Party hopper Yogeshwara to quit Cong again; may join BJP or JD(S)

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October 14, 2017

Bengaluru, Oct 14: Film actor-turned-politician C P Yogeshwara, who is considered a party hopper in political circles, is now all set to change the party once again.

Yogeshwara was a forest minister when Yeddyurappa was chief minister of Karnataka. He had quit the BJP during the collapse of its government in Karnataka and won the 2013 Assembly election from Channapatna on a Samajwadi Party ticket and later joined the Congress when it formed a government.

Yogeshwara’s political life has been full of filmy twists. He started his political career as an independent candidate, then joined Congress, then SP and then migrated to BJP.

Citing constant interference by his long-time political rival Energy Minister D K Shivakumar, and his brother — MP D K Suresh — Yogeshwara said he has valid reasons to quit the party. Though he has contributed to strengthening the Congress, the state leaders have not taken him into confidence, he told this paper.

Yogeshwara said the party had given opportunities to many leaders from the Mysuru region, but he had not been taken into confidence. “While MLC H M Revanna was inducted into the Cabinet, former minister C M Lingappa was nominated as the MLC by the party,” he said.

“I am very pained by the manner in which I have been treated. I have made up my mind to quit the Congress,” he added.

He said JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy had approached him a few months ago asking him to join the party. Yogeeshwara hopes to contest from either Channapatna or Maddur Assembly constituency in the next election. "I haven't made up my mind about my future plans. I will take an appropriate decision on October 22after consulting my followers," he said.

Kumaraswamy, however, denied that he had approached Yogeeshwara. “I have not spoken to him. It is not true that the party has agreed to field him from Maddur,” added Kumaraswamy.

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April 16,2020

Dammam: President of Indian Social Forum, Eastern Province Mr.Wasim Rabbani urged immediate intervention of Indian government to help Non Residential Indians who are in trouble due to corona pandemic in Saudi Arabia.

He said in a press rease that expatriate Indians are in concern  as number of corona infected people and  deaths are increasing in danger level.

Hea said, "the Saudi health minister's statement a few days ago indicates that the situation in Saudi needs to be taken more seriously with precautionary methods. There are concerns among expatriates because the number of people infected with the coronavirus and the number of deaths reported in various provinces are increasing at an alarming rate."

"Saudi Government and Health Ministry are taking excellent precautionary measures, however, in the coming days expect to see the number of cases to increase in Saudi Arabia. The Indian government needs to take diplomatic and immediate intervention to ensure the treatment of Indian expatriates considering the number of effected people increasing", He said.

He also urged that the Embassy and the Government of India should ensure qaurantiane faculty for Indian expatriates and arrange special low cost flights to bring back expatriates who would like to return home country.

" Government of India and Indian embassy need to intervene immediately to ensure that the quarantine system is in place for Indian expatriates as the facilities in the rooms where the residents are staying together are very limited. There should also be a mechanism to organize low-cost flight services for expatriates who are ready to go home. The government system should also be able to accommodate the expatriates in special quarantine areas in hometown as soon they arrive in India", he urged.

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February 26,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 26: Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL) Managing Director Mohammed Nazir on Wednesday said that 13 Schools in eight wards, here, will be upgraded under the Area Based Development (ABD) of the Smart City Mission (SCM).

Mr. Nazir, in a statement, said that the Schools selected include Government Higher Primary School Car Street, Bastigarden, Neereshwalya, Hoigebazar Lower Primary School, Government Practicing HS, Balmatta Primary School, Balmatta Secondary School, Bunder Higher Primary School (Urdu), Bunder Government High School (Urdu) and Bolara East Government Primary School.

These Smart Schools will have IT-enabled interactive teaching and learning tools, computer labs and open reading plazas.

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March 3,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 3: Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that the party's protest will continue until the Speaker will allow them to discuss BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yathnal's recent comments on freedom fighter HS Doreswamy.

"Our protest in the well of state assembly will continue until Speaker allows us to discuss about Basanagouda Patil Yatnal," Siddaramaiah said.

Congress MLAs staged a protest in the Karnataka Assembly and entered the well demanding BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yathnal's apology for his 'Pakistani agent' remark.

Earlier, Congress leaders on February 26 staged a protest on the same issue in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue at Vidhana Soudha.

Yathnal, on February 25, called Doreswamy a fake freedom fighter and a Pakistani agent while addressing the media. His comments triggered a controversy drawing sharp remarks from Congress and other parties.

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