Puttur, Jan 31: The fresh internal feud within Dakshina Kannada district Congress Committee took its first toll on Saturday as the KPCC sacked Bharatiya Hindu Parishad founder Hemanath Shetty from the post of Puttur Block Congress president on charges of “indiscipline and unconstitutional acts”.
Even though the communiqué did not explicitly announced the removal of Mr Shetty from the post, it has urged Mr Raheem to immediately take charge as the president of the block and begin the task of strengthening the party in the block with the help of local leaders of the party.
The development comes in the wake of former union minister and Congress stalwart B Janardhana Poojary’s open resentment towards the KPCC leaders for not taking action against Mr Shetty, who had formed the BHP a fortnight ago.
Even though several senior Congress leaders including Mr Poojary and Dr Parameshwara had strictly warmed against forming the ‘BHP, Mr Shetty had formally launched the new Hindu outfit claiming that it would not only counter BJP backed Vishwa Hindu Parishad, but also would help in the growth of Congress.
Meanwhile, Mr Shetty has strongly responded to Mr Poojary’s remarks against him. He went on to accuse Mr Poojary of indulging anti-party activities. He said that Mr Poojary, who was not capable of winning elections, had played a role in the defeat of Chikkaballapura MP M Veerappa Moily in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency in the past.
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