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Prakash Raj to Contest 2019 Lok Sabha elections

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January 1, 2019

Newsroom, Jan 1: Multi-lingual actor and activist Prakash Raj aka Prakash Rai has decided contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate.

Ra, whoj has been a vocal critic of the BJP government and participated in several protests after the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, said he would reveal details of the constituency he will contest from soon.

Raj made the announcement on Twitter at exactly 12am, saying “Ab ki baar Janatha ki SARKAR.”

In December 2017, Raj had said that he will enter politics if there is a challenge. "I have no interest to enter politics, but if there is a challenge by a political force, I will take it up. If the challenge is posed to me further, I am ready to enter politics," he announced.

In 2018, Raj hit the headlines by attacking BJP and the Narendra Modi government several times. In January 2018, Raj said that he is anti-Modi, anti-Ananthkumar Hegde, anti-Amit Shah, and anti-Adityanath.

"I have not spoken about any political party or religion or caste. I oppose only a few people. I have the courage to name them. It is my right also. I have nothing to hide. Amit Shah has asked MP Pratap Simha, also BJP state Yuva Morcha president, 'How many protests have you held in which tear gas shells have been lobbed so far?'. Should I love the people, who create tension and violence in my state," the 53-year-old multilingual actor asked.

He had criticised Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's statement on Tipu Jayanti. Raj, who tweeted using #justasking hashtag, stated: "Dear Sir, what is your agenda again?" Dear Mr.Yogi, why are you sowing seeds of unrest in Karnataka?"

Raj had filed a defamation case against Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha for making 'derogatory statements' against him in February, in the same month which his first book was released.

"I have set off on a journey to discover and learn something which remains unknown. In a way, the journey is a process of getting naked. It's not the process of learning, but the process of forgetting whatever I've learned, that makes me happy," he said at the 'Iruvudellava Bittu' book launch.

Raj also asked ' to whomsoever it may concern' that if they would mind apologising for demonetisation.

BJP youth-wing Yuva Morcha had reportedly 'cleansed' the stage with cow urine after Raj's speech at Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district. Protests at his events are also common.

Beyond the controversies, Raj also involved in developmental activities. He visited Bandlarahatti villagein Hiriyur taluk to learn about the fluoride problem in the village. His foundations - Prakash Raj Foundation and Just Asking Foundation - had adopted villages across various states and implementing developmental and welfare activities.

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Unknown
 - 
Tuesday, 1 Jan 2019

Ha ha ha.. He is going to lose his deposit in upcoming election

Danish
 - 
Tuesday, 1 Jan 2019

Wow.. such a pleasant news. All the best

Vinod
 - 
Tuesday, 1 Jan 2019

Be carefull.. You should not be sacked by cong, jds, bjp. Your ideology is pro communist. 

Sruti Kotian
 - 
Tuesday, 1 Jan 2019

Brainy activists should contest.

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January 29,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 29: The high court has granted bail to a 37-year-old Bangladeshi woman from the Christian community on the strength of Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019.

The court cited Section 2 of the amended Citizenship Act 1955, according to which minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who entered India on or before December 31, 2014 should not be treated as illegal immigrants, while granting her bail.

Allowing the petition filed by Archana Purnima Pramanik, an illegal immigrant from Bangladesh, who claims to be staying in India since 2003, justice John Michael Cunha on Monday directed her to furnish a bail bond for Rs 2 lakh to the satisfaction of the investigating officer and cooperate with the probe.

The judge observed the allegations made against her must be proved in a full-dressed trial. Archana was booked for obtaining documents such as PAN and Aadhaar cards and also fraudulently obtaining an Indian passport on March 28 last year. Based on a complaint filed by the assistant passport officer, Archana was arrested on November 7, 2019 and her bail petition was dismissed by a sessions court on December 4, 2019.

Born on March 23, 1983 at Tanore, Rajshahi district of Bangladesh, Archana came to India in 2003 to pursue a career in nursing. After obtaining a diploma in general nursing and midwifery at Ranchi in 2006, she worked in many reputed hospitals.

In 2010, she got married to Rajashekaran Krishnamurthy and the marriage was registered at Ranchi. After the wedding, she moved to Bengaluru and obtained PAN, Aadhaar and voter ID cards.

On April 1, 2019, Archana applied for a visa to Bangladesh for herself and her son. During her journey on May 20, 2019, they were detained at Kolkata airport and released later. However, the regional passport office issued a notice revoking Archana’s passport and she was arrested by RT Nagar police on November 7, 2019.

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July 29,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 29: The Karnataka High Court’s division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice H P Sandesh today rejected an application that wanted Amulya Leona’s case to be transferred from Karnataka Police to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

The bench, while observing that extraordinary jurisdiction can’t be exercised for transferring the case to the NIA, asked “What is so special that investigation should be transferred to NIA?”

The court, in its previous hearing, had questioned the maintainability of the petition seeking transfer of the sedition case against Leona to the NIA.

According to the petitioner, advocate Pavana Chandra Shetty, the case is a serious matter against national integration and unity and has not been investigated properly by the police. The state police also failed to file the chargesheet within 90 days, he said, and also asked for cancellation of her bail.

The bench asked the petitioner as to how a bail, already granted to a person, can be cancelled. “Is it not the indefeasible right of the accused to be released on bail if chargesheet is not filed within stipulated time? How can you make a prayer for cancellation of bail?”  the Court asked.

The counsel for the petitioner also stated that in cases of a cognizable offence, when the chargesheet is purposely not filed within the stipulated time, the matter will have to transferred to the appropriate authority.

The court responded to his contention by asking him how could the court override law and cancel the bail. “Where is the question of cancellation of bail? Can we override the law and say that bail should be cancelled?” said the bench.

Advocate Vishal Raghu had filed the petition for transfer of Leona’s case, who was accused of raising pro-Pakistan slogans at an anti-CAA rally on February 20 at Freedom Park. The advocate had blamed the probe team for not filing a chargesheet on time and has asked the state government to approach the higher court against bail granted to Leona.

Bengaluru student Amulya Leona was charged with sedition for her actions in the presence of All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi. She was arrested by the Bengaluru police for allegedly shouting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans at an anti- CAA Protest in Bengaluru in February this year. On June 11, she was granted conditional bail by the Bengaluru civil court.

Her bail plea was earlier rejected by a Bengaluru court, after she had spent a three-month period in jail, stating that she may abscond if she is released. The sessions judge Vidhyadhar Shirahatti had also stated that if the petitioner is granted bail, she may abscond and may involve in similar offence which affects peace at large and hence her petition is liable to be rejected. The court had also noted that Amulya Leona is an influential person who may threaten and influence the witness and hamper the case in case of the prosecution and will abscond if released on bail.

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July 23,2020

Udupi, July 23: A 70-year-old woman, who had tested positive for coronavirus, passed away last night in Udupi taking the district’s covid-19 death toll to 12.

The deceased was a resident of Chantharu in Brahmavar. She was an asthma patient. For past few days, she was suffering from cold and fever. 

Her throat swabs were sent for testing and the report came positive last evening. She breathed her last at home even before being shifted to hospital. 

The woman has two daughters and both of them are married. Due to the fear of virus, none of her relatives were ready to touch her body.

Meanwhile, Dr Premananda K of district health department reportedly sought help of the activists of Popular Front of India (PFI). 

Under the supervision of PFI’s medical wing in-charge Muneer Kalmadi, the body was shifted to the district hospital with all necessary precautionary measures.

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