Congress candidate Mrinal Hebbalkar organised a Yuva Shakti rally in Belagavi on Sunday giving a start to his Lok Sabha poll campaign.
His mother and Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar uncle and MLC Channaraj Hattiholi, their supporters and party workers wore saffron shawls. The participants also held saffron flags or had them tied to their motorbikes. They raised slogans in favour of the party and the candidate.
Responding to a question about the BJP’s Rama Japa Abhiyan to counter the Congress campaign, Ms. Hebbalkar said that she will not worry about what they are up to. “I am a devotee of Lord Rama. We will not abandon our culture and heritage, just because someone else is claiming it as their own,” she said.
