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  • As Surjewala’s presence in meeting creates stir, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah says it was not official

    As Surjewala’s presence in meeting creates stir, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah says it was not official

    Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday clarified that Congress national general secretary and state in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala had not “officiated” any meeting of the government and city civic body officials, dismissing the claims made by the opposition BJP and the JD(S).

    Siddaramaiah’s reaction came as the BJP has sought an appointment with Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to complain against Surjewala allegedly “officiating” a meeting with the senior bureaucrats of the state government and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).

    “Surjewala did not officiate any meeting. He has only spoken to some MLAs. The Deputy Chief Minister (D K Shivakumar) was present there. It was a meeting that the DCM had attended,” Siddaramaiah told reporters.

    “You must understand that it is not an official meeting. The Bengaluru city MLAs were summoned for the Bengaluru civic body election where he (Surjewala) had also gone,” the Chief Minister said.

    The meeting was regarding issues prevailing in Bengaluru city. Contextually, there were discussions about the (civic body) elections, Siddaramaiah said. The DCM was going to inspect the Hebbal flyover in the city and Surjewala was also asked to attend it.

    Meanwhile, a BJP delegation comprising Members of Parliament from the city and the former Deputy Chief Minister R Ashoka has sought an appointment with the Governor.

    The BJP on Tuesday questioned the presence of Surjewala at the meeting chaired by Shivakumar with officials of the state government and BBMP at a private hotel.

    The opposition party shared a photograph of the meeting on its Twitter handle in which Surjewala is seen sitting next to Shivakumar where Karnataka government’s Additional Chief Secretary Rakesh Singh, BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath, and other government officers were present.

    According to the BJP Karnataka unit, the meeting took place at a private five-star hotel.

    “What is the secret of #ATMSarkara?’ ATMSarkara’s clandestine meeting at Shangri-La Hotel, Bengaluru? What has Congress state in-charge Randeep Surjewala to do with the senior BBMP officials, who have no official relationship with either the state government or BBMP? Is this an 85 per cent deal-fixing meeting? Please answer @Siddaramaiah Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and @DKShivakumar D K Shivakumar,” the BJP tweeted.

    Former chief minister and JD(S) second-in-command H D Kumaraswamy too raised the issue in his tweet seeking to know whether there is a Siddaramaiah government or a “10 Janpath” government in the state.

  • Anti-communal wing to be constituted to check moral policing: Karnataka home minister

    Anti-communal wing to be constituted to check moral policing: Karnataka home minister

    To check incidents of moral policing being reported in the region, an anti-communal wing will be constituted in the Mangaluru commissionerate limits shortly, said Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara.

    The Mangaluru Commissioner of Police will work out setting up the wing and deploy suitable officers to the same to put a check on moral policing. “There has been an increase in incidents of moral policing in the region. If it is not checked, it will bring a bad name to the police department and the district,” Parameshwara told media persons after holding a review meeting of the Western Range, comprising police officers from DK, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Chikkamagalauru and Mangaluru Commissionerate limits.

    The anti-communal wing will be constituted in Mangaluru initially and will later be set up in other districts, where it is necessary to curb such incidents. Further, the police officers including the Commissioner of Police will visit schools, colleges, and universities to create awareness among students on the need for communal harmony in society. The police officials have been asked to conduct a periodical review of the cases pertaining to moral policing. Officials will be responsible to take cases to their logical end, he said.

    “Many have been raising concern over disruption of communal harmony in the district and lack of investment in the district in spite of having potential. As a chairperson of the Congress Manifesto Committee, I met heads of 20 to 25 institutions in the region, who had raised concerns over communal harmony in the region. As a KPCC President in the past, I had organised a Congress padayatra from Ullal to Udupi to highlight the communal tension created in the coastal belt. I have given instructions to the police to take action against those who disrupt communal harmony,” said the state home minister.

  • Karnataka CM announces implementation of five guarantees this year, dates also fixed

    Karnataka CM announces implementation of five guarantees this year, dates also fixed

    Bengaluru (IANS) | Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced that all the five guarantees would be implemented within this financial year itself. He announced on which day which guarantee scheme would be implemented. He said that the free bus travel scheme for women would be implemented from June 11. Free electricity will be given up to 200 units from July. Two thousand rupees will be given to the female head from August and 10 kg rice free of cost to all the members of BPL card holders from July 1.

    Addressing a press conference after a three-hour cabinet meeting, Siddaramaiah said all schemes for the people of Karnataka would be implemented without any discrimination of caste, religion and language.

    The first guarantee – 200 units of free electricity – will be given to all people from July, Siddaramaiah said. People need not pay for the first 200 units of electricity used in the month of July. To avoid misuse, the average consumption of a year in the previous year will be added by applying 10 per cent. However, the dues will have to be paid, he said.

