No 1 MP Nalin Kumar’s Speech Misinterpreted – Sanjeev Matandoor
Mangaluru: “The congress government is trying to spread the fire in the state. Because of pressure from the district minister in-charge including the ministers and the MLAs the culprits in the Karthik Raj murder case have not been arrested. The Congress leaders are not allowing the police officers to perform their duties with transparency. Whoever works with integrity have been transferred giving various reasons. In the district, people have lost hope in the police department, there are a number of mafias including drug mafias operating without fear, we demand the government to hand over the cases to the CBI”, said the district BJP president Sanjeev Matandoor in a press meet held at the BJP office here on January 4.
Addressing the mediapersons Sanjeev Matandoor said, “In Konaje during the protest, the MP did not deliver the speech with bad intentions. The MP has expressed his pain and the words that came out from his mouth were not intentional. But U T Khader and Ramanath Rai have made this as a big issue which shows that they have forgotten their responsibilities. If we study the video clippings we will come to know the reality”.
Matandoor also blamed, “In the district, the minister in-charge Ramanath Rai and U T Khader are not showing interest in any development work. The central government has sanctioned funds for the development of Shiradi Ghat and the Thumbay vented dam but the ministers have failed to carry out the work. To hide their failure, they blowing up silly issues and targeting the Number one MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, for political gain. The congress party is playing a vote bank politics”, Matandoor alleged.
Matandoor also said, “In the district, there are a number of cases such as murders of innocent youth, cow trafficking, and illegal cow slaughter but the congress government is not bothered to act on those issues. The congress leaders and their representatives are blaming the opposition, there is a hidden agenda of the Congress party to gain the votes. By highlighting this incident in a negative manner they are trying to spoil the image of MP Nalin Kumar Kateel. I urged the people to take MP Nalin Kumar’s statement positively since what he really meant was not what is being highlighted by the Congress leaders. In the coming days the BJP will fight for justice.
Three months ago, Karthik Raj was killed but the police did not give any information to the media nor to Karthik’s parents on the progress made in the case. If the police will give information about the developments in Karthik Raj’s murder case, people will trust the police department. BJP wants the people to live in peace and harmony”, he said.
When asked will the BJP support or oppose the inciting speech by MP Nalin, Matandoor said, “Our MP always delivers his speeches aggressively, but on January 1, Nalin was very cool but the media highlighted his speech negatively. Even after the MP has apologized to the people of the district, the media is still highlighting the same issue”.
When asked about the allegation from the opposition that when Vinayak Baliga was murdered why BJP did not protest or comment, Matandoor said, “We are not supporting any culprits, we have visited Vinayak Baliga’s house and met his parents and our support is always with the family”.
When asked about the stand of Yeddyurappa in the Yettinahole project, Matandoor said, “We will convince Yeddyurappa about the disadvantages from the Yettinahole project to the district. We the BJP leaders from the district will meet Yeddyurappa and make him understand the situation”.
Former MLA Yogish Bhat, Brijesh Chowta, Umanath Kotian, Sudarshan, Kishore Rai, Ramachandra Baikampady, Sanjay Prabhu and others were also present.
