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JD(S) tears into Siddaramaiah-led govt with 15-point charge sheet

DHNS
April 30, 2018

Bengaluru, Apr 30: The JD(S) on Sunday released a 15-point charge sheet against the Congress, with party president H D Kumaraswamy launching a sharp attack against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for indulging in “devious” and “divisive” politics.

Demanding that Siddaramaiah stop targeting his political opponent and fight a ‘clean and fair’ elections, Kumaraswamy raised several questions about the Congress’ conduct in the last five years.

Though the ruling party has tried to camouflage its wrongdoings by misusing the state power, the JD(S) would expose the party’s misdeeds through the charge sheet, he said.

Questioning the Congress’s secular credentials, Kumaraswamy said that the party’s intent had been revealed after it decided to split the Lingayat community. Calling out the Congress’ “appeasement” politics, Kumaraswamy charged that the party continued to use the Muslim community merely as a vote bank.

The party had also failed to protect proponents of secularism like M M Kalburgi and Gauri Lankesh, he said.

The Congress had not only rendered the Lokayukta toothless to safeguard its own interests, but had also not ensured the safety of Lokayukta Justice Vishwanath Shetty, he added.

Attacking Siddaramaiah for “dividing” the JD(S), Kumaraswamy charged that the Congress leader had poached the regional party MLAs to further his politics. The chief minister had also resorted to misusing the Speaker’s office.

With leaders like K C Venugopal, who is accused of rape, at the forefront of party affairs, the party has no moral right to insist that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should speak up on the Kathua and Unnao rape cases, he said.

Kumaraswamy said that the party’s intent to siphon off money to the Congress high command had become apparent through the controversial steel bridge project and the discovery of suspicious entries in MLC Govindaraju’s diary. 

The charge sheet also highlighted hooliganism by party leaders like Hungund MLA Vijayanand Kashappanavar, minister Vinay Kulkarni, Mohammed Nalapad Haris and Siddaramaiah’s close aides like MLA Byrathi Basavaraj.

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January 29,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 29: The police have registered a suo motu case against some of the youths who raised life threat slogans against former Karnataka Minister and Congress MLA UT Khader during the pro-Citizenship Amendment Act rally here on January 27.

A video of the incident that went viral on social media showed the youths belonging to BJP and other saffron outfits raising slogans that they will “cut off his limbs and chop off his head if necessary” during the rally organised by the BJP in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act on Monday.

Though Mr Khader did not file a complaint, the Congress party had urged the police to register a suo motu case.

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June 25,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 25: In a shocking development, as many as five post-graduate (PG) doctors have tested positive for coronavirus in Mangaluru. 

The one male and four female doctors – all aged around 28 years – are asymptomatic and are being treated at the designated covid hospital in the city.

All the five PG doctors of Kasturba Medical College were deputed at Govt. Lady Goschen Hospital and District Wenlock Hospital (Covid Hospital).

Meanwhile, around 30 medicos have been quarantined.

According to sources, the five doctors were staying in a residential apartment in the city. The apartment is likely to be sealed.

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March 16,2020

Kalaburagi, Mar 16: Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner B Sharat has banned the sale of liquor and ordered the closure of bars and restaurants in the district until further orders in the wake of coronavirus scare.

On Sunday, Sharat said that the public gatherings including local markets, village fairs, Urs festival in Kalaburagi district have been banned.

"Gatherings including local markets, village fairs, Urs festival in the district have been banned as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus until further orders," Sharat said.

The Karnataka Health Department on Sunday said that all the family members and other contacts of the 76-year-old man who died of coronavirus in Kalaburagi are being monitored closely.

The state government has said that six cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the state as of now, including one person who died.

"Till date, six COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state including one death. The 5 Coronavirus positive cases are in isolation at the designated hospital in Bengaluru," the government said.

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