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Cong extends Karnataka poll campaign to Saudi Arabia; leaders reach out to NRIs

coastaldigest.com web desk
April 8, 2018

Mangaluru, Apr 8: For the first time, the Congress leader from coastal Karnataka have launched direct campaign among non-resident Indians in Saudi Arabia ahead of May 12 Karnataka assembly polls.

It is estimated that around two lakh NRIs from coastal Karnataka have been working in various parts of the oil-rich kingdom. Though the proposed proxy voting for NRIs is yet to be implemented in India, political parties expect that at least a couple of thousand NRIs may visit their home land during polls. 

Two prominent ministers from coastal Karnataka – B Ramanath Rai and U T Khader – and MLAs B A Mohiuddin Bava and Vinay Kumar Sorake and several other Congress leaders attended a rare party convention organized by the Youth Congress NRI Cell in Jeddah last Friday.Around 500 NRIs participated in the convention. 

Another programme was held in the industrial hub of Jubail, where many prominent businessmen and industrialists of coastal Karnataka origin in Saudi Arabia were seen with Congress badges in the programme. “We have got a very good response in all programmes in Saudi Arabia. These programmes are a part of our plans to open a permanent unit Saudi Arabia,” said U T Khader.

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Abdullah
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Monday, 9 Apr 2018

Only for vote they need NRI people. They never helped any NRI. Even Flights are looting money from Gulf NRIs they never mind. The flight to Gulf countries are costlier than western countries specially from mangalore to saudi arabia. And the service and flight condition also very poor. Khader and bava go to any extend for their vote bank. They also perform pooja in Temples. Ramanath Rai always used Muslims and he support RSS people.

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February 19,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 19: A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Karnataka High Court, seeking a stay on Anand Singh functioning as Minister of Forests, Environment and Ecology contending that there are criminal cases filed against him by the Ministry.

"A stay be granted prohibiting Anand Singh from functioning as the Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of Forests, Environment and Ecology. Any other order that the Honourable Court may deem fit in the interest of justice and equity," the PIL prays.

The petition, filed by advocate Vijay Kumar, said that the Chief Minister has allocated the portfolio of the Ministry of Forests, Environment and Ecology to Singh without considering the fact that there are several criminal faces filed against him by the Ministry.

It said that the allocation of the Ministry of Forests, Environment and Ecology portfolio to Singh is in the conflict of interest.

"The holding of the post of Cabinet minister for the Ministry of Forests, Environment and Ecology is against public interest and completely in conflict of interest as he has business for which the subject Ministry is the overseeing authority and further he will also have access to the case files which again is in conflict of interest," the PIL said.

PIL adds that "it is pertinent and absolutely necessary" to deny the incumbent from accessing files related to his cases and from taking any decisions which may provide him with pecuniary benefits through his businesses.

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July 14,2020

Udupi, Jul 14: Kundapura police in Karnataka have booked a case against a businessman who had violated home quarantine rules as many as 163 times.

Accused Sahab Singh had arrived at his rented house at Koteshwara from Mumbai on June 29. He was asked to remain quarantined in his house till July 13. 

However, he was found loitering and visiting hotels in Udupi. Officials tracked his movement through mobile GPS. He breached the quarantine period 163 times. 

Following the violation, Flying Squad officer N G Bhat filed a complaint against Singh in Kundapura Police Station under IPC Sections 269, and 270.

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June 17,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 17: The first chartered flight repatriating Indians stranded at Kuwait for months landed at the international airport here.

The Jazeera Airways flight privately booked by the Keralites and coastal Kannadigas living in the Arab country had left sometime in the afternoon with 160 passengers on board.

The flight also carried the mortal remains of Sathish Kochu Shetty (45), who died in a fire tragedy at a refinery in Kuwait on June 14.

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