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I am a secular Hindu. Oppose BJP’s Hindutva. Don’t know what’s soft Hindutva: Siddaramaiah

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December 27, 2017

Chitradurga Dec 27: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has rubbished the media speculations about soft Hindutva approach of Congress in poll-bound Karnataka while reiterating that he belongs to Hindu community and believes in secular ideology.

“I oppose the brand of Hindutva that BJP practices. I am devoted to the ideal of secularism. But I don't know what the 'soft Hindutva' you refer to is,” replied Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

He was speaking to reporters who met him at Holalkere, Chitradurga district, Karnataka.

To a question whether he was afraid of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activists because he had cautioned the Congress rank and file to be vigilant of their activities, the CM retorted: "Why should I be scared?"

"I asked my party workers to be careful of the RSS during election time to ensure that their activists do not cause communal flare-ups".

To another question regarding the boycott of the meeting with SC/ST communities slated for December 31, the CM said that he had postponed the meeting to January 13, 2018.

As for the section of ST communities protesting against the Sadashiva Commission's recommendations on reservations, on December 29, the CM said, "To protest is everybody's right".

To the demand to increase the reservation percentages, the CM said that soon a census would be conducted and steps would be taken based on it.

As for questions on the Mahadayi river water sharing dispute, Siddaramaiah said that he had written to Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar inviting him for talks.

"Mahadayi agitations are not against the Congress. They are against Yeddyurappa because he is lying to people," Siddaramaiah alleged.

Siddaramaiah said that he would convene a meeting soon to plan the Vishwa Kannada Sammelana at Davangere city this year.

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March 5,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 5: Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday admitted in the legislative assembly that corruption was deep-rooted in government offices and held transfer racket as the root cause of the graft menace.

“Unless we root it out from the system, we can never uphold the spirit of the Constitution and ensure equitable justice to people. If legislators lend support (to this cause), then we can weed out this menace,” Yediyurappa said during a special discussion on the Constitution.

Successive governments have been accused by opposition parties of running a transfer racket, but there’s very little done to institute a probe or order a crackdown following the allegations.

The chief minister’s candid admission came after senior Congress MLA HK Patil, quoting a report from Amnesty International, said 63% of people in Karnataka give bribe to get their work done in government offices. The CM said he agreed with the report in toto.

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March 30,2020

Udupi, Mar 30: Karnataka Home Minister and Udupi district in-charge Basavaraj Bommai has urged citizens to stay indoors and help government prevent spread of Covid-19.

In a video released by the Minister on Monday, he said, ''Three patients have been cured and we are observing their situation. All the primary contacts of these patients have been quarantined.''

''In Dr TMA Pai Hospital a 100-bed COVID hospital has been set up and a 150-bed SDM hospital in Udyavara is ready to use as isolation facilities,'' he added.

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July 14,2020

Kasaragod, Jul 14: Kerala State Excise department officials confiscated hawala money to the tune of Rs 2.85 crore from a person hailing from Mangaluru.

According to sources, the officials of the Kumbala Range Excise had noticed the huge baggage containing hundreds of bundles of unaccounted currencies when they intercepted a vehicle at the border check-post at Thoominad in Manjeshwar early on Tuesday morning.

The accused Shamsudheen, who was trying to transport the illegal money into Kerala has been arrested and handed over to the Manjeshwar police authorities for further action, sources added.

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