Speaking at a programme organized by the district legal cell of the Congress party in Mangalore to garner support for him in the legal fraternity on Wednesday, Mr. Lobo said that people who feel that none of the political parties are fit to rule the country, must ask themselves as to what other option the country has before it.
“People who say that dictatorship or military rule is apt for India must go back to the days of emergency. No one agrees that emergency was a pleasant situation. In dictatorial or military rule, the unpleasantness gets multiplied,” he said.
Speaking on the occasion, Kallige Taranath Shetty, Congress leader and former President of Mangalore Bar Council, said that several of BJP's promises have remained unfulfilled over the last five years. Stating that four time MLA and Mr. Lobo's BJP opponent N Yogish Bhat had merely produced numbers before the media and the public and hardly translated any of his plans into action, Mr. Shetty said that under Mr. Lobo, Mangalore will witness swift development.
Calling Mr. Lobo the “future MLA”, Mr. Shetty placed before him on behalf of the legal fraternity appeals to get the construction of district court complex completed done as fast as possible. Construction of a 'Vakila Bhavana' and increasing the pay for junior lawyers were some of the other demands.
B Ibrahim, senior advocate and former MP, said in his address that people have realized that electing the BJP to power was a mistake and expressed confidence that the Congress will storm back to power.
Purshottam Poojary, senior counsel, expressing his thoughts said that the BJP had played caste politics in its term which resulted in poor administration. “People who stick to caste norms cannot give good administration. That is why we saw three chief ministers taking oath in this BJP term”, he said and wished Mr. Lobo well, stating that the “cream of the Mangalore Bar Association” is with him.
Mariamma Thomas shows up in Cong camp
Mariamma Thomas, former Councilor and KJP's face in Mangalore, surprised everyone by showing up at the programme organized by the Congress party.
Speaking to media persons later, she said that she is “still with the KJP” but supports J R Lobo as a candidate.
“He (Mr. Lobo) is an educated man and an able administrator. I support him and I am also coaxing others to vote for him. There is nothing wrong in that,” she said.
When asked about the KJP candidate, Ms. Thomas said that the party had chosen candidates without consulting her, which was disappointing.
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