Forget disqualified MLAs; field their kin in Karnataka bypolls: RSS suggests BJP

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September 24, 2019

Bengaluru, Sept 24: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has reportedly suggested the BJP to forget the disqualified MLAs whose rebellion led to the collapse of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government, and field their kin in the upcoming bypolls to 15 assembly constituencies in Karnataka.

However Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa is trying his best to help the rebels in their legal battle in the Supreme Court.

The RSS has its reasons to be wary of making the disqualified rebels candidates-for one it is not too sure of the loyalties of these former Congress and JD(S) MLAs, who deserted their parties to bring down the coalition government. And if they win the coming assembly by-elections as BJP candidates, they will have to be accommodated in the state cabinet, as promised by Mr Yediyurappa.

But, if the family members of the disqualified MLAs are given tickets and they win, the BJP will not be under any obligation to make them ministers and the vacant ministerial berths in the Yediyurappa cabinet can be allotted to BJP loyalists, said sources explaining the Sangh's preferences.

Sources said the party top leadership was always against Operation Lotus to lure Congress and JD(S) legislators as it wanted the coalition government to fall due to the infighting between then CM Mr H.D. Kumaraswamy and Congress Legislature party (CLP) leader Mr Siddaramaiah.

There are also BJP leaders who are worried about the contents of the audio tape which has been mentioned in the disqualification report of former Speaker Mr K.R. Ramesh Kumar.

In February, while trying to allegedly lure Gurumitkal JD(S) MLA Mr Naganagouda Kandakur to the BJP, Mr Yediyurappa and Devadurga MLA Shivanagouda Naik had reportedly made some self-incriminating statements in the tape, said sources. This has left many BJP leaders uncomfortable and they are not too keen on extending legal assistance to the disqualified MLAs now fighting their case in the top court, the sources added.

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Cost of building new Kempegowda statue in airport should be borne by KIAL: DK Shivakumar

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June 26,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 26: Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Thursday suggested that the cost of building and installing a new statue of Nada Prabhu Kempegowda in the Bengaluru airport should be borne by Kempegowda international airport (KIAL).

Shivakumar wrote to Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and welcomed the decision of erecting a statute of Bengaluru founder Kempegowda at KIAL but he also suggested that the chief minister should not spend state government's money on this.

He said that the Karnataka government has done many favours to airport authority earlier.

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Shantanu Gupta’s book on BJP to become part of curriculum in Indonesia’s Islamic University

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February 24,2020

New Delhi, Feb 24: A book on the history of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will become a part of a course in the Islamic University of Indonesia, as the party’s two consecutive victories in India’s general elections has evoked interest among academicians, a faculty member said.

The book, titled Bhartiya Janata Party — Past, Present & Future, Story of World’s Largest Political Party and written by Shantanu Gupta, will become a part of the syllabus for undergraduate students of South Asian studies in the Department of International Relations.

Hadza Min Fadhli, a faculty member at the university, said there was a rising interest in the BJP’s rise among academicians in Indonesia, especially after the party won two general elections in India.

He said the book would be part of the syllabus for undergraduate courses in South Asian studies in the Department of International Relations.

Mr. Hadza said he got to know about the book during a recent visit to India as part of the Kautilya Fellowship programme, organised by the India Foundation. “We in Indonesia intend to further strengthen our relations with India. Therefore, it is important to understand its ruling party. We expect the BJP would also intend to do the same,” Mr. Hadza said.

When asked about the book being selected to be a part of a course in an Indonesian university, Mr. Gupta said global recognition of his work is immensely satisfying.

This book chronicles the history of the BJP which, Mr. Gupta said, described the saffron party as the latest political manifestation of the various nationalist movements that the country has seen.

Mr. Gupta has authored five other books, including a biography of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and a book on football in India.

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Stupidity of faculty.

They should know the reaction of Malaysians to BJP's attrocities.

When Malaysia outright knows BJP's agenda, they reacted.

This decission of Indonesian faculty shows clear stupidity and his mental stability.

God give wisdom to Indonesians

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Film producer V K Mohan commits suicide

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March 23,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 23: Film producer, philanthropist and entrepreneur V K Mohan committed suicide by hanging himself in a hotel in the city on Monday, police said.

Mohan, who hailed from Kundapur Taluk, Udupi District, was a famous film producer and hotelier.

According to police, Mohan arrived at the hotel on Sunday night and when he did not open the door of his room on Monday, hotel staffs, grew suspicious and peeped through the room window, found him hanging.

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