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Bengaluru : State Youth Congress leader Rizwan Arshad among MLC candidates

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Bengaluru, KARNATAKA :

Bengaluru :

The Congress high command has selected former KPCC president Allum Veerabhadrappa, youth Congress president Rizwan Arshad, former minister R B Thimmapur and Veena Achaiah as the candidates for the Legislative Council elections.

The senior Congress leaders, including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC president Dr G Parameshwara finalized these candidates on Saturday, May 28.
The candidates are likely to file their nominations on May 31. The AICC released the list on Saturday evening.

It is reported that there is strong influence from the Congress leaders from Hyderabad-Karnataka region in getting ticket to Pradesh Congress Committee former president Allum Veerabhadrappa.

It is also said that MP K H Muniyappa, MP Chandrappa had lobbied in favour of R B Thimmapur. Thimmapur, who was minister in the S M Krishna Cabinet, belongs to the Scheduled Caste.

File pic : Rizwan with RaGa
File pic : Rizwan with RaGa

Youth Congress president Rizwan Arshad is from minority community and a sincere follower of Rahul Gandhi. Rizwan also had contested for Lok Sabha election from Bengaluru Central.

Allum and Veena
Allum and Veena

Veena Achaiah was preferred as the party wanted to give representation to Kodagu, which is presently a BJP-dominated district. She is now the chairperson of Karnataka State Handicraft Development Corporation.

Mohan Kondaji, G C Chandrashekar, P R Ramesh and C M Lingappa were also lobbying hard to become the party candidates, the election for which is scheduled on June 10.

The party has not finalized names for 3 seats to be filled through nominations.
The choice of State Congress chief Parameshwara was G C Chandrashekar. But the party finally preferred to give a representation to the Youth Congress and hence selected Rizwan. Between Kondaji and Allum Veerabhadrappa, the party settled for a senior leader. Both are Lingayats.

source: http://www.daijiworld.com / DaijiWorld.com / Home> Top Stories /by Daijiworld Media Network  – Benglauru (DV) / May 29th, 2016

Young minds behind Rizwan’s online footprint

Community Involvement / Social Issues, Leaders,
Volunteers working at Rizwan Arshad’s war room. (Left) Congress candidate from Bangalore Central, Rizwan Arshad along with MLA Dinesh Gundu Rao campaigns in Gandhinagar on Wednesday —R.Samuel
Volunteers working at Rizwan Arshad’s war room. (Left) Congress candidate from Bangalore Central, Rizwan Arshad along with MLA Dinesh Gundu Rao campaigns in Gandhinagar on Wednesday —R.Samuel

Bengaluru: 

The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office stands proud on Queens Road, with larger-than-life posters of Rahul Gandhi gazing down on the busy street. However, all the election time action is happening elsewhere, in a narrow bylane nearby where the party’s back office is located, invisible to those who are not in the know.

About 30 people sit inside the quiet office, slaving away at their computers. Youtube videos, social networking and Website content are generated here, and the group is responsible for the Congress party’s strong online presence.

These are volunteers who have put their regular jobs on hold for Congress’ Bangalore Central candidate Rizwan Arshad, vowing to ensure that he wins the election.
Inside the ‘op centre’, people from different teams don’t interact with each other directly.
“The campaign is never fully revealed,” said a source. “That’s the best way to keep it a secret.” Even so, the pieces come together to form a well-knit campaign, titled “One Among Us, For Us.”
“I heard of this through a mutual friend and I think Rizwan is a great guy. Besides, being part of the campaign gives me a high. I have been doing this since the last three elections,” said Bhagath Reddy, a marketing professional in his thirties. “I make it a point to volunteer for someone or the other.”
The group of volunteers, he said, comprises people between the ages 18 and 32, some of whom work on the campaign full time and others who come in on weekends. “It’s interesting to see these volunteers here, because in today’s world, people barely know who the candidates are even in their own constituencies.”
At this point, Muzaffar enters the room. The 34-year-old businessman says he and Rizwan are childhood friends and have been together since school.
“I’ve been campaigning for him since college,” he said. “We’ve been together through thick and thin.” Although he has been closely involved with local politics and his loyalty to Rizwan Arshad has never faltered, he has no political ambitions himself.
That seems to be the case, though, with all the young volunteers. The involvement of youth in politics seems issue-based. Anushree N., who does content, and Shruti Das, who handles graphic design, echo this sentiment.
“I want to understand how the system works,” said Shruthi, in response to why she volunteered for this. “I’ve never done political writing and I wanted to give it a try. It’s been a great experience so far,” said Anushree.
Whatever their reasons, for the youth, this is more than a battle between political candidates. This is a chance to shape the India they want to see. //
source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Nation> Politics / by Darshana Ramdev / April 10th, 2014