Contesting from Udupi-Ckm as independent to send a message to high command: Cong leader

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March 28, 2019

Udupi, Mar 28: P Amrit Shenoy, member of All India Congress Committee, who is contesting as an Independent candidate in the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru parliamentary constituency, said here on Wednesday that he entered the poll fray to send a message to the Congress high command that it should not take party workers for granted.

Addressing presspersons, Mr. Shenoy said that it was the Congress which was dominant in the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru parliamentary seat. He had approached KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao and Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara and impressed upon them the need for retaining the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru seat with the Congress.

But the party had surrendered the seat to the Janata Dal (Secular) without even consulting workers. Pramod Madhwaraj, Congress leader, had met the former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and obtained Janata Dal(S) ticket. “Half of Mr. Madhwaraj’s energies will be spent in just popularising the Janata Dal(S) symbol in the constituency,” he said.

Mr. Madhwaraj had met him a couple of days ago here and explained the situation to him. But he and a large number of Congress workers remained unconvinced. “A lot of Congress workers have put pressure on me and urged me to contest,” he said.

More than the development issues, it was religious aspects which played a vital role in the elections. He was a secular person who would take all sections of society together. “The interests of the weaker sections of society should be protected,” he said.

Both the Union and State governments had failed in fulfilling the aspirations of the people. If elected, he would stand up for interests of the common man. “It is shocking that even after four months of a fishing boat from Malpe, with seven fishermen onboard, going missing off the Goa coast, we are not able to trace it,” Mr. Shenoy said.

To a query, he said that he would not withdraw his nomination papers but would resign from the AICC soon. P.V. Bhandary, Yagnesh Acharya, Jayashree Bhat, social activists and supporters of Mr. Shenoy, were present.

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Dear Amrit Shenoy, i dont agree with you. Being a loyal party member you should follow the dicision taken by high command and none should be selfish. There are many aspirants for the seat and high command can select one person only. This does not mean that you should act agaisnt the party. This shows that you are selfish and not loyal to party. Any loyal member should not expect any for himself and he should work wth the party accepting whatever decision is taken by high command. By contesting as indenpendnt candidate, you yourself know that you cannot win and yu will only waste few votes which should be casted in favor of congress candidate. By doing so you are alternatively acting agaisnt your own party and helping the opponents. God bless you with right way of thinking. This time we should be united and fight agaisnt bjup which is anti national + anti religion + anti poor + anti farmers party.

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SIT raids rape accused BJP MLA Munirathna’s residence, 15 other locations

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September 28,2024

Bengaluru, Sep 28: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing charges against arrested Karnataka BJP MLA N. Munirathna Naidu, including allegations of rape, honey-trapping, and other offences, on Saturday conducted raids at his residence and 15 other locations across the city.

Sources confirmed that the raids were taking place at his Vyalikaval residence and other properties owned by the BJP MLA. The operation is being conducted by the SIT under the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) led by ACP Kavitha.

The team is examining documents, electronic devices, and other materials related to the rape and honey-trapping case. The SIT is being supported by experts from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), with Superintendent of Police (SP) Sowmya Latha also participating in the search and inspection at Munirathna’s Vyalikaval residence.

According to sources, the raids were triggered by information provided by the victim, who alleged that Munirathna recorded footage of sexual assaults and used it to blackmail politicians and public servants, including IAS and IPS officers.

The victim reportedly revealed that she was used to entrap the woman who had lodged a rape case against a senior IFS officer. She was allegedly instructed to frame the rape victim in a drug peddling case.

The complainant told police that she was tasked with capturing compromising videos of the rape victim who had filed the case against the IFS officer. She claimed that, after several failed attempts to obtain the videos, the victim was drugged with sleeping pills, and obscene footage was recorded without her consent. Later, the IFS officer was bailed out from the charges.

Furthermore, the complainant has accused MLA Munirathna of raping her at his office within the state legislature, in his official vehicle, and at his godown. She has alleged that he recorded videos of these assaults.

Police sources also revealed that the victim in the MLA's case provided details of a plot involving sending HIV-infected women to Munirathna's targets in an attempt to ruin them politically and personally. She also disclosed the names of several politicians whom she had entrapped through honey-trapping.

The woman further claimed that Munirathna had threatened to have her son kidnapped and killed if she refused to comply with his demands. According to her, the MLA had a well-organised team dedicated to carrying out these honey-trapping operations, and she provided details about his close associates and relatives involved in the scheme.

Munirathna, who was in judicial custody following his arrest in the rape and honey-trap case, has now been taken into the custody of the SIT.

The MLA was transferred from Bengaluru Central Jail to the CID office on the night of September 24. The BJP legislator, however, has denied all the allegations, claiming they are false.

Karnataka Congress leader D.K. Suresh had alleged that Munirathna was trying to infect his adversaries with HIV and that the government should investigate the matter.

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