
It's a political ploy by Cong: Raju Gouda
Speaking on KN Rajanna's removal from the ministerial cabinet, Gouda told reporters in Surpur on Tuesday: "The high command is scheming to politically eliminate Valmiki community's influential leaders.
After Ramesh Jarkiholi and B Nagendra, Rajanna is the latest to be politically sidelined. The next target is Satish Jarkiholi." He also defended Rajanna's assertion on the the voters' list.
Claiming that disunity within the Valmiki community is the root cause of such developments, Gouda said: "In our community, we are leaders (Nayak) by birth. However, no one possesses the mindset of wanting to be the sole leader. This allows the Congress party to target our community easily. They aim to divide us by expressing their intent to offer us ministerial roles."
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He also called upon the 15 MLAs from the Valmiki community to stage a protest for the "injustice" meted out to Rajanna so the high command gets a message.
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