding confidence that the BJP will form the next government in Karnataka, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday that people will vote the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government out of power for its divide-and-rule policy and cases of corruption.
“In Karnataka we have a very favourable atmosphere. People are fed up with the Congress government. They will throw Siddaramaiah and Congress government out of power because of its inefficiency and absence of development and to top it all, this government’s every scheme has become a corruption scheme,” Javadekar told reporters.
Javadekar, who is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in-charge for the Karnataka Assembly elections, also rejected claims that this time it would be a hung assembly in the state.
“We have a strong team and are getting people’s support in even bastions of Congress and Janata Dal-Secular. We are all united and working as a team and therefore we will register a massive victory. It will not be a hung assembly but a decisive verdict in the favour of BJP,” he said.
Assembly elections in Karnataka will be held in 2018 to elect a new 224-member House.
Claiming that there was a huge anti-incumbency wave against the Siddaramaiah government, he said: “People are very angry and there is tremendous anti-incumbency. Karnataka people are industrious (by nature) but they are not getting their due.
“The Congress government’s policy is to divide and our’s is to unite and make the state prosper. Our ‘Parivartan Yatra’ is getting tremendous response all over the state and wherever it is going, there is a rousing reception,” he said.
BJP President Amit Shah has been visiting the state very frequently and has asked the workers to launch door-to-door booth-level campaigns, led by party leaders including union ministers from the state.
In the 2013 assembly polls, the people of Karnataka gave a clear verdict, with the Congress winning 122 seats, while the BJP and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) bagged 40 seats each.
There was a hung assembly in 2008, when the BJP got 110 seats and the Congress came second by winning 80 seats, while the JD-S got 28 seats. In the 2004 assembly polls, the BJP got 79 seats, the Congress 65 and the JD-S 58.
The BJP leaders have been accusing the ruling Congress of dividing the people by raking up issues like Tipu Jayanthi and religious status to the Lingayat community.
The state government has been celebrating the birth anniversary of Tipu Sultan — former ruler of Mysore — on November 10 in Karnataka and the BJP has been opposing it.
–IANS
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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.