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Karnataka polls: Former JD(S) rebel leaders responsible for delay in release of Congress list?

coastaldigest.com web desk
April 14, 2018

Bengaluru, Apr 14: The internal turmoil over fielding candidates in some of constituencies, particularly those represented by rebel JD(S) candidates who joined the party recently, and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s decision to contest from two constituencies, is said to be responsible the delay in the release of first list of candidates by the Congress party.

Though the Congress was expected to release its first list on Friday, sources in the party said it would be out on Saturday after another round of talks with AICC president Rahul Gandhi.

Senior leaders have also been opposing giving ticket to the seven JD(S) rebel leaders who joined the Congress, citing that they had joined the party just a few days ago and ticket should be given to those who have served the party for several years.

Earlier on Friday, Mr. Siddaramaiah and KPCC president G. Parameshwara and other States leaders called on the former Congress president Sonia Gnadhi and sought her support. 

Ms. Gandhi told the leaders to work hard to ensure the party’s victory with a majority. Mr. Siddaramaiah, Dr. Parameshwara, KPCC campaign committee chairman D.K. Shivakumar, AICC secretary in charge of Karnataka K.C. Venugopal held a brainstorming session with central election committee members and discussed the names to be nominated for the 224 constituencies.

Will CM get two tickets?

It is said that differences among the top leaders came to the fore over Mr. Siddaramaiah’s decision to contest from two constituencies — Chamundeshwari in Mysuru district and Badami in Bagalkot district. Senior party leaders such as M. Mallikarjun Kharge, M. Veerappa Moily and K. Rahman Khan have reportedly opposed the Chief Minister’s decision. Senior leaders argued that contesting from two constituencies by the Chief Minister would send out a wrong message to the electorate.

However, in the interest of the party, sources said Mr. Gandhi has given the green signal to Mr. Siddaramaiah to contest from two constituencies, which would enable him to campaign in both the southern and northern parts of the State.

Following a meeting with Mr. Gandhi, the Chief Minister’s office set out a WhatsApp message saying that Mr. Siddaramaiah would file his nomination papers from the Chamundeshwari constituency on April 20 and from Badami on April 23.

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June 2,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 2: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday interacted with District Collectors (DCs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs) regarding COVID- 19 situation in the State.

In the meeting held through a video conference, he said that DCs, SPs and the District Panchayat Chief Executive Officer (CEO) be divided into taluks and ordered them to take appropriate measures to control COVID-19.

He was speaking today in a video conversation with District Collector, District Panchayat Chief Executives and Superintendents of Police in Kalaburgi, Vijayapura, Udupi, Yadagiri, Raichuru and Belagavi districts regarding measures to control the spread of COVID-19.

The Chief Minister instructed officials to monitor the investments in taluka centres. He also ordered to create a task force in the village panchayats, who will be monitoring things closely.

The Chief Minister also directed for the creation of ward-level watchdog committee in every village and city and an FIR should be registered in case of a home quarantine violation.

Home Minister Basavaraja Bommai, Revenue Minister R Ashok, Chief Secretary TM Vijayabhaskar, Development Commissioner Vandita Sharma, Police Chief Director Praveen Sood, Health Department general secretary Javed Akhtar and secretary Pankaj Kumar Pandey were also present in the meeting.

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February 24,2020

Lucknow, Feb 24: The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board on Monday accepted the five acres of land provided for construction of the mosque in Ayodhya.

The Board also decided to form a trust to oversee the construction of the mosque.

The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by the Board's Chairman Zufar Faruqui.

Apart from this, the trust will also construct a charitable hospital, public library and a centre showcasing the heritage of Indo-Islamic civilisation which will also serve as a research and study centre for the same, according to a press release by the board.

The appointment of members to the trust will be announced following its creation, the release added.

The Supreme Court had on November 9 last year directed the Central government to hand over the disputed site at Ayodhya for the construction of a temple and set up a trust for the same.

The apex court had further directed the government to allocate an alternative five acres of land at a prominent location in Ayodhya for the construction of a mosque to the Sunni Waqf Board.

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May 25,2020

Bengaluru, May 25: The 36-hour marathon lockdown call given by Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, passed off peacefully with people opting to remain inside their houses and cooperate with the state government to fight against spread of deadly Covid-19.

Though the call was only for 24 hours from 7 am (Sunday) to 7 am (Monday) another 12 hours was added to it as the night curfew was already in force from 7 pm on Saturday and the next day (Sunday) it continued till Monday up to 7 am.

Autorickshaws and bus service were off the road giving a tough time to people arriving from neighbouring places reach home that too during the night. Adding to their woes was heavy rain that lashed the city for more than two hours on Sunday evening flooding the streets.

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