    Siddaramaiah said, Rs 2,000 will be given to all women heads under the Griha Lakshmi scheme. This scheme will be launched on August 15, on the occasion of 76th Independence Day. Beneficiaries will have to submit online application with bank account and Aadhaar card details from June 15 and July 15 respectively. Applications will be processed from July 15 to August 15. The scheme will be launched on 15th August and it is for both APL and BPL card holders.

    Annabhagya Yojana will be implemented from 1st July. 10 kg rice will be given free of cost to all members of BPL card holders. The scheme has also been extended to Antyodaya card holders.

    Siddaramaiah said that women can travel free of cost in state-owned buses from June 11. They can travel free within the state in KSRTC and city buses. AC buses will not be included in this.

    Under the Yuva Nidhi, an allowance of Rs 3000 and Rs 1500 to diploma holders will be given for 24 months, including graduates studying and passing professional courses in the academic year 2022-23. He said that applications would be invited from June 3. The scheme is implemented without discrimination of caste, religion and gender. This includes transgenders as well.

    Deputy CM DK Shivakumar said that it is a historic day and Congress has fulfilled its promises made to the people during the elections.

    –IANS

  • Karnataka CM: Siddaramaiah took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka

    Karnataka CM: Siddaramaiah took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka

    The elected government is taking oath in Karnataka on Saturday. Siddaramaiah has taken oath as CM in Karnataka. During this, the Congress tried to show opposition unity on the stage. Nitish Kumar and Sharad Pawar were also seen on the stage.

    The results of the Karnataka Assembly elections were revealed on 13 May. Congress has won 135 seats, BJP 66 seats and JDS 19 seats. The deadlock between Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar over the claim for the post of CM in the Congress continued for several days. However, after several days of meeting and persuasion by the high command, a consensus could be reached between the two leaders.

  • Siddaramaiah to be Karnataka CM, Shivakumar his deputy

    Siddaramaiah to be Karnataka CM, Shivakumar his deputy

    BENGALURU: A smiling Siddaramaiah who is at AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal’s residence in Delhi will head to the AICC office and meet with the Congress leaders and will head back to Bangalore a little past lunch. He is expected to arrive in Bangalore to a specially prepared welcome at the HAL Airport with banners and cutouts which have been meticulously prepared since last night.

    The Congress CLP meeting is scheduled to be held at 7 pm where his leadership which has been confirmed by the central leadership will now receive the necessary stamp of approval from the legislators. Sources said Siddaramaiah’s leadership will be proposed by DK Shivakumar and the others will endorse it as a mark of unity.

    Both leaders Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar will arrive together by special flight at the HAL airport and will be welcomed by the party leaders.

    In the power-sharing, Siddaramaiah will become CM for the first two and half years and DK Shivakumar will hold the office for the next two and half years. As far as the ministries are concerned DK Shivakumar will get a lion’s share of ministries, he will receive 20 ministries while Siddaramaiah and his team will receive only 13 out of a 34-member cabinet.

    It may be recalled that the All India Congress Committee on May 18, ending hours of deadlock selected Siddaramaiah as the 34th Chief Minister of Karnataka.

    Officials at the PCC office were busy dialing the numbers of the Congress MLAs inviting them for the CLP that has been called at 7 pm this evening.

    Meanwhile, preparations are also being carried out for the swearing-in of the CM and DCM that will happen on Saturday afternoon at the Kanteerava Stadium and invitations are going out .

    Speaking about the breakthrough sources said the leaders were locked in a series of meetings with the central leadership to break the deadlock. Sources said each one of the issues raised regarding the executive leadership were ironed out threadbare to ensure there is no bitterness or residual ill feeling. The entire Congress central leadership stepped in to work a way out of the problem–Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, AICC president, Mallikarjun Kharge, General Secretary K C Venugopal, state incharge general secretary Randeep Surjewala.

  • Prominent Vokkaliga Seer BackS DK Shivakumar’s Candidature For Karnataka CM

    Prominent Vokkaliga Seer BackS DK Shivakumar’s Candidature For Karnataka CM

    Prominent Vokkaliga pontiff of Adi Chunchanagiri Nirmalananda Natha Swamiji on Sunday appealed to the Congress leadership to appoint Karnataka party unit president D K Shivakumar as the next chief minister of the state.

    In the wake of Congress getting a thumping majority in the Assembly polls, he also said Shivakumar is the most eligible candidate by all standards to head the state.

    The Vokkaliga Sangha, which is the main body of one of the dominant communities of Karnataka, organised a meeting of Vokkaliga pontiffs where a unanimous decision was taken to request the Congress top brass to appoint Shivakumar, a Vokkaliga who has been steering the state unit, as the next chief minister.

    “This programme has been organised to request all the seniors right from Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Siddaramaiah to give Shivakumar an opportunity to run the administration and serve the society,” Nirmalananda Natha Swamiji said.

    He added that Shivakumar had suffered a lot while discharging his duty. “We all saw tears in his eyes yesterday, which were a mix of joy and pain. The man who toiled so much should get the result,” the seer said.