Karnataka Congress was hit by cash-for-ticket charge in 2008 polls too

DHNS
March 17, 2018

Bengaluru, Mar 17: The latest allegation of cash-for-ticket is not the first such the Congress is facing during the Karnataka Assembly elections. During the distribution of tickets for the Assembly elections in 2008, senior leader Margaret Alva had made similar allegations.

Margret, then an AICC general secretary, reportedly made the charges against the party leadership for denying the ticket for her son Nivedith Alva to contest from Khanapur Assembly segment. She had accused the party top brass of selling the party ticket.

While the party top brass dismissed her allegations, she had said that the media had quoted her out of context.

However, Siddaramaiah had almost endorsed Margret's allegation, saying: "This is a serious charge and the party should look into it seriously."

Former chief minister M Veerappa Moily's tweet on Thursday, which he has disowned, is said to be due to some leaders opposing the Congress ticket to his son from Karkala.

Admitting that several senior leaders of the party were demanding the tickets for their kin, KPCC chief G Parameshwara said, "nothing wrong in giving a ticket to children of senior leaders. But, certain parameters will be adopted."

With over a dozen senior leaders demanding the tickets for their kin, the party top brass is finding it difficult to handle the issue, said a senior leader.

Meanwhile, Science and Technology Minister M R Seetharam said Moily should not have made such statements.

Comments

Babu Gowda
 - 
Saturday, 17 Mar 2018

Biz men considering politics as a field to improve their business. and safe also. Image may loose but capital will be safe

Danish
 - 
Saturday, 17 Mar 2018

These poeple entering into politics not for serving people.. but for their income.. They can loot.. they earn lakhs of rupees without doing hard works.. only they have to inaugurate some functions daily. Thats it

Vinod
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Saturday, 17 Mar 2018

People competing each other to enter into politics and for seats. 

Kumar
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Saturday, 17 Mar 2018

Politics has become a profession

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February 7,2020

Maddur, Feb 7: Two daily wage workers were buried alive after a heap of mud collapsed on them near the Agriculture Department office on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway, in Maddur of Mandya district on Thursday night, police said on Friday.

Police said that the deceased, Kashinath (37), and Rajgandh (30), were working at a site of the ongoing Bengaluru-mysuru highway development project.

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April 25,2020

Kalaburagi, Apr 25: In order to make people aware about the precautionary steps required to be taken in order to contain the spread of coronavirus, Muslim clerics here are making announcements from mosques after 'Azaan' urging people to follow the government guidelines to keep infection at bay.

Speaking to news agency, Ateeq Ur Rahman Ashrafi, All India Imams Council Karnataka's state president, said, "Under our council, there are around 80 mosques and after Azaan we are spreading awareness about COVID-19. I also appeal to other mosques to make such announcements and follow government guidelines."

This year, due to the spread of the virus, Muslim clerics have requested people to offer prayers inside their homes and avoid any kind of social gathering.

The country is under lockdown till May 3. All religious places including mosques have been closed to stop the transmission of the highly contagious virus.

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June 24,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 24: Karnataka Minister of Medical Education Dr K Sudhakar said on Tuesday that the directors of institutions will be held responsible if any there are any complaints and lack of facilities in the treatment of COVID-19 patients.

'Since a couple of days, there are reports in media regarding the admission of COVID-19 patients, lack of hygiene and the supply of sub-standard food to patients. The country is appreciating Karnataka and Bengaluru for controlling the spread of coronavirus. This was possible due to tireless efforts from past several months and these kinds of reports emerging now cannot be tolerated," Sudhakar said.

He added, "There can be no compromise in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. It must be ensured that these kinds of complaints will not be repeated. Directors of hospitals will be held responsible if there are complaints."

The medical education minister further said that asymptomatic patients will be kept in COVID-Care Centres and if they develop symptoms in the care centres, they will be shifted to hospitals for further treatment.

"Since the COVID-19 cases are increasing, private hospitals have been roped in to treat coronavirus patients. Officials have to ensure that beds are reserved and all arrangements are made as per the government order. Guidelines will soon be issued for monitoring asymptomatic cases in COVID care centres," he added.

Karnataka on Tuesday reported 322 fresh COVID-19 positive cases and eight deaths.
According to the state health department, the total number of positive cases has mounted to 9,721 and 150 deaths. So far, 6,004 people have been discharged.

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