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BJP person and erstwhile IPS serviceman Bhaskar Rao has criticised the Congress for denying summons to a campaigner belonging to the Muslim assemblage successful the upcoming byelections to the Davangere South Assembly Constituency.
Addressing a property league astatine the territory BJP bureau present connected Monday, Mr. Rao said that though Muslims represent a sizeable conception of voters successful the constituency, the Congress has chosen the grandson of the erstwhile Minister precocious Shamanur Shivashankarappa alternatively of fielding a campaigner from the Muslim community.
“The Congress has betrayed Muslims who person supported it for decades,” helium said.
Mr. Rao accused the Congress of resorting to family-based authorities successful the organisation of predetermination ticket, contempt projecting itself arsenic sympathetic to minorities.
He called upon members of the Muslim assemblage to reconsider their enactment for the Congress and instead, to prosecute with parties specified arsenic the BJP and the Janata Dal (Secular) which volition assistance guarantee that their concerns are addressed.
Replying to a question connected whether the BJP volition tract Muslim candidates, Mr. Rao said that the enactment volition supply suitable opportunities and positions to leaders from the community.
He besides referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s outreach to Muslim-majority countries noting that helium has received civilian honours from immoderate of those nations.
Referring to developments successful West Asia, Mr. Rao said that the ongoing struggle involving the United States and Israel against Iran has affected the question of vessels carrying crude lipid and cooking state adjacent the Strait of Hormuz, starring to proviso disruptions and terms increases successful respective countries.
He, however, said that the Union authorities has maintained progressive diplomatic connection with Iran and facilitated the transition of lipid and LPG vessels done the Strait of Hormuz amid precocious tensions successful West Asia.
“There has been nary disruption successful the proviso of home LPG cylinders crossed the country. The BJP-led authorities astatine the Centre has managed the concern effectively,” Mr. Rao added.
