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HDK treated me as an enemy and that led to all the problems in coalition: Siddaramaiah

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August 26, 2019

Bengaluru, Aug  26: Former Karnataka chief minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah has targeted his alliance partner and former CM HD Kumaraswamy, blaming the latter for the collapse of the Janata Dal Secular (JDS)-Congress government.

Speaking to mediapersons in Mysuru on Sunday, the Congress veteran claimed that Kumaraswamy treated him “as an enemy”, adding that it was the JDS leader’s behaviour that led to all the problems in the coalition.

“HD Kumaraswamy never treated me as a friend or confidant, but instead considered me as an enemy and that led to all the problems,” said Siddaramaiah.

Before the JDS-Congress government collapsed in Karnataka, several reports had suggested that all was not well in the coalition, which was formed to stop the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from regaining power in the state.

Amid the recent political drama in Karnataka, which witnessed the ouster of Kumaraswamy-led JDS-Congress government and return of BS Yediyurappa as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, a senior leader of the Congress party had accused Siddaramaiah of sabotaging the coalition.

Referring to the former chief minister as “a thief inside the party”, the Congress leader, who spoke on condition of anonymity, had told news agency ANI that Siddaramaiah was “playing games for his prestige”.

The Kumaraswamy-led government in Karnataka had collapsed after some members of the coalition rebelled. Following this, the BJP sought a trust vote on the floor of the House, which was lost by the JDS-Congress coalition.

The 14-month stay in power of the JDS-Congress coalition government came to an end after it could only muster up 99 votes as against 105 of the BJP.

Even before the MLAs rebelled and the government collapsed, former prime minister and JDS patriarch HD Deve Gowda had accused the Congress of creating undue pressure on the coalition.

“They (Congress) said they will support us for five years, but their behaviour hasn't been in line with this promise. Our people are smart. They are watching them (Congress),” Deve Gowda had said.

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February 11,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 11: In a unique form of protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a bridegroom in Kerala, Haja Hussain, came for his wedding ceremony riding on a camel holding an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) poster in his hands, on the outskirts of the capital city on Monday.

Accompanied by a large crowd mostly comprising his friends and relatives, Hussain carried a placard which read "Reject CAA, Boycott NRC and NPR" as he arrived at the wedding hall in Vazhimukku, about 20 km from Thiruvananthapuram, on a camel back.

Haja Hussain said that he chose to do this to express his protest against the CAA.

"Along with the ' mahr' (the custom where the groom hands over gold or money to the bride), I also gave a copy of the Constitution. CAA should be rejected," said Haja Hussain, who is a local businessman.

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July 4,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 4: With the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Bengaluru, the state government has decided to impose a total lockdown in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) limits.

The lockdown will start from 8 pm today till 5 am on Monday. The sale of essential items will only be allowed during the total lockdown.

"Complete lockdown to be imposed from 8 pm today till 5 am on Monday in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) limits, as per instructions by Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in view of COVID-19," BBMP Commissioner Anil Kumar said on Saturday.

"Sale of essential items will be allowed during the lockdown, including meat shops. Police action will be taken against people found roaming outside unnecessarily," he said.

With the number of cases increasing by 994 in the last 24 hours, the total of cases in the city now stands at 7,713. Of these, 6,297 are active cases.

So far, Karnataka has 19,710 cases with 293 deaths. While 8,805 people have recovered from the deadly virus.

At the national level, the total number of cases have now surged to 6, 48,315 out of which 3, 94,227 patients have recorded, while 18,655 have lost their lives.

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June 11,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 11: Within hours after claiming that it has decided to prohibit schools from schools from conducting online classes till Class 7, the Karnataka government has taken a U-turn and said that currently than ban is only till Class 5.

“Karnataka Govt has decided to stop all online classes for LKG, UKG & classes up to 5th std. To extend this up to 7th std is only a suggestion from few cabinet ministers as expressed in an informal discussion and NOT a decision,” tweeted Prime and Secondary Minister Suresh Kumar.

Law Minister J C Madhuswamy earlier today had stated that the decision to ban online classes till 7th standard was taken by the government.  "All of us were of the opinion that there were challenges faced by students studying in rural areas. Hence, we urged the government to extend the ban on online classes till 7 standard," he said

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