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North Karnataka to observe bandh on August 2 for separate statehood

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July 26, 2018

Bengaluru/Hubballi, Jul 26: After a long lull, the clamour in North Karnataka for separate statehood has gained momentum once again.

A forum comprising various farmers and student organisations has called for a bandh on August 2 demanding separate statehood for North Karnataka. “The bandh will be in all 13 districts of North Karnataka,’’ forum leader Somashekhar Kotambari said in Hubballi on Wednesday.

CM HD Kumaraswamy’s alleged discrimination in the budget towards the region and his recent remarks against North Karnataka leaders are believed to have triggered this agitation, with the veiled backing of some BJP and Congress leaders, sources said.

The forum called Uttara Karnataka Pratyeka Rajya Horata Samiti (North Karnataka Separate Statehood Protest Committee) has planned a rally at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi where several North Karnataka leaders will address the gathering.

Kotambari said North Karnataka has been given stepmotherly treatment by all political parties for seven decades and governments have not developed the region. “Though the region is rich in natural resources, problems like unemployment are unsolved. As governments neglected the recommendations of the Nanjundappa Committee report, the region has been suffering from poverty,” he added.

He said though the government, in 2006, took the initiative to build the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi to focus on overall development of North Karnataka, it has not yielded results. “Suvarna Vidhana Soudha is a white elephant with no government office located there,” he added.

Karnataka Rajya Raita Sangha president Basavaraj Karigar said major irrigation projects have been initiated in South Karnataka, while North Karnataka has been struggling to get the Mahadayi project up and running for years.

“The Krishna river benefits are not yet available for farmers. All development work is concentrated in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Ramanagara, Hassan, Mandya and other districts,” he alleged. At a rally last week in his home constituency Channapatna, Kumaraswamy took a dig at BJP leaders for demanding separate statehood during the recent budget session.

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Ramprasad
 - 
Thursday, 26 Jul 2018

Protesters argumenting with contrasting statements. They claimed that the area rich in natural resources and at the same time they uttered about water scarcity. If north karnataka rich in natural resources, then political parties might have been utilised long back before. That shows the area not rich in natural resources. Water scarcity is there

Rahul
 - 
Thursday, 26 Jul 2018

In a glance, seperate statehood will be better for administration but still it will raise more complications in future

Ibrahim
 - 
Thursday, 26 Jul 2018

Similar in Kasaragod. Its part of Kerala but political parties are ignoring that district. But Kasaragod cant demand seperate state tag. Either it should be a part of Karnataka or remain same as a part of Kerala. 

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March 25,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 25: In the wake of coronavirus outbreak, Nalin Kumar Kateel, Member of Parliament today declared that the coastal city of Mangaluru will remain completely shut tomorrow, (March 26) onwards.

"Today the people were given time to go out of their houses to buy essentials today. But from tomorrow, this will not be allowed," the MP said. 

"We are discussing with officials of all departments about ways to manage the situation. Essential things and facilities people need, will be delivered at their doorsteps. We are sorting out how to deliver the items on behalf of the government and mode of delivery of items to apartment complexes," he said.

He said that a large number of patients from Kasaragod had come into the city yesterday. Hence, the district administration has taken a decision, he said.

"Under the present circumstances, the hospitals in the city would not be sufficient for our purpose. So the administration will not allow any vehicles including ambulances into the city. All the ambulances would be blocked from entering Dakshina Kannada district at Talapady border and sent back," he said.

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May 18,2020

Bengaluru, May 18: Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Mallikarjuna Kharge on Monday slammed the State Government’s decision to appoint administrative committees to Panchayats, which completes their five-year term, shortly.

Speaking to media persons, the Congress leader described the State Government’s decision on appointing committees as a ‘death knell ‘ to the basic characters of the Panchayat bodies, which were elected on a non-party basis.

Strongly recommending the BJP-led government to desist from its decision, Kharge urged Chief minister B S Yediyurappa to extend the term of the elected bodies of the Panchayats by six months.

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March 7,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 7: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday said that the Upper Krishna Project (UKP) will be completed within the next three years.

Speaking in the Assembly, the Chief Minister said: "After discussing with the officials of the finance department, we have decided to allocate Rs 10,000 crore funds for the third phase of UKP. This project will be completed within a span of three years."

Yediyurappa also said that the government will hold talks for additional funds from the Central government.

The leader of Opposition, Siddaramaiah, interrupted and said that the CM has announced this just to gain the confidence of MLAs from north Karnataka.

"The government could have announced it in the budget itself or else the Chief Minister could have announced it at the time of discussion on the budget. Where are the funds with the government to complete the project? CM has announced this just to gain the confidence of MLAs who hail from north Karnataka," said Siddaramaiah.

Deputy Chief Minister Govinda Karajol while speaking to the media welcomed the Chief Minister's statement and said that the earlier government didn't allocate a single penny in the last seven years he added.

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