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Protesters wave black flags at Anant Kumar Hegde, call him anti-national

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January 17, 2018

Anant Kumar Hegde, the hardline Hindutva leader and Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde, who had recently stirred a controversy with his call for changing the Constitution and objectionable remarks mocking secularists, had to face the wrath of activists in Kalaburagi on Wednesday.

Hundreds of activists associated with various organisations including dalit, farmer, labour and women outfits attempted to barge into Aiwan-e-Shahi guest house where he was staying.

However, the police detained the activists who were waving black flags and rigorously raising slogans against the Minister, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The protesters also called Anant Kumar Hegde an anti-national.

Soon after, another team of youths associated with Pragna Yuvaka Sangha emerged with black flags near PDA Engineering College, where the Minister was scheduled to address a public meeting and inaugurate a job fair, and began to raise slogans. The police immediately arrested them.

In a third incident, some people from Pala village who had arrived in the city to participate in the agitation were also detained. All the agitating activists were packed in police vehicles and transported to the police headquarters where they were kept till the Minister left the city. The activists continued to protest in police custody by singing revolutionary songs, delivering speeches and raising slogans against the Minister.

“Mr. Hegde’s remarks on secularists and the Constitution were not the stand of an individual, but indeed the reflection of RSS and BJP ideology. The BJP is making all-out efforts to capture power in the State by polarising communities along religious and caste lines. It is trying to divert people from real issues for gaining political advantage. We should not get diverted. We should get united to fight BJP and Sangh Parivar and ensure that their designs fail,” said K. Neela, vice-president of Janavadi Mahila Sanghatan, while addressing the detained activists at the police headquarters.

Anticipating the protests, a heavy police force was deployed near the guest house as well as PDA Engineering College. Mr. Hegde refused to speak to presspersons by saying, “No issues to speak”.

Leaders of various organisations including Arjun Bhadre, Malleshi Sajjan, Vittal Doddamani, Mallappa Hosamani, Hanumantha Yalasangi, Chandamma and Ashwini were among those detained.

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Mohammed
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Thursday, 18 Jan 2018

What is Modi Govt Doing Now. Mr.Hegde you have really lost it. Just because you have become minister, it does not mean u can talk non-sense. Mind your tongue, tomorrow you may tell bad about INDIAN's Too. BJP is Sleeping?

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August 1,2020

Udupi, Aug 1: A girl child died five persons suffered injuries in a car accident today on National Highway-66 near Ambalpady in Udupi.

According to sources, two couples and children were travelling in the car from Mangaluru to Shikaripura when the tragedy took place. 

The speeding car rammed into the road divider and flipped over after the driver lost control over it near Ambalpady. 

Among the injured, the condition of a woman is said to be critical. She has been admitted to KMC Hospital in Manipal. The other passengers escaped with minor injuries.

A case has been registered at Udupi town traffic police station and investigations are on. More details are awaited.

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August 7,2020

Mangaluru, Aug 7: A woman suffered critical injuries after a speeding car knocked down her scooter and then ran over her at Kadri Kambla Junction in the city today.

The woman identified as Vanishri Bhat (22) a resident of Kedila from Puttur. 

A CCTV footage of the accident, which went viral on social media, shows the car hitting the scooter, pushing the woman on road for a couple of meters before climbing over her.

The car stopped when she was under it. A few people including a policeman lifted the car from the front and rescued the woman. 

She was immediately taken to a private hospital in Mangaluru City MLA U T Khader’s car which was passing through that way. 

She has suffered critical injuries on her head, ribs, hands and legs, sources said. She is reportedly responding to treatment. 

It may be recalled that in December last year a lorry-auto accident at the same spot claimed life of a 56-year-old teacher while the auto driver miraculously survived. Following the accident, speed breakers were installed at the junction.

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February 4,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 4: The possibility of defeated MLA CP Yogeshwar being inducted into chief minister BS Yediyurappa’s cabinet is causing ripples within the ruling BJP, with many legislators, especially from Kalyana-Karnataka region, raising a banner of revolt.

Several MLAs led by Surapur legislator Narasimha Nayak, also known as Raju Gouda, held a meeting at the Legislators Home on Monday and voiced their opposition.

"When there are more than two dozen MLAs aspiring for a cabinet berth, making a former MLA a minister is beyond logic," Gouda said. "We will convey our feelings to Yediyurappa and state BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel." Murugesh Nirani, Paranna Munavalli, Rajkumar Patil, Dattatreya Patil Revoor, Basavaraj Mattimud are among others who attended the meeting. MP Renukacharya, political secretary to the CM and Honnali MLA, was also present at the meeting. "Some more MLAs will join us when we meet again tomorrow," Gouda said.

The MLAs highlighted the issue of caste and regional imbalance in the council of ministers to further their cause. With four from Bengaluru and three from Belagavi district set to take oath on February 6, the share of MLAs from these districts in the cabinet will rise to seven and five respectively. Currently, 16 districts have no representation.

Sources say Yediyurappa and BJP’s national leadership decided to reward Yogeshwar with a cabinet berth for his "active" role in getting 17 Congress-JD(S) MLAs to resign and join the BJP, enabling the party to grab power. The party also believes he has the potential to become the Vokkaliga face of the BJP in the Old Mysuru region, where the party’s organisation is weak.

If Yogeshwar is inducted, he will be the second former MLA to make it to Yediyurappa cabinet after deputy CM Laxman Savadi, who lost the 2018 assembly polls. Several party MLAs were unhappy with Savadi’s elevation and are now upping the ante against the party leadership.

"Let Yogeshwar be made Rajya Sabha or council member. We have no problem. But making him minister is not acceptable. If they want to make defeated MLAs ministers, then why not AH Vishwanath and MTB Nagaraj, whose sacrifices brought BJP to power?" said Gouda.

Reports say Yediyurappa has promised Vishwanath and Nagaraj, the disqualified MLAs who lost the bypolls, that they would be made ministers in June. Both met Yediyurappa and secured this assurance. The two were demanding that they be inducted into the cabinet on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Vijayapura MLA Basavanagouda Patil Yatnal urged the CM to evaluate the performance of existing ministers and drop those found non-performing. "Many ministers don’t even come to the Vidhana Soudha. What is the use of having such ministers?" he asked.

Yediyurappa also continued to face pressure to induct Athani MLA Mahesh Kumatalli into the cabinet. The Jarkiholi brothers, Ramesh and Balachandra met Yediyurappa separately on Monday with a request to make Kumatalli, their confidant, a minister.

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