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Big jolt to JD(S) : Nagaraj Shetty, MG Hegde quit party

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Mangalore : The Janata Dal (Secular) which was riding high  on its future prospects and aimed at making it big in the coastal political arena, has suffered a major jolt with its prominent leaders B Nagaraj Shetty, the State Vice President of the party and MG Hegde, State Secretary, tendering their resignation to the primary membership of the party thereby proving that all is not well in the party.

It may be recalled here that  the Party’s State President HD Kumaraswamy had recently suspended  district leaders Shashidhar Shetty Kavoor and DM Aslam  following a recent scuffle at a party  meeting when the two had openly aired their resentment against party’s district chief MB Sadashiva and had demanded his resignation.

Consequent upon this development, both Nagaraj Shetty and MG Hegde had urged  the party leadership to revoke the suspension order and  replace the district chief of the party. They had also threatened to resign  otherwise.

Kumaraswamy though had revoked the suspension order, had failed to initiate action against the district president of the party forcing Hegde and Shetty to quit.

Speaking to the media, Nagaraj Shetty said  the state leadership was not interested in replacing the district president despite him not initiating any step  towards  strengthening the party organization. He said he was yet to  decide on his next political move and added he would take a decision shortly.

Meanwhile, MG Hegde said   the decision of the state leadership to continue  the present incumbent as district chief was not in the better interests of the party. We have taken this decision with pain. “Though  I have  plans to join the Congress,  a decision is yet to be taken,” Hegde said.

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