Mangaluru, Aug 17: For the first UT Khader, the Food and Civil Supplies Minister, has openly expressed unhappiness over the anti-Siddaramaiah rhetoric of veteran Congress leader B Janardhana Poojary.
Responding to queries of media persons in the city on Tuesday Mr Khader said that he was deeply hurt by Mr Poojary's comment blaming the State government and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for the police action against agitating farmers in Navalgund.
Mr Khader said that the State government and the Chief Minister are not at fault with regard to the interim order of the tribunal. “It is because of the Union government that the interim order went against us,” he alleged.
“Mr. Poojary's shouldn't have said that the State government and Mr. Siddaramaiah will suffer for police “excesses” on farmers agitating against the interim order of Mahadayi Water Tribunal.
“Why we should suffer for the fault of union government? Our CM is yet to come out of grief for the loss of his son. It is sad to hear such words from a senior leader,” he lamented.
Moreover, Mr. Khader said, when the decision of the tribunal came, Mr. Siddaramaiah was attending to his ailing son in Belgium, who ultimately passed away.
Mr. Khader said that farmers staged a protest in Navalgund. Some anti-social elements who joined the protest set court records on fire and threw stones at some public buildings for which the police took action. There have been some “excesses” by the police for which Home Minister G. Parameshwara has expressed regret. The Chief Minister has ensured that farmers against whom cases were registered obtained bail.
Claiming to be unaware of the directive of District Congress unit chief asking Mr. Poojary not to hold press meetings at the party office, Mr. Khader said that Mr. Poojary was among the three Congress leaders who have built the party in the region since 1980.
“It is because of Mr. Poojary that we have our party office in Hampankatta,” he said. Mr. Poojary was just advising the party and his statements cannot be construed as anti-party activity, Mr. Khader said.
The kidnapped schoolboy was rescued by the police and reunited with his parents. Son of a gift shop owner from Basavanagudi area in Bengaluru, Chirag has reportedly told police that decided to make some quick money to spend on cricket betting and gambling after learning kidnap tricks from the ‘Crime Patrol’. According to police, Chirag reached a private school around 3pm on Tuesday on a Bounce rental bike and zeroed in on a fourth standard student who was walking out of school. He told the boy he was his father's friend and that he required help to search for a relative who had gone missing. The boy believed Chirag and rode pillion on the bike. Chirag then engaged the boy in conversation and learnt about his father's business and got his mobile phone number. He then made a call to the boy's father, demanded Rs 5 lakh and warned him against approaching cops. However, the boy's father alerted Cottonpet police and special teams were formed to crack the case. While Cottonpet inspector Venkatesh TC's squad verified CCTV footage in and around the school, Chamarajpet inspector BG Kumaraswamy's team started tracking the suspect's mobile phone movements. An hour later, the suspect's location was traced to a hotel on the Lavelle Road-St Mark's Road stretch. Police rushed there, rescued the boy and arrested Chirag.
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We totally agree union govt played in the verdict considering next year election in Goa.
But Mr. UTK please don't call 70+ year old women whom you did laaticharge are as anti-social elements. Moreover when farmers announced the bandh none of the ministers, MPs visited and consoled the victim farmers. When you can't give little confidence of fight further on this issue at that moment how the hell can you do laaticharge. Don't be atrocious in the name of democracy.
I agree with Dr.Salin Kamath, Mr. UTK do ur dty and go ahead
@ Mohan Salian,
Dear Khader sir,If you have truth with you then no need to Worry any Tom Dick & Harry.
Work for the Nation,and the People,Do not work to show other's.
BE A TRUE INDIAN.People of Karnataka is with you.
Rightly say the Great UTK
khader haamre billy humse miyaoo....
khader sir i respect u, whatever Mr poojary said that was 100% true and he has the power to talk, he is senior leader. no need of any suggestion for any correction.
Now its time for Poojary to take rest at home,
yahh exactly UTK its totally union govt problem. but our CM can help on this,
UTK u must be tight lipped for J Poojary for your politics.
rightly said utk we are proud of you.
beware of poojaries.... mr. khader.
ut khader i respect u, but dont blame Mr Poojary, whatever he tells it will be 100% correct, people dont like him because he dont lie instead of that he directly tell on the face and close it.
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