Today in Politics: PM Modi to campaign in Karnataka; Rahul and Akhilesh will address Amroha rally

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Karnataka on Saturday to address two public meetings, one in Bengaluru and the second in Chikkaballapura.

According to the Karnataka BJP unit, Modi will address a meeting at 2 pm at Chokkahalli village in Chikkballapura, where the party has fielded former state Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar. The PM will then travel to Bengaluru and participate in a public meeting at the Palace Ground at 4 pm. This will be his fourth visit to Karnataka since the announcement of the Lok Sabha election schedule.

Meanwhile, in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha, where former BSP leader Danish Ali is the INDIA alliance candidate, Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav will address a joint rally on Saturday. Amroha will go to the polls in the second phase on April 26.

Anti-Rupala protests gather pace

Meanwhile, with the BJP refusing to replace Union Minister Parshottam Rupala in the Rajkot Lok Sabha seat, Kshatriya leaders plan fresh protests from Saturday. The community is angry at Rupala for his statement at an event earlier this month that several Rajput rulers had collaborated with the British. While the party and Rupala have tried to defuse the situation, it has not succeeded.

“Since the BJP refused to replace him, a meeting of top Rajput leaders took place to ensure the party’s defeat on all 26 seats in Gujarat,” Rajput Coordination Committee spokesperson Karansinh Chavda said, adding, “The BJP has taken 24 crore Rajputs for granted. If the BJP does not want Rajputs, then we too don’t need them. We will try to defeat all BJP candidates in Gujarat, not just Rupala. Vote is our weapon.”

From Saturday, Rajput women will sit on a relay hunger strike and continue the stir till May 7, the voting day, while “dharm raths