Bengaluru:

Former DG and IGP, Shankar M. Bidari on Monday declared that he was like a ‘well-equipped wartime general’ and was ready to serve the Congress in any capacity.

Speaking to reporters after joining the  party at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee office here, Mr Bidari  said, “Throughout  my life, I had  general like abilities to lead from the front. It is upto the party to decide my role as I know the Congress has always respected its leaders and given them their due share.”

He said he had joined the Congress without any pre-conditions because of its ideology. “I worked in various capacities as a policeman. I am proud that during my 32 years in the force, I served the common people to the best of my ability. Though I am now retired, my heart tells me to keep working for the people,”  he explained.

Taking a swipe at newly founded parties like KJP and BSR Congress, Mr Bidari caustically remarked that of late, many leaders were  busy building parties without any ideology and only to satiate their egos.

“I am a man of principles. I declare that I will neither quit the Congress nor join any other party,” Mr Bidari said. While welcoming two more prominent personalities, Professor K.E.  Radhakrishna and Panacea Hospital chairman, Dr C. Jayanna, along with Shankar Bidari into the party fold, KPCC president, Dr G. Parameshwar said, “Their entry will strengthen our base. These  leaders will prove to be assets in the days to come.”

source: http://www.DeccanChronicle.com / Home> News> Politics / DC  / March 19th, 2013