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SDPI condemns delay in appointing Lokayukta

July 4, 2012
Mangalore, July 4: Members of the district unit of Social Democratic Party of India staged a dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Tuesday in protest against the delay in appointing the Lokayukta.

They raised slogans against the BJP government and Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda for delaying the appointment.

After Santosh Hegde's tenure as Lokayukta ended, the State government is afraid of appointing a Lokayukta because most of the State's BJP leaders are linked to the mining mafia, land-grabbing, corruption and possession of illicit wealth, the protesters claimed.

Addressing the gathering Akbar Ali, District General Secretary of SDPI said that the BJP government should take immediate steps to appoint a Lokayukta if it had trust in, and respect for, the democratic system and if it wanted to give a transparent administration to the people, they added.

He demanded that the State government appoint the Lokayukta at the earliest and warned that attempts by the State government to weaken the Lokayukta institution would not be tolerated.

In a memorandum submitted to the Governor through the Deputy Commissioner here, Abdul Jaleel, president of the district unit, said that the appointment of Lokayukta had taken a back seat as leaders of the BJP were fighting for power. Besides, development activities had come to a halt in the State, he said.

He urged the Governor to direct the State government to appoint the Lokayukta and Lokayuktha Superintendents of Police in 19 districts, failing which the agitation would be intensified.

Riyaz Ahmed, Member, Nawaz Ullal, Ismaeel Engineer, Shareef Arkula, Abdul Khader Kankanady, Ashraf Manchi, Yusuf Aladka and others were present.

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April 29,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 29: As many as 11 more people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Karnataka, said the State's Health Department on Wednesday.

According to an official statement, 11 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported from 5 pm on April 28 to 5 pm on April 29.

"With this, the total number of positive coronavirus cases in the state has mounted to 534, of which 20 deaths have been reported and 215 people have recovered," added the statement.

Of 20 coronavirus patients who died, one death was due to the non-COVID cause, the statement further said.

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July 27,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 27: The Karnataka government on Sunday directed the Director General of Police Praveen Sood to submit a detailed report on the internal security following the United Nations' observation that international terror outfit IS was active in the state.

The UN report stated that Al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent, which reportedly has between 150 and 200 members from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, was reportedly planning attacks in the region.

It also warned that there were 'significant numbers' of ISIS operatives in Karnataka and Kerala. Reacting to the UN report, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the state government has taken a serious note of the report on the activities of IS in the state.

The state government is in touch with the Centre and the neighbouring states to keep a close watch on the activities of suspicious people and their supporters.

"In this context, it has been decided to strengthen the internal security of the state. The Director General of Police has been asked to submit a detailed report," Bommai said in a release.

The state is also keeping a strict vigil on all those entering Bengaluru from other states, the Minister said. He recalled that the state police had arrested several members of Al-Hind organisation in January last and Jamaat- ul-Mujahideen from Bangladesh in 2018 and 2019. He added that the National Investigation Agency is investigating the case of JMB.

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April 15,2020

New Delhi, Apr 15: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the government to organise flights to bring back Indian workers stuck in the Middle East and desperate to return.

He said the workers are in deep distress there due to shutting of businesses in the Middle East due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The Covid19 crisis and shutting of businesses in the Middle East have left thousands of Indian workers in deep distress and desperate to return home.

"The Government must organise flights to bring home our brothers and sisters most in need of assistance, with quarantine plans in place," he said on Twitter.

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