BJP’s ‘Save democracy’ campaign begins in Karnataka’s Kolar

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched its "Save democracy and reject anarchy" campaign in Karnataka's Kolar district on Tuesday, marking the beginning of a nationwide initiative to counter the Congress party's criticism of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. Harish Dwivedi, the central coordinator of the BJP state unit, led the inaugural protest, which included a padayatra and was attended by several prominent state leaders such as former Chief Minister B.S.

Yediyurappa, State President B.Y. Vijayendra, and opposition leaders R. Ashok and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy. Dwivedi criticized the Congress for blaming the Election Commission of India or Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for their electoral losses, stating that SIR is not a novel process and has been practiced during the times of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi.

During the rally, Yediyurappa alleged that the Congress aimed to overthrow the democratic system in India, while Vijayendra claimed that the party was working to raise awareness against anti-national forces attempting to destabilize the nation. Opposition leader Ashok pointed out that the Congress has failed to focus on development works, leading to its electoral losses, and claimed that the Congress, CJP, and Aam Aadmi Party were attempting to destabilize the nation by undermining democracy, which would yield them no benefits.