<p>Peeved at being denied a ticket to contest from Mangaluru North Assembly constituency, BJP Backward Classes Morcha State secretary Sathyajith Surathkal has said that he will not work for the party in Dakshina Kannada.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said that the party leaders had prevented him from filing his nomination.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, the leaders have not given any assurances, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sathyajith Surathkal’s followers had urged him to contest as an Independent candidate.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BJP leaders have been in consultation with him for the past three days and prevented him from filing his nomination on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said, “The party leaders had promised to set right the injustice. However, they failed to contact me. I am hurt by the attitude of the leaders. I will not work for the BJP in Dakshina Kannada.”</p>
<p>Peeved at being denied a ticket to contest from Mangaluru North Assembly constituency, BJP Backward Classes Morcha State secretary Sathyajith Surathkal has said that he will not work for the party in Dakshina Kannada.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said that the party leaders had prevented him from filing his nomination.</p>.<p class="bodytext">However, the leaders have not given any assurances, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sathyajith Surathkal’s followers had urged him to contest as an Independent candidate.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BJP leaders have been in consultation with him for the past three days and prevented him from filing his nomination on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said, “The party leaders had promised to set right the injustice. However, they failed to contact me. I am hurt by the attitude of the leaders. I will not work for the BJP in Dakshina Kannada.”</p>
