Low turnout at Shivamogga roadshows, rallies irks Rahul Gandhi

DHNS
April 4, 2018

Davanagere, Apr 4: As the size of crowds that turned out for AICC President Rahul Gandhi's roadshows and rallies in Shivamogga district on Tuesday, were lower than expected, the party chief took district functionaries to task, at Davanagere on Wednesday.

Rahul met Shivamogga and Davanagere block level Congress leaders at the Bapuji Guest House in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday. When questioned, the functionaries blamed the summer heat for the low turnout.

To this, Rahul reacted saying:"Is it sunny only in your district? And nowhere else in the country? The whole country is experiencing summer".

Rahul asked party workers not to brag about their achievements and the achievements of ministers, but to focus on key issues of each region that ensure victory.

He also sought suggestions from party leaders on how to attract youth into the party and strengthen it. The AICC chief also called on martyr Javed's family.

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Truth
 - 
Wednesday, 4 Apr 2018

But BJP was able to do it in UP and Gujarat since EC is in its pocket

     

    King Pappu
     - 
    Wednesday, 4 Apr 2018

    After model code of conduct came into existence in Karnataka, Congress crooks are not able to distribute money (both black money & fake currency) freely to get people for Pappu rallies like before.

       

      Yogesh
       - 
      Wednesday, 4 Apr 2018

      Why can’t the idiot understand that Kannadigas have no interest in meeting him to listen to his nonsense.

         

        Linda
         - 
        Wednesday, 4 Apr 2018

        Because it is a BJP stronghold and naturally communally sensitive region!

           

          Bellari Raja
           - 
          Wednesday, 4 Apr 2018

          "Rahul asked party workers not to brag about their achievements and the 
          achievements of ministers, but to focus on key issues of each region 
          that ensure victory"

          Is there anything to brag? And, he is advising to focus on key issues, now, during the election time? What were they doing for last 5 years?

          Badrinadh
           - 
          Wednesday, 4 Apr 2018

          Congress has change for its own good. Party party hierarchy, should be strong. The party must have zero tolerance on Corruption in the name of Party funds. Collect money from ministerial aspirants and Chairmen of statutory boards. Why other parties speak lightly about Congress is due to situation that is prevailing in the Congress. Native Congressmen are sidelined with migrated defected leaders. No one is listening or giving chances to hear views. This time Congress will learn a hard lesson for sidelining devout and loyal Congress leaders and giving prominence of migrants. Even senior leaders like Mr.Jaffar Sheriff and Moily are sidelined. Mr. S.M. Krishna left the party due to not giving importance to his seniority or experience. Now one after the other will start leaving the Congress after out come of the elections in Karnataka.

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          June 15,2020

          Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 15: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan''s daughter Veena married top DYFI All India president Mohammed Riaz at the chief minister''s official residence in the presence of selected guests.

          Riaz and Veena became husband and wife at a solemn function held under Covid protocols with not more than 50 people present.

          This was the second marriage for both, as their first ones ended in divorce.

          Riaz has two children, while Veena has a son from their respective previous marriages.

          Riaz is a lawyer by profession and had contested the Kozhikode Lok Sabha seat in 2009 but lost to the Congress'' M.K.Raghavan.

          Veena runs her own software company in Bengaluru.

          While the marriage has already been registered recently, the wedding event was a closed door affair, with just very close relatives of the couple besides a few senior party colleagues of Vijayan.

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          May 4,2020

          Mangaluru, May 4: As the coronavirus lockdown norms have been relaxed in the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada, people will be able venture out for essential activities from 7 a.m to 7 p.m.

          The lockdown was imposed in the coastal district on March 22 midnight to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Initially it did not apply to essential services such as sale of food, groceries, milk, vegetables, fruits, and meat and fish. Gradually the administration had to intensify the lockdown and allow those shops to remain open between 7 a.m. and 12 noon. However, today (May 4) onwards there will be relaxation of lockdown between 7 am to 7 pm. 

          Precautionary measures like maintaining social distancing has been urged and use of face masks has been made mandatory.

          Permitted activities

          • Permission for plying of auto-rickshaws, cabs, private vehicles and bikes has been given. However only three occupants, including the driver will be allowed and no pillion rule is applicable for two-wheelers.

          • OPDs, medical clinics are permitted to operate.

          • Standalone shops, shops located in neighbourhood colony, residential complex will be allowed to operate.

          • Private organisations can function with 33% staff capacity while allowing work from home for rest of staff.

          • E-commerce activities only for essential goods permitted.

          • In site construction activities in urban areas, rural areas including MNREGA works.

          • Permission is only available to open the shop in the market and in the market complex.

          Prohibited activities:

          • Movement of individuals is not permitted for all non-essential activities.

          • Travel by air, rail and inter-State movement by road.

          • Functioning of schools, colleges, and other educational and training/ coaching institutions.

          • Hospitality services, including hotels and restaurants.

          • Cinema halls, malls, gymnasiums, sports complexes, bars, clubs, swimming pool, entertainment parks, assembly halls, etc; barber shops, spas and salons, textile and apparel(clothes) shops.

          • Social, political, cultural, academic, entertainment, religious and other kinds of gatherings; and, religious places/ places of worship for public. 

          • Shops in urban and rural areas, for non-essential goods not allowed in malls, markets and Market Complexes.

          • All types of traffic movements will be prohibited after evening (7 pm to 7 am)

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          April 11,2020

          Bengaluru, Apr 11:  Amid nationwide lockdown in the wake of COVID-19, former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday urged the state government to announce a relief package for farmers.

          Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a video conference with Chief Ministers.

          Taking to Twitter, Kumaraswamy wrote, "As the lock down continues, what action plan does the government have to tackle the challenges of ensuring marketing channels for farm produce with timely transport and ensuring uninterrupted supply of essential groceries to towns and cities?"

          He later asked the government to act "swiftly and effectively".

          "On one hand we see farmers throwing their produce in despair and losing their livelihoods. On the other hand supplies to towns are depleting. This is threatening both lives and livelihoods. The government must act swiftly and effectively," Kumaraswamy tweeted.

          "I urge the state government to immediately announce relief package to farmers by way of direct benefit transfer mechanism and purchase all the agricultural produce so as to avoid farmer suicides," he added.

          With 40 deaths and 1,035 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India on Saturday witnessed a sharpest ever increase in coronavirus cases, taking the tally of the infected people in the country to 7,447, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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