Poll guarantee schemes ensures the victory of Cong candidate in Mysuru: Tanveer Sait

NT Correspondent

Mysuru: Congress legislators led by Tanveer Sait on Saturday said that Mysuru Congress candidate M Lakshmana will be victorious in Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency riding on the success of the five guarantee schemes of the Siddaramaiah government.

Addressing a joint press conference, he said the people will reject the royalty.

He said that his party has given preference for employment generation, focused on overall development and will strive hard for progress of the people of all communities.

He said that his party walked the talk by successfully implementing all the five poll guarantees schemes. Over 4.3 crore people benefited from these schemes.

The Congress has fielded a common party worker against its rival BJP candidate in Mysuru Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency who will be accessible to people at their doorstep.

As his party is committed to the protection of secularism, constitution and democracy, he exuded confidence that people will elect the Congress candidate from Mysuru -Kodagu Constituency.

The party will intensify his campaign after filing the nominations. Though his party has high respect for the royal family of Mysuru, it will face the elections in a democratic step stood by its principles and core values of protection of the people.

As the BJP and JD(S) who had a secret pact all these years, not openly had an alliance, but coming together of these parties will not have any impact on Congress, he said.

Tanveer Sait who expressed sympathy for denial of ticket to Pratap Simha he asked the BJP leaders to spell out the reasons why they denied a ticket to Pratap Simha.

Chamaraja MLA K Harish Gowda, said that CM Siddaramaiah has allocated Rs 900 crore grants for the development of Mysuru after he took up the mantle of the state from the last nine months.

His party will seek votes on the commitment of CM for development of Mysuru besides with the works of Mallikarjun Kharge and D K Shivakumar, he said.

As BJP not given much tickets to Vokkaligas, people of his community are upset, will teach a lesson to that party. He said that various leaders from BJP and JDS will join Congress on March 27.

Former Hunsur MLA H P Manjunath said that Yaduveer is not a royal family member he is an adopted son.

CM Siddaramaih who received over 700 kilograms of silver ornaments gifted by his fans donated all these to MM Hills temple. It shows his faith, devotion to God, he said.

Congress candidate M Lakshman said that his party fielded a Vokkaliga from the constituency after a gap of 47 years.

MLC Dr Thimmaiah, Former MLAs M K Somashekhar, District Congress President B J Vijaykumar, City Congress chief R Murthy,Congress leaders H A Venkatesh, Mavinahalli Siddegowda, M Pradeepkumar were present.