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2018 polls: Lobbying for ticket intensifies in Cong after entry of 7 JD(S) rebels

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August 23, 2017

Bengaluru, Aug 23: The imminent entry of seven ticket-monger rebel JD(S) MLAs into the Congress has created a sense of insecurity among several Congress leaders in Karnataka. Senior leaders in the ruling party have commenced lobbying for ticket for their loyalists and kin for the 2018 Assembly elections.

The JD(S) rebel legislators will officially join the Congress soon and they have been introduced to party vice-president Rahul Gandhi by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Delhi, with the hope of getting ticket. However, sources in the Congress revealed that the party has not guaranteed ticket to all seven.

It is learnt that the party has not ensured ticket in the reserve (SC) constituency of Pulakeshinagar in Bengaluru to incumbent Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy. Sources said Congress leader in the Lok Sabha M. Mallikarjun Kharge has been supporting the candidature of Prasanna Kumar, who had lost to Mr. Murthy in the 2013 polls. Complicating matters further is the indication that KPCC president G. Parameshwara has plans to migrate to the city and contest from Pulakeshinagar. The KPPC chief lost to Sudhakar Lal of JD(S) in 2013 from Koratagere constituency in Tumakuru district.

The other six rebel JD(S) leaders are expected to get ticket. They are Zameer Ahmed Khan (Chamarajpet); N. Chaluvarayaswamy (Nagamangala); H.C. Balakrishna (Magadi); Bhima Naik (Hagaribommanahalli); Ramesh Bandisiddegowda (Srirangapatna); and Iqbal Ansari (Gangavathi) as there are no strong Congress candidates in these constituencies.

Meanwhile, Ministers and senior leaders too have started lobbying for ticket for their sons and daughters. Mr. Siddaramaiah is almost sure to field his son, Yathindra, either from Chamundeshwari or Varuna constituency. Public Works Minister H.C. Mahadevappa, Law Minister T.B. Jayachandra, Animal Husbandry Minister A. Manju, Legislative Assembly Speaker K.B. Koliwad, former Union Minister Margaret Alva, and former Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Rahman Khan are lobbying with the party high command to get ticket for their sons in constituencies of their respective districts.

Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy has been lobbying hard to get ticket for his daughter Sowmya Reddy for Jayanagar seat in the city, while K.H. Muniyappa, Kolar MP, is keen on fielding his daughter Roopakala from KGF constituency. Motamma too has been trying to get ticket for her daughter in Kadur constituency of Chikkamagalur.

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April 26,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 26: Three new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 503 as per Karnataka government.

There are 302 active COVID-19 cases in Karnataka presently, while 182 patients have been discharged, 19 deaths have been reported, state government informed.

The total number of positive coronavirus cases across the country are 26,917, including 20,177 active cases of the virus. So far, 5,913 patients have either been cured or discharged while 826 deaths have been recorded in the country, as per data provided by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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January 7,2020

Mumbai, Jan 7: Facing criticism from social media and political quarters for holding a 'Free Kashmir' poster during a protest against violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Mehak Prabhu, a Mumbai-based storyteller, on Tuesday clarified that she meant to highlight the restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir and wishes to see peace in the region, adding she had no other motive behind her actions.

"At around 7 pm yesterday, I reached where the protest was happening at the Gateway of India. Like anybody else who believes in democracy, I also joined that protest. We were standing for justice to the JNU students," Prabhu said in a video posted on Facebook.

"I saw a bunch of people who were painting placards on every issue like NRC, CAA and for JNU students. There was a placard lying on the side which said 'Free Kashmir'. The first thing which came to my mind when I saw that placard was about the basic constitutional rights of Kashmiris," she said.

Prabhu also said that she was not a Kashmiri and was brought up in Mumbai. She outlined that she was standing with a flower in her hand and asserted that the entire matter was "completely blown out of proportion".

"I was quietly standing with a flower in my hand. This means we need to make peace together. That was my only intention in holding that placard. The narrative that has been put out is absolutely wrong," she said, describing the reactions to the matter was "crazy".

The Mumbai-based storyteller underlined that the incident is scary and urged the people to spread the words of what she said and not hatred.

"The way it has gone, it is very scary. I am a simple person. As a woman, it is very scary for my safety right now. Spread this side of my story and let's stop it here. Let us not spread the hate. It has happened to me, it can happen to anyone. We should not live in fear," Prabhu further said.

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May 17,2020

Mangaluru, May 17: With the detection of two more covid-19 positive cases in Mangaluru, the total number of cases in Dakshina Kannada today mounted to 52.

A 35-year-old woman who was under quarantine along with her husband after returning from Maharashtra today tested positive for the coronavirus. 

A 31-year-old man also tested positive for covid-19.  More details to follow.

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