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Haladi, other BJP leaders not in JD(S) inclusion list at present: HDK

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October 29, 2012

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Mangalore, October 29: No BJP leaders are in the list of JD(S) inclusion at the moment, including Haladi Srinivas Shetty, said HD Kumaraswamy, Former Chief Minister and JD(S) State President.

Responding to a query on BJP leaders joining JD(S) ahead of Assembly polls, at a press meet in Mangalore on Monday, Mr. Kumaraswamy said that no BJP leader is in the immediate list of people to be inducted into JD(S) including Kundapur MLA Haladi Srinivas Shetty. “I have not met him (Mr.Haladi) personally although it is true that I did speak to him over the phone a couple of times. He has sought more time. No BJP leader is in our list at present. There are a few who are expressing displeasure with the BJP and are looking to part ways but they have not approached us”, he said.

Mr. Kumarswamy said that the BJP's internal conflicts are not facilitating addressing of people's problems in the state. “They are busy with their own infighting. Some responsible leaders within the BJP are giving contradictory and inconsistent statements. How can they concentrate on addressing people's problems? They have instead compounded people's problems. They are yet to waive off farmers' loans but have already cast an additional tax burden of 0.5% VAT” he said.

The Former Chief Minister also said that Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar must place before the people details as to how far has the government implemented the projects and amount set aside for projects in the state budget. Mr. Kumaraswamy also slammed AICC chief Sonia Gandhi for stating that the centre had given Rs. 80,000 crore to Karnataka, saying that the money is tax payer's money which the government is bound to give to every state. “What else have they given other than the minimum basic amount that needs to be given?” he questioned.

SM Krishna's return to the state will not have any impact on JD(S), Mr. Kumaraswamy said. “The SM Krishna of 1999 and SM Krishna of today are different entities. The circumstances then were also different compared to those of today. His return has only fuelled more insecurity and internal conflict in the Congress camp”, he said.


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March 29,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 29: Infosys Foundation Chairperson Sudha Murty has sent the second consignment of N95 Masks, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and Sanitisers worth about Rs 73 lakhs, City police Commissioner Dr P S Harsha said on Sunday.

"These will be primarily used by Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics of Wenlock Hospital here and masks by the frontline staff of ASHA and police at risk of exposure to the virus,” Dr Harsha tweeted on Sunday.

The district has received the first consignment with critical medical equipment worth Rs 28 lakh from the Infosys foundation on Saturday, March 28.

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February 21,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 21: Historian Ramachandra Guha on Thursday refuted Karnataka home minister Basavaraj Bommai's claim that the latter had apologised for police allegedly manhandling him during an anti-CAA protest in the city, saying he received no such call or apology.

The writer further said even if such an apology had been offered, he would have rejected it.

"The Home Minister of Karnataka has claimed on the floor of the State Assembly that he apologised to me by phone for the manhandling by the Bengaluru police on 19th December 2019. This is false.

I received no such call or apology," Guha tweeted.

"Even if such an apology had been offered, I would have rejected it.

The imposition of Section 144 was illegal (as the Karnataka High Court has since held) and I was proud to be one of thousands of peaceful protesters who defied the States arbitrary action on that day," he said in another tweet.

During his reply to the debate on law and order situation in the state, Bommai on Wednesday claimed that he had apologised to Guha.

The minister was apologising to senior Congress MLA and former Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar for police serving him notice and detaining him along with others at Mangaluru airport in December for trying to enter the city despite restrictions following violence there.

Stating that anti-CAA protests have taken place peacefully across the state, he had said, there might have been minor discrepancies, like that with historian Ramachandra Guha, being manhandled during a protest.

"I have called and apologised to him," he had said.

Guha was detained on December 19 for staging a demonstration against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens at the Town Hall here, in defiance of the prohibitory orders imposed in the city.

He was taken away by police personnel and led to a police vehicle parked nearby.

Leader of Opposition in the assembly and former chief minister Siddaramaiah said Bommai has committed a "perjury" in the House, and asked him to apologise to people and Guha in front of media.

"Bommai has committed a perjury on the floor of the House. It answers the question of where @BJP4India workers derive their motivation to spread fake news.

Bommai has insulted the people whom he represents," he tweeted and demanded that he apologize to people and Guha.

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: The heath condition of Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa who had tested positive for Covid-19 continues to be stable and he is currently asymptomatic, hospital source said.

Congress leader and former chief minister Siddaramaiah who too has tested positive for Covid-19, is suffering from high fever and is currently receiving treatment. He has been admitted at the Manipal hospital in Bengaluru.

"I request all those who had come in contact with me to check out for symptoms and to quarantine themselves," Siddaramaiah had said in a tweet.

Yediyurappa, is in the same hospital for treatment along with his daughter B Y Padmavati, who too tested positive for the virus on Monday.

Yediyurappa on Sunday night (2 August) had tweeted that, "I have tested positive for coronavirus. Whilst I am fine, I am being hospitalised as a precaution on the recommendation of doctors. I request those who have come in contact with me recently to be observant and exercise self quarantine.”

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