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JD(S) fields Jeevan Shetty from Moodbidri as Amarnath Shetty refrains from contesting for 11th time

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April 24, 2018

Mangaluru, Apr 24: The Janata Dal (Secular) has decided to field its Mulky unit  president Jeevan Shetty from Mulky-Moodbidri constituency as the party veteran and former minister K Amarnath Shetty has decided not to contest this time.

The JD(S) which released its second list of candidates for May 12 Karnataka assembly polls had announced the name of Amarnath Shetty from Mulky-Moodbidri constituency.

A former minister, Mr Shetty has contest elections 10 straight times from 1972 to 2013. He has won three times. But he decided against contesting this time keeping in mind his age, party sources said.

In eight Assembly elections from 1972 to 2004, Mr. Shetty won thrice and was runner-up five times. In 2008 and 2013, the BJP candidates emerged runner-up, pushing Mr. Shetty to third position.

He first contested in an election on Indian National Congress (Organisation) ticket in 1972. Mr. Shetty contested from the then Janata Party in 1978 against the Congress and lost. He was elected to the Assembly in 1983 and 1985 as the Janata Party candidate, both times defeating the Congress candidate.

He contested as Janata Dal candidate in 1989 election and lost against the Congress nominee. Mr. Shetty was elected to the Assembly again in 1994.

The former Minister lost in the four other elections that followed, as a Janata Dal (United) candidate in 1999 and as a JD(S) candidate in 2004, 2008 and 2013.

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March 10,2020

Belagavi, Mar 10: Around 6,000 chickens were buried alive by some poultry farm owners here as the rate of flesh in the market dropped even below the cost price due to Coronavirus scare.

The poultry farm who buried the chickens on Monday evening belonged to Lolasuru village in Gokak Taluk of the district.

One of the owners, Nazir Makandar, said that there was no demand for chicken because of threat of Coronavirus.

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Tuesday, 10 Mar 2020

we are ready to destroy food but wont allow poor to eat it

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April 18,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 18: The Indian Council of Medical Research has approved 16 laboratories, comprising 11 government and five private laboratories in Karnataka, for testing the samples of COVID-19 suspected cases, the state government said on Saturday.

Meetings and negotiations were held with some private laboratories for conducting COVID-19 sample testing, additional chief secretary (health and family welfare) Jawaid Akhtar said in a circular.

"Based on the negotiations, the cost per test has been fixed at Rs 2,250," the circular read.

These private labs have to abide by the conditions laid down by the state and union governments, it added.

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July 28,2020

Bengaluru, July 28: Former prime minister and JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda today threatened to launch a state-wide agitation in against the amendments made to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act.

Gowda’s opposition to the new law comes even as Congress leader Siddaramaiah is also doggedly pursuing it.

Demanding that the state government immediately rollback the ordinance empowering these amendments, the octogenarian leader said he personally would take to streets if the government failed to budge.

The B S Yediyurappa government has liberalised the land reforms law by removing restrictions on non-agriculturists from purchasing and owning farm lands.

The government has also amended the APMC Act and has tweaked labour laws, which are all “against the interest of the state and must be rolled back,” Gowda said.

Speaking to reporters here, Gowda stated that he had already written thrice to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in this regard. "The ordinances have to be taken back. The amendments to Karnataka Land Reforms Act, by repealing sections 79-A, B and C, is an anti-farmer move. The APMC Act amendment, too, is against the interest of the state. The government has failed to speak about the impact of these amendments," said Gowda, who is now a Rajya Sabha member.

Elaborating on the amendment to the Land Reform Act, the JD(S) patriarch opined that by throwing open agricultural land ownership to anybody at all, the government was only helping real estate developers while pushing farmers into a “vulnerable” situation.

Amidst all this, there are now reports of funds misappropriation in Covid-19 relief measures and in procurement of medical equipment, he said, adding that it seemed like only the corrupt became stronger over time.

Further, Gowda lambasted both national parties for creating political unrest, referring to the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan and the recent developments in Madhya Pradesh. However, he added that he would not wish to dwell on it much, while emphasising that his focus was primarily on strengthening his own party at this point in time.

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