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In coalition govt, nothing will be in interest of citizens, claims Santosh Hegde

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May 21, 2018

Hyderabad, May 21: A coalition government may not be in the interest of citizens, retired Supreme Court Judge N Santosh Hegde has said, regretting the fact that voters in Karnataka had failed to elect a single party to rule the state.

The former Karnataka Lokayukta said he found nothing wrong in the Congress backing the JD(S) to form the government to keep the BJP out of power.

"That's the political system today," Hegde told PTI, also noting that the JD(S) had grabbed the opportunity offered by the Congress thought it had attacked the party during campaigning.

"I do not know how long it [the incoming JD(S)-Congress coalition government] will last," the former solicitor general of India added, pointing to various factors at play in running a government and how different caste interests had to be kept in mind.

Stating that he is an apolitical person with no connection to any party, Hegde said it was unfortunate that voters had not chosen a single party "in spite of such a long period in democracy".

It did not matter if the people elected "A or B or C" to power, he said, adding that a single party government can be blamed for mistakes or praised for good work.

"Here (in the case of the coalition government), nothing will be in the interest of citizens at large. It is a question of survival (for alliance government) and appeasement of a few, not appeasement of the state of Karnataka," the former advocate general of Karnataka said.

Hegde said he had seen all the parties -- BJP, Congress and JD(S) -- for a long time and there was no "difference" between them.

"I want a stable government in Karnataka. I only hope some sense will prevail among political parties," he added.

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ABDUL JALEEL
 - 
Tuesday, 22 May 2018

Respect his views. he is not belong to any party.....

Pulimunchi
 - 
Monday, 21 May 2018

Control your honour control.. What’s in the interest of citizens in Modi govt dear Santosh Ji? Where is your fight for Lokpal Bill now? U need Lokpal only if Manmohan Singh is PM? 

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January 15,2020

Mangaluru, Dec 15: A bandh-like situation prevailed in many parts of Dakshina Kannada on Wednesday as thousands of people closed their shops and business establishments to support the ant-NRC protest at Adyar Kannur in Mangaluru.

The protest is jointly being organised by the various Muslim organisations of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district under the leadership of Muslim Central Committee against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) besides the “categorical mistreatment” of Muslim community at the hands of the police across the country including in Mangaluru.

In Mangaluru city, even though people woke up to a normal Wednesday, by afternoon most of the Muslim-owned shops were closed.

Muslim dominant areas of the district such have observed half-day bandh. In regions like Ullal, Thokkottu, Bantwal, BC Road, Kalladka too a majorty of the Muslim business establishments remained shut afternoon.

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June 12,2020

Hubli, Jun 12: An inspector of Hubli Rural police station on Friday was suspended for delaying the submission of a charge sheet in the matter relating to sedition charges against three Kashmiri students for making a video with pro-Pakistan slogan.

A second Joint Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court in February sent the three students, identified as Basit Ashik Sophi (19), Talib Majid (19) and Amir Mohiuddin (23), to police custody till February 28.

The Kashmiri students are under judicial custody since February 17 following their arrest for raising pro-Pakistan slogans and posting a video of the same on social media on the night of February 16.

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April 15,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 15: Karnataka government will explore Ayurveda for fighting the deadly COVID-19, Ayurveda practitioner Dr Giridhar Kaje said here on Wednesday.

After meeting the Chief Minister, Dr Kaje informed media that on a trial basis, ten Coronavirus patients will be administered Ayurvedic treatment in a designated hospital.

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has consulted senior doctors on the issue, he said.

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