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40 Congress legislators, 10 ministers get an earful for not using social media

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October 7, 2017

Bengaluru, Oct 7: Ten ministers and 40 legislators of the ruling Congress came under severe criticism by the party leadership for not using social media platforms to promote the state government’s achievements.

AICC general secretary in-charge of Bengaluru district K C Venugopal, who held marathon meetings on Friday to review preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections, lamented that only a handful of leaders were using Facebook and Twitter effectively.

The KPCC gave him a list of those who had turned a blind eye to social media platforms.

“There are 10 ministers and 40 MLAs who are not using social media. They have been directed to open Facebook and Twitter accounts immediately,” KPCC working president Dinesh Gundu Rao told reporters. “They are to use social media platforms to discuss progress in their departments and districts, and also comment on political developments,” he said.

Venugopal is said to have taken Kannada and Culture Minister Umashree to task. “Being the culture minister, you don’t have any presence either on Facebook or Twitter,” he told her during a meeting.

Venugopal pointed out that the AICC had issued a circular recently mandating leaders to open social media accounts. Besides Umashree, ministers and MLAs hailing from north Karnataka were noted for their absence on social media. Some of them include Muzrai Minister Rudrappa Lamani, Excise Minister R B Timmapur and Hangal MLA Manohar Tahasildar.

Apparently, some leaders said that they did not know how to use social media platforms and that they were uncomfortable with technology. Venugopal asked them to hire assistants who can handle social media accounts on their behalf.

The state Congress wants to make the most of social media, which became a key tool for the BJP to sweep the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. In August, the party launched INC Karnataka Digital, a platform to rope in digital volunteers to strengthen its cyberspace presence. It was only recently that KPCC president G Parameshwara and Youth Empowerment and Sports Minister Pramod Madhwaraj opened their Twitter accounts.

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August 2,2020

Mangaluru, Aug 2: Former Minister and Mangaluru City MLA U T Khader has gone into self-quarantine after former MLC Ivan D’Souza tested positive for coronavirus. 

Mr D’Souza had met Mr Khader and many other Congress leaders a day before receiving his throat swab test results. 

Mr Khader announced on twitter: “Have gone into self-quarantine with immediate effect after receiving the news about #Covid_19 positive test of Former MLC Ivan D’Souza & his wife Dr Kavitha. Being COVID Incharge DK District taskforce committee, I am one among Ivan's primary contact.”

“I am going to discharge my duties from home for the next few days. You can reach out over phone at any point of time. I appeal to all my colleagues and friends who may have come in contact with us in the last few days to get tested for #Covid_19” he tweeted.

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July 5,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 5: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the families of a youth and a child, who died due to a landslide at Gurupura in Mangaluru.

"The Chief Minister announces Rs 5 lakh each compensation to Safwan (17) and Shehla (10) who died due to landslide at Gurupura, Mangaluru. Houses will also be built for people who lost houses at Bodanthilla, Dakshina Kannada," an official said.

The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon.
The State Disaster Management Authority said that 57 people and 262 animals lost their lives in flood, rainfall and lightning-related incidents in Karnataka between April 1, 2020, and July 5, 2020. 

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April 13,2020

Shivamogga, Apr 13: Banana farmers in Shivamogga say their crop is rotting and they are incurring huge losses amid lockdown due to COVID-19.

The farmers alleged that although permission has been granted for the sale of agricultural products, with inter-district movements being affected, the local buyers are forcing the farmers to sell their produce at ridiculously low prices.

"Local buyers are asking us to sell bananas at Rs 4-5 per kg which is impossible for us. I do not know what we can do," Vijayendra, a farmer told ANI here.

"We expected the markets to be good during the summer season, I have cultivated bananas in four acres of land. There are thousands of other farmers who cultivate it in smaller hoardings," he added.

The farmer further implored the government to ensure there is an open market and inter-district movement of agricultural produce is allowed to ensure the farmers get the right price.

Vijayendra also said that the bananas have started rotting as they were not being harvested due to the lockdown.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last month announced a 21-day lockdown in the entire country effective from March 24 midnight to deal with the spread of coronavirus, saying that "social distancing" is the only option to deal with the disease, which spreads rapidly.

There is also the likelihood that the nationwide lockdown might further be extended even after the completion of the 21-day period on April 14, based on the statements from several chief ministers following a video conference with the Prime Minister held a few days earlier.

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