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Janthakal case: HC tells SIT not to arrest Kumaraswamy till June 20

DHNS
June 16, 2017

Bengaluru, Jun 16: Granting interim relief to former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy in the Janthakal mining case, the High Court of Karnataka on Thursday directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) not to arrest him till June 20.hdk

Kumaraswamy had filed an anticipatory bail application before the high court after his advance bail was rejected by the Lokayukta Special Court on June 13.

During the hearing, Kumaraswamy’s counsel Hashmath Pasha submitted that his client was named in two other similar cases and had got bail from the Lokayukta Special Court. “Cases are being registered against my client in the same case with different case numbers. But this time, there has been abuse of the legal process,” he said.

Pasha said that there is an apprehension that his client could be arrested by the SIT. He sought an interim bail from the court till the disposal of the petition and said that his client would cooperate in the investigation.

Justice Rathnakala said that the SIT would not stoop to such a level while investigating into such issues. The judge directed the SIT not to arrest Kumaraswamy till the next date of hearing on June 20

and ordered notice to the SIT and directed it to file its objections.

The SIT has registered a case against Kumaraswamy after he was named by the IAS officer and an accused in the illegal mining case, Gangaram Baderiya.

He was booked for cheating, forgery, criminal breach of trust and giving false information, criminal conspiracy under the IPC sections. Kumaraswamy has been booked under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.

The SIT had arrested Baderiya for according mining permission to Janthakal Enterprises in 2006. During the probe, in his statement, Baderiya said that the licence for mining was given on the instructions of the then chief minister Kumaraswamy.

The SIT had summoned Kumaraswamy to appear before the investigating officer. He later filed an anticipatory bail plea before the lower court, which was rejected on June 13.

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July 20,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 20: Karnataka Minister for Primary and Higher Education S Suresh Kumar today said that the results of the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) Examinations, held amidst Corona threat, will be announced in the first week of August.

Speaking to newsmen on Monday after visiting the evaluation centres in the City, said that the work is in full swing and it was proposed to announce the results by end of first week next month.

He said that the evaluation of the answer sheets are set to take another 10-12 days. Currently, evaluations of the answer sheets are taking place at 220 centres in the State.

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June 18,2020

Amidst heightened border tensions between Indian and China, senior BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's two year old tweet comparing his party with Communist Party of China started going viral. 

The tweet, dated 26 June, 2016 reads: "Communist Party of China & BJP have done numerous works in social field. This way, there is tremendous similarities between the two parties." (sic)

Twitterati dug up this tweet after over 20 Indian Army personnel, including a colonel, were killed in a clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh earlier this week.

Soon after Chouhan's tweet went viral, netizens took to the micro-blogging site and slammed BJP. One user said, "Interesting comment by Hindutva ITSELF to recognise how similar they are with China. No doubt. Both believe in Dragon Throne .... and brutal absolute control." Another user said, "No wonder the BJP & China both agree that PLA never crossed into Indian territory."

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July 19,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 19: Senior JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday advised the Karnataka government to utilise the services of private medical colleges in treating Covid-19 patients, by taking them into confidence, instead of threatening them with license cancellation for not complying with directives.

He also said a concentrated effort should be taken in the fight against coronavirus. "It was wrong for any hospital to deny treatment. It is also not correct on part of the government to threaten the private medical colleges with cancellation of their licence for that reason. It won't be of any help at this time of medical emergency.

Remember that MCI has the authority to cancel licenses, not government," Kumaraswamy tweeted. "Instead of showing fury on private medical colleges at such a time, concentrate on taking their service by taking them into confidence. Look into their needs. I urge for a concentrated fight against coronavirus," he added.

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa had on Saturday convened a meeting with Private Medical College Hospitals regarding Covid management and directed them to provide 50 per cent of the beds as promised.

In another tweet, Kumaraswamy said the notice being put out by local administrations in front of coronavirus patient's house is leading to new age social discrimination and untouchability.

To ensure that infected patients and his family leads a respectable life, such a practice has to be dropped immediately. "..... instead health workers should be sent to their houses to educate and instill confidence in them," the former CM added.

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