Former Karnataka minister who joined Cong last year now ready to jump back to BJP

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October 25, 2019

Mysuru, Oct 25: Former minister and Congress leader C H Vijayashankar is likely to return to his former party, the BJP, ahead of bypolls in Karnataka.

Vijayashankar met BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel on Thursday, a day after Kateel and chief minister BS Yediyurappa discussed bringing him back into the party fold during a meeting on Wednesday.

During the meeting in Bengaluru, local leaders from Hunsur had told party brass that they had no objection to Vijayashankar’s return.

A two-time MP and former MLC, Vijayashankar was a minister in Yediyurappa’s earlier government, but switched to the Congress last year. Former chief minister Siddaramaiah had pushed Vijayashankar’s case hard with the Congress high command and fielded him in the Lok Sabha polls from Mysuru, but he lost. Now, he is set to return to the saffron party.

Former minister and Mysuru district BJP president M Shivanna, said: “Some leaders from Mysuru asked party leaders to re-induct Vijayashankar. They are open to the idea. I contacted the former minister and sought his opinion. He said he will consider it seriously.”

With the inclusion of Vijayashankar, a Kuruba, the BJP is looking to strengthen its base in Hunsur ahead of the December 5 bypoll. Vijayashankar, who represented Hunsur and Periyapatna assembly segments, has indicated that he wants to return to state politics.

With Congress leaders having previously represented Hunsur and Periyapatna assembly segments, he is unlikely to get the Congress ticket to contest the assembly polls. It is this which has pushed him back to the BJP.

However, it’s unclear whether he would get the BJP ticket either since Yediyurappa has insisted disqualified MLAs would be given preference. The Hunsur seat feel vacant as AH Vishwanath resigned, paving the way for the BJP to form the government.

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Tribal students to be deprived of education if Karnataka introduces online teaching

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June 18,2020

Mysuru, Jun 18: The Karnataka government's proposal announced on Thursday to hold online classes for students amid concerns over COVID-19 has not gone down well with thousands of tribal students residing in villages across the state.

A team from Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) visited a few tribal hamlets in Mysuru and Kodagu recently and found that the students, unlike their urban counterparts, lack accessibility to not just smartphones and computers, but basic necessities like power supply.

''When such is the situation in the tribal hamlets, how can you expect students to catch up on their studies if classes are held online?'' wondered M L Parashurama Member, KSCPCR, who toured villages like Thithimathi, Beematagere, Devamachchi and Gaddadi in Kodagu's Virajpet taluk, besides Bavali, Balyadi, Machchuru, and Anemone in Mysuru's HD Kote taluk along with Chairperson Antony Sebastian.

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Mangaluru Airport bomb should be an eye-opener for PM Modi amidst joblessness: HDK

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January 22,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 22: JD(S) president HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday termed the surrender of the accused in the alleged planting of an explosive at Mangalore Airport as another act of a drama and said that the incident should serve as an Eye-opener for the Prime minister Narendra Modi over the prevailing unemployment problem in the country.

Addressing a press conference, the Janta Dal (Secular) leader said that the surrendered man, who had allegedly planted explosive at the airport, was an employed youth and PM needs to address the prevailing unemployment problem in the country.

The former chief minister said that the accused have higher education qualifications and belonged to the Hindu community, disapproving that only people belonging to the Muslim community resort to violence.

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EVM hack>Dictactorship>don't care whether people protest or not

This will not open not only eye, even any part of his body.

Because these are shameless leaders elected by Stupid, brainless.

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First COVID-19 relapse in Karnataka: 50-yr-old man tests positive after recovery

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May 13,2020

Belagavi, 13: In a shocking development, Karnataka has reported its first COVID-19 relapse with a 50-year-old Tablighi Jamaat convention attendee in Belagavi testing positive days after being discharged.

The State health officials confirmed that P-298 from Kudachi, who had recovered and was discharged, has suffered a relapse. He has been re-admitted to a designated hospital in Belagavi.

The patient was initially admitted on April 15 and recovered, testing negative twice on April 30 and May 1. The tests were done at the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Bengaluru, and the National Institute of Traditional Medicine (NITM), Belagavi.

Despite recovering, his treatment continued in the ICU for other comorbidities, especially cardiac issues. He was discharged on May 4 and quarantined at an institutional facility in Kudachi.

However, he developed symptoms again and was tested for COVID-19 again on May 5 at NITM, Belagavi. The result came back positive. He was re-admitted to a hospital, and on May 6 a second test was done at the Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences. Again, he tested positive.

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