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Lukewarm response Sriramulu Yatra; Rs 5-cr bus steals the show

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July 30, 2012

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Karwar, July 30: BSR Congress chief B Sriramulu's much hyped 'Swabhimani Sankalpa Yatra' evoked lukewarm response from the people of Karwar on Sunday.

The 1300-km Yatra from coastal district Ramnagar is second Sriramulu's second roadshow in less than two months.

The party had earlier claimed that the main aim of the Yatra was to know the problems of the poor in coastal and Malnad areas of Karnataka and against the “cavalier” attitude of the State Government towards the people in drought-hit areas.

But what caught the attention of all in the inaugural day was Sriramulu's Rs 5-crore hi-tech vehicle.

The bus was customized by Punebased Dilip Chhabria, who is said to have designed similar ones for jailed MP Jagan Mohan Reddy and actor Salman Khan. It has a conference room, kitchenette and bedroom. A bullet-proof vehicle with fire-proof tyres, it can accommodate 12 persons. One portion can be converted into a dais for holding public meetings.

In 2007 Sriramulu's associate, jailed mining baron G Janardhan Reddy , purchased the vehicle to undertake a statewide campaign on his Rs 150-crore bribery allegations against former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy . But he shelved it as he couldn't gather enough evidence to substantiate his charges. The bus had been lying idle since then.

On Sunday, the bus sported a fresh coat of paint — the colours and symbol of Sriramulu's BSR Congress.

Sensing the tepid response, organisers of the rally brought people from districts like Bellary, Gadag, Koppal, Dharwad, and Belgaum to the function.

The local people could not relate to the extravaganza of the BSR Congress's rally. The flamboyance was new to the people of coastal area where political functions are low key affairs. This might have kept the local people away from the function, said a local BSR Congress activist.

One of the organisers of the yatra said that Sriramulu was “revered as a god” in Bellary, Gadag, and Koppal districts. The “political situation” in the coastal areas was entirely different from that of Bayaluseeme, he said.


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July 29,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 29: A day after Congress staged a nationwide 'Save Democracy' protest, Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy slammed Congress for "dividing" the political parties and "buying MLAs" and questioned their "democratic behaviour" to lure Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLAs who supported them.

Kumaraswamy, in a media statement, said, "Is it a democratic behaviour to lure MLAs of other parties through political shenanigans and later merging with them?"

"Congress is an expert in dividing political parties and purchase of MLAs," said Kumaraswamy adding, "If you are dividing the like-minded party MLAs through deceit, who would support you?"

He alleged that the term "horse trade" in politics came to be used because of Congress.

Congress had tied to divide the Janata Dal (Secular) in 2004. To this, he added, "To avoid the party being hijacked by the Congress, I had to oust the Congress-JD(S) coalition government through a political coup."

Kumaraswamy further accused, "Haven't the Congress who is making a big noise about the purchase of MLAs divided the JD(S) in the past? Is it not a fact that for the sake of one Rajya Sabha seat, the Congress government in Karnataka purchased eight JD(S) MLAs?"

Both -- Congress and BJP -- are "criminals" in purchase matter, he added.

Rajasthan Congress is in turmoil after simmering differences between Sachin Pilot and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot came out in the open. Pilot was removed as the Deputy Chief Minister and the state unit chief of Congress.

The Congress has accused the BJP of indulging in horse-trading to bring down the Gehlot government. The BJP has rejected the allegations.

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February 2,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 2: A local court on Saturday remanded Aditya Rao,the suspect in the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) bomb case, to two weeks judicial custody.

Rao was produced before the Sixth Judicial First Class Magistrate Court after the 10-day police custody expired.

Rao has been in police custody since January 22 after he surrendered before the police in Bengaluru on January 21 and was later brought here.

He had allegedly planted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the airport on January 20 triggering panic and later made a hoax call to the airport terminal that a bomb had been planted in an IndiGo flight.

During the last ten days, police took the accused to several places in the city and Udupi where he had frequented in the recent past.

He was also taken to the room where he stayed while he was working at a hotel in the city.

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July 8,2020

Kasaragod, Jul 8: The meeting of Kasaragod district-level corona control core committee has resolved to make pass mandatory for vehicles to bring vegetables and fruits to Kasaragod from Dakshina Kannada and other parts of Karnataka.

Pass will be issued by RTO. Employees, including the driver of the vehicle, must visit the nearest primary health facility once in seven days and undergo a health check and submit a medical officer's certificate.

District Collector Dr D Sajith Babu, who presided over the meeting, said that only those vegetable and fruit vehicles that produce medical officer's certificate and RTO's passes will be allowed to cross the border.

Meeting, the RTO has decided to convene an emergency meeting of vegetable and fruit merchants.

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