15 out of 16 SDPI candidates lose deposits in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023

The remaining results of the Karnataka assembly elections is type of certain. As the counting of votes entered its closing leg, the Congress get collectively appears to be securing a cosy majority by bagging 136 seats, whereas the BJP is buying 65 seats and the JD(S) is securing 19 seats. In phrases of vote share, the Congress has acquired 42.94%, whereas the BJP has obtained 35.95% of the votes. The vote share of the JDS stands at 13.32%.

While the state witnessed a highly effective three-cornered contest between the incumbent BJP, Congress and JD(S), there have been a few others identical to the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), the political wing of the outlawed Islamic outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) and Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM which had set their eyes to make inroads into the state.

Promising a stiff drawback inside the May 10 assembly polls, SDPI first declared that it’ll run candidates for 100 seats. It made tall claims that SDPI had started focussing on election work correct from the underside stage this time and would go alone in Karnataka assembly polls. It even launched a list of the first 54 constituencies from which it meant to pick its candidates, nevertheless their enthusiasm waned even sooner than the state’s wrestle for the throne obtained underway.

At the beginning of this month, whereas all totally different occasions had been inserting their best foot forward by working intensive campaigns to win over voters, the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) declared that it’ll contest solely 16 Assembly seats inside the upcoming Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 with a objective to ‘help’ Congress in defeating the BJP. Five of these seats, Puttur, Mangaluru, Bantwal, Belthangady and Moodbidri, fall inside the district of Dakshina Kannada, whereas the sixth seat is Kaup in Udupi district.

The dedication taken by the SDPI had reportedly come a day after Congress launched its manifesto for the elections and mentioned that it’ll impose a ban on Hindu organisations like Bajrang Dal.

SDPI nationwide widespread secretary Elyas Thumbe confirmed the occasion and talked about, “The initial plan was to contest 100 seats, we dropped the plan as the ground situation looks fertile for Congress to win and for BJP to lose the Karnataka Election 2023. We told our SDPI workers to go door to door and campaign for Congress and JD(S).”

Now, out of the 16 SDPI candidates who contested the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections, 15 wanted to forfeit their deposits as they did not secure one-sixth of the votes polled. What is way more humiliating for the SDPI is that out of these 15 who misplaced their deposit, two candidates significantly Angadi Chandru from Moodigere constituency and Sayyed Isahaq from Raichur may deal with to secure solely 441 and 632 votes respectively.

Puttur candidate Shafi Bellare charged with killing BJYM chief Praveen Nettaru

SDPI President Abdul Majeed proved to be the get collectively’s lone ray of hope as he went on to grow to be the one candidate who did not lose his deposit inside the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 by securing 41037 votes.

Amongst people who misplaced deposits was Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) candidate Shafi Bellare from Puttur misplaced his deposit in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023. Bellare is no doubt one of many accused of murdering Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) chief Praveen Nettaru. SDPI is the political wing of the banned Islamic terrorist organisation Popular Front of India (PFI).

Bellare was arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection to Nettaru’s murder case. As per the chargesheet filed by the investigation firm, Bellare did recce of Praveen Nettaru’s home and provided particulars about actions. When the potential for Bellare contesting the elections was launched in February 2023 by SDPI, they claimed he was “falsely accused” inside the case. 

As per ECI’s web page, Bellare obtained decrease than 3,000 votes.

Mangaluru SDPI candidate faces sedition prices, accused of hatching a conspiracy to assault PM Narendra Modi inside the Phulwari Sharif house of Bihar

Another SDPI chief Riyaz Farangipet, who contested from Mangaluru (Ullal) and likewise misplaced the deposit, faces alleged sedition prices. Riyaz, the nationwide secretary of SDPI, was accused of hatching a conspiracy to assault Prime Minister Narendra Modi inside the Phulwari Sharif house of Bihar on July 12, 2022. The investigations allegedly revealed Riyaz’s hyperlinks with the accused people. The NIA had filed an FIR in the direction of him. He is alleged to have taken half inside the conferences with the accused people in planning.

In 2022, NIA lodged an FIR in the direction of him on prices of sedition. The case is being investigated beneath IPC Sections 120, 120 (B), 121, 121 (A), 1s3(A) and 1s3(B) be taught with 34.

Last 12 months, NIA raided his houses in reference to the Phulwari Sharif terror module case busted by the Bihar police on the night time of July 11 remaining 12 months. It is notable that Bihar police had revealed that the module had plans to disrupt a rally of PM Modi in Bihar earlier that month. The NIA revealed that the searches carried out had led to the seizure of digital items and quite a few incriminating paperwork. 

Apart from this, there are numerous cases lodged in the direction of him in Belthangady, Mangaluru South, Konaje, Mangaluru North, and East police stations in Dakshina Kannada district. He is coping with prices of constructing enmity between groups and obstructing the duty of policemen.

As per ECI’s web page, Riyaz Farangipet obtained considerably over 15,000 votes.

SDPI members admit that the banned Jihadi outfit PFI made SDPI a yard of its erstwhile cadres to proceed operations in Karnataka

On 28 September 2022, the Central authorities banned the Islamist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) and eight of its associates for five years beneath a stringent anti-terror regulation, accusing them of getting hyperlinks with world terror organisations, along with ISIS. However, its political affiliate Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) was the one organisation of the unconventional Islamist outfit that was not banned by the Central authorities remaining 12 months. Therefore, after being declared illegal in September of ultimate 12 months, the Popular Front of India (PFI) made SDPI a yard of its erstwhile cadres to proceed operations in Karnataka.

India Today probed that matter and obtained right here to the conclusion that with the Popular Front of India (PFI) banned and its excessive leaders jailed, the outfit’s political wing the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) is trying onerous to re-group its cadres and strengthen the get collectively in Karnataka. The banned outfit has reportedly made SDPI a yard of its erstwhile cadres to proceed operations inside the state.

India Today caught SDPI leaders on digital digital camera admitting that SDPI has absorbed jihadis from the outlawed outfit PFI.