Bengaluru: Janata Dal (Secular) supremo and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda on Sunday predicted early polls to the State Assembly and announced scheduling of political conventions to put JD(S) on poll mode.
Speaking to media persons here, Deve Gowda said that considering the manner in which the Congress and the BJP were preparing for the elections, there was every possibility of the government opting for early polls. He declared that the JD(S) would not lag in preparations. He cited BJP State president B.S. Yeddyurappa visiting Dalit families and having food at their homes, and AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal advising women aspirants to reside with widows and understand their plight to earn sympathy, as hints of early polls.
The JD(S) was all set to hold political conventions. A State-level women’s convention would be held in Bengaluru on July 20 and a farmers’ convention this month-end,” Mr. Gowda said. “At the convention, we will ask the party’s women workers to launch a campaign demanding reservation for women,” he added.
He also challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to meet the promise on reservation for women made before the Lok Sabha polls.
Prajwal’s issue
Meanwhile, concerned over the remarks by Prajwal Revanna about suitcase culture creeping into the party, Deve Gowda has taken up damage control and following his directive, Prajwal is waiting for Kumaraswamy to return from Singapore to apolgise to him for his remarks.
