Deve Gowda denies tie-up with BJP for byelections

August 6, 2013

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Bangalore, Aug 6: The scene for the ensuing byelections to the two Lok Sabha and three Legislative Council seats is hotting up with the leaders of the ruling Congress and principal opposition JD(S) making allegations and counter allegations.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the reported move by the JD(S) and the BJP for an understanding in the bypolls has exposed the true colours of the JD(S). However, JD(S)?supremo H D Deve Gowda strongly denied that there was any such move and chose to call it a conspiracy to tarnish his party's secular credentials.

Speaking to reporters here, Siddaramaiah said the bypolls will reveal as to who is secular and who is communal. “People will get to know about Deve Gowda and H D Kumaraswamy who always boast about being secular...One can't become secular just by adding the word secular to the name,” he observed.

He recalled that Gowda had said that forming a coalition government with the BJP in the State in 2006 was a big mistake.

But, he is again going with the saffron party. Kumaraswamy has already said that he is not sorry about joining hands with the BJP in forming the government, he said.

At a separate press conference, Gowda said there is neither any alliance nor understanding with any party.

“It is left to the respective party to field their candidates or not. No body can question my credentials,” he stated.

On reported efforts being made by Kumaraswamy for reaching an understanding with the BJP, Gowda said: “It is not proper to give political colour to everything. I am the national president of the party. Kumaraswamy is the State president,” he stated.

Kumaraswamy is said to be holding talks with the BJP leaders with an aim of giving an united fight to the Congress in the bypolls. Leaders of both the parties reportedly reached an agreement. Accordingly, the BJP would help the JD(S) in the Lok Sabha bypolls to Bangalore Rural and Mandya seats by not fielding its candidates and the latter would, in turn, help the BJP in the Council bypolls in the same way.

But, the agreement was not finalised as the BJP wanted it to be made official, while the JD(S) was opposed to it. Kumaraswamy wanted it to be a tacit understanding as he feared losing the support of the minority communities.

No JD(S) nominees

Interestingly, the JD(S) did not field its candidates for any of the three local authorities constituencies for the Council bypolls – Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Hubli-Dharwad, raising doubts of a possible tacit understanding with the BJP. Monday was the last date for filing nomination papers.

Sources in the BJP said leaders of the two parties are still holding talks. Wednesday is the last date for withdrawal of nomination papers for the byelections to the two Lok Sabha seats.

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Real Ayodhya is in Nepal, Lord Ram was Nepali, says Nepal PM

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July 14,2020

Kathmandu, Jul 14: After staking claim to Indian territories of Lipulekh-Kalapani in a new controversial map, Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday claimed that Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Rama, is in Nepal and Lord Rama was Nepali.

“Although real Ayodhya lies at Thori, city in the west of Birgunj, India has claimed that Lord Rama was born there. Due to these continuous claims, even we have believed that deity Sita got married to Prince Rama of India. However, in reality, Ayodhya is a village lying west of Birgunj,” Oli claimed at an event organised at Prime Minister's residence in Kathmandu.

The Prime Minister also blamed India of cultural encroachment by “creating a fake Ayodhya.”

“Balmiki Ashram is in Nepal and the holy place where King Dashrath had executed the rites to get the son is in Ridi. Dashrath’s son Ram was not an Indian and Ayodhya is also in Nepal,” he claimed.

In an attempt to save self from criticism, Oli questioned how Lord Rama could come to Janakpur to marry Sita when there were "no means" of communication. He further said that it to be impossible for Lord Rama to come to Janakpur from present Ayodhya that lies in India.

“Janakpur lies here and Ayodhya there and there is talk of marriage. There was neither telephone nor mobile then how could he know about Janakpur,” Oli said.

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India needs to look beyond what rating agencies think, says Raghuram Rajan

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August 6,2020

Mumbai, Aug 6: Former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan said on Thursday that overly focusing on what sovereign rating agencies think can take one's eyes off what needs to be done for the economy.

"It is also important to convince both domestic and international investors that after the crisis associated with the pandemic is over, we will return to fiscal responsibility over the medium term, and the government should do more to convince them of that," Rajan told the Global Markets Forum.

India was placed under one of the strictest lockdowns in the world in late March for more than two months to stem the spread of the coronavirus, but cases have continued to rise steadily since the government eased restrictions in June, stymieing hopes of an economic recovery.

The government has announced several initiatives to help the poor and small- and medium-size businesses, but actual cash outgo from the government's measures has been estimated at just about 1% of GDP.

Several attribute the fiscal prudence to fear of a downgrade after Moody's cut India's rating and outlook in early June followed closely by a change in outlook from Fitch.

The central bank on its part too has reduced the key lending rate by 115 basis points on top of the 135 bps last year and is widely expected to cut rates by another 25 bps later on Thursday.

"The RBI and government have certainly been cooperating, but it seems like it is elsewhere, the ball is in the government's court to do more," Rajan said.

He said the RBI needs to focus on whether credit is reaching the stressed areas of the economy and also if the viable firms were able to access credit and not the unviable ones.

"And I think that's where it has to focus its attentions, because resources, as you well know, are limited in India today."

Recently analysts, however, have cited the growing possibility the RBI may prefer to pause and cut rates only at its October meeting.

Government officials too have suggested the possibility of any more fiscal stimulus being announced, would only come in the second half of the fiscal year, once a recovery has taken root and coronavirus cases have peaked.

"What India should focus on at this point is protecting its economic capabilities, so that when it has dealt with the virus it can go resume activity in a reasonable way. That should be the focus," Rajan said.

"And if it does that, there is no reason why the rating agencies will not see that as an appropriate policy".

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Death toll reaches 32 in Delhi violence

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February 27,2020

New Delhi, Feb 27: The death toll in the communal violence in northeast Delhi over the amended citizenship law reached 32 on Thursday, senior officials said.

It was at 27 till Wednesday night.

"Five more deaths recorded at GTB Hospital, so death toll at that hospital has gone up to 30, taking total toll to 32," a senior Delhi Health Department official told news agency.

The Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital had reported two fatalities on Wednesday.

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