Cong leaders lack courage to fight discrimination against Dalits'

August 16, 2011

Mangalore, August 16: Dissatisfaction of the participants was clearly visible at the DK District Congress SC/ST Cell meet due to a delayed start and a rushed conclusion of the meeting at DK District Congress Office here on Tuesday.

Dalit representatives of the Party, who had attended the meeting from various parts of the District, were discontented at the haste exhibited by the senior Congress leaders. “I have travelled over 80 kilometres for this meet. There is no point in attending if they conclude the meet abruptly without giving us a chance to express our opinions”, a Dalit member of the party complained.

Janardhan Chantimar, President, Bantwal Block Congress SC/ST Cell questioned the leaders present in the meeting about how many Dalit leaders have grown in the Congress party. Referring to Padmanabha Naringana, President, Dakshin Kannada Congress SC/ST cell, he said, though Padmanabha has served the Congress longer than the prominent leaders in the district, he is still ignored.

Stating that discrimination has not stopped even after independence, he said: “Congress leaders lack courage to fight against the continued discrimination against Dalits and minorities by some organisations in the district”.

Presiding over the meeting, N Manjunath, President, Karnataka State Congress SC/ST cell reminded the gathering about the benefits the party has provided for the oppressed classes of society.

He lamented about the disinterest exhibited by the former Chief Minister Yeddyurappa in forming a vigilance committee to solve the problems endured by the Dalits. He was critical against the fake caste certificate issue and demanded the government to dismiss the officials who had issued them.

Mangalore MLA U T Khader and senior Congress leaders of the district Ivan D'souza and P V Mohan also addressed the gathering.

Ibrahim Kodijal, Vice President, Dakshina Kannada District Congress, Appi, Vice President, Dakshina Kannada Congress SC/ST cell, Mamatha Gatti, President, Dakshina Kannada Mahila Congress were present among others in the meeting.

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3 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, tally reaches 503

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April 26,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 26: Three new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 503 as per Karnataka government.

There are 302 active COVID-19 cases in Karnataka presently, while 182 patients have been discharged, 19 deaths have been reported, state government informed.

The total number of positive coronavirus cases across the country are 26,917, including 20,177 active cases of the virus. So far, 5,913 patients have either been cured or discharged while 826 deaths have been recorded in the country, as per data provided by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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Labourers stranded in Lakshadweep brought back to Mangaluru

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May 28,2020

Mangaluru, May 28: As many as 19 labourers, who were stranded in Lakshadweep island due to lockdown following COVID-19 outbreak, have been brought back to Mangaluru by a boat ' Amindivi' on Thursday.

On their arrival, they were subjected to medical examination and were warmly welcomed by their family members who had come to receive them at the Port.

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Twitter briefly blocks Karnataka BJP’s official account over provocative tweets

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February 12,2020

Social media giant Twitter briefly blocked the Karnataka BJP's account after it posted several provocative tweets and taunted Muslim women.

Ironically, the BJP called its unhygienic tweets as "liberal views". "It is unfortunate that our handle was locked out by Twitter for speaking the truth about liberals," it said.

"A big thanks for your support and encouragement. Satymeva Jayate. Jai Hind," the political party said to its supporters.

However, it did not specify for how long Twitter blocked its account but tweeted again on Wednesday after Monday.

Last week Karnataka BJP drew flak on Twitter for taking a swipe at Muslim women who appear to be standing in a line to vote in Delhi's assembly polls. ""Kaagaz Nahi Dikayenge Hum" ! ! ! Keep the documents safe, you will need to show them again during NPR exercise (sic)," the party's Karnataka Twitter handle posted using the hashtag #DelhiPolls2020.

It tweeted on Monday, accusing Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Sushil Kumar Shinde and Vijay Bahuguna for "cheating" Dalits.

Karnataka BJP spokesperson G. Madhusudhan said that he had no idea about the account being blocked and then unblocked by Twitter.

"What has happened? I don't know," said Madhusudhana.

Reacting to the drubbing BJP suffered in the Delhi Assembly polls, the party tweeted that there is no need to lose heart.

"Now is the time to go back to voters to win their hearts and minds. Let us plan for 2025 from today. We are with you," tweeted Karnataka BJP on Wednesday.

Though BJP congratulated Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for winning the Delhi polls, the party highlighted that it managed to increase it vote share by six per cent compared to 2015.

Also Read: Karnataka BJP taunts Muslim women, asks them to keep document safe for NPR

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No need to block them. What else can we expect from a bunch of idiots? Especially from "bada goatala kiya saar"