I Cannot Use BJP Symbol but will Never go away from Party Principles – Srikar Prabhu

I Cannot Use BJP Symbol but will Never go away from Party Principles – Srikar Prabhu

People are Impressed with my Speech and have Decided to Vote for me- Srikar Prabhu 

Mangaluru: “On March 25, I had delivered a speech and people were impressed by it. Later they insisted me to contest the elections. I worked for the BJP for the last 25 years and four years ago without giving any notice Prahlad Joshi had expelled me from the party for six years. I requested the leaders to give me clarifications on the mistake I had made but from the past four years BJP did not consider my request. Finally, I decided to contest from the Mangaluru South Constituency and I am sure to win the elections with a huge margin”, said an independent candidate for Mangaluru South Constituency Srikar Prabhu in a press meet held at his office here on April 26.

Addressing the mediapersons Srikar Prabhu said, “Since my childhood, I have been connected with RSS because the RSS office was next to my house. But it hurt me when the BJP leaders put baseless allegations that I was involved in some criminal activities and without issuing a show-cause notice they have expelled me from the party. I had asked for clarifications but all in vain. I had not given any statements against the party because I have the party principles in me. PM Modi wants to make a Congress-free state. Even my family members and well-wishers insisted me to contest the elections. Many a time journalists too advised me to contest the elections. I did not want to spoil the image of BJP and waited for four years. Now the BJP has not taken any decision to take me back to the party. I have good supporters because when people go to the BJP office seeking help they fail to get it and so they come to me. I help people whenever there is a need. I want to continue my service to the people in a better way and so have decided to contest the elections.”

Srikar Prabhu further said, “I am contesting the elections for two reasons that is to help the people within my capacity as an MLA and second, is that the candidates who are contesting against me are not suitable. They have allegations on them. I am not greedy for power. When I was in the BJP I gave priority to the party and not for power. I cannot use the BJP symbol to contest but I will never go away from the party principles. I will contest the elections under the party principles. I have many followers on facebook and they were impressed by my speech. They will surely vote for me. There are voters who vote for Congress and BJP but there are more voters who would vote for a good candidate and I hope they will vote for me. In the South constituency, the Congress and BJP candidates are not suitable to contest the elections.”

When asked why he cannot serve the society without contesting the elections, Srikar said, “If I have the power I can help more people in need and in a better way. Whenever people go to the BJP office seeking help, they do not get it so they come to me seeking help.”