BJP to expedite BSY return

December 4, 2013

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Bangalore, Dec 4: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central leadership is set to expedite return of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa to the party fold once the Assembly election results are out.

The BJP state unit has conveyed to party national president Rajnath Singh and other top brass that it was not averse to the re-induction of Yeddyurappa into the party, to boost its prospects in the 2014 general election. The central leadership had indicated that it would take up the matter after the completion of Assembly elections in four states and in Delhi.

According to party sources, Singh is likely to invite Yeddyurappa to New Delhi for discussion anytime after the completion of the counting of votes in the five Assemblies (December 8). The BJP, which hopes to win in at least three states, wants to use its “winning streak” as a bargaining chip in the negotiations with Yeddyurappa.

BJP central leaders, however, have made it clear that they are open only to a merger of the two parties (the Karnataka Janata Party, or the KJP has six members in the Assembly) and not a poll alliance.

Sources said the party central leadership was convinced that getting Yeddyurappa back into the BJP fold would improve the party's prospects in the Lok Sabha elections. In the recent Karnataka Assembly poll, the KJP had secured 10 per cent votes, which is believed to be the BJP vote share.

Besides, a merger of the two parties will raise the BJP's strength in the Assembly to 46, enabling it to wrest the position of principal opposition party from the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) in the House.

The JD-S and BJP have 40 MLAs each now. The JD-S got the principal opposition party status due to its higher vote share.

On his part, Yeddyurappa is playing his cards very close to his chest. Sources close to the former chief minister said Yeddyurappa was apprehensive of the BJP?making use of his political clout in the next Lok Sabha elections and then sidelining him.

Yeddyurappa bargaining for the post of the leader of the opposition in the Assembly is not ruled out. He is also likely to seek the induction of his key followers, who were unsuccessful in the last Assembly polls fighting on a KJP?ticket, into the BJP.

However, there is opposition in the KJP?to the merger move. Two?KJP?MLAs, B?R?Patil and Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli, are understood to have told Yeddyurappa that they will not support the merger. Even if just three of the total six KJP?legislators back Yeddyurappa, that is two-thirds of the elected members of his party, the merger can happen and it will not attract anti-defection provisions.

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March 22,2024

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Bengaluru, Mar 22: An FIR has been registered against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya over a provocative hate post on social media, Election Commission officials said on Friday.

The move comes after a complaint filed by officials of the poll body and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) that the Bengaluru South MP, who is also the President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, had in a post apparently targeted a minority and spread enmity between two communities.

He also made a similar post on March 19 on X and YouTube which went viral. He has 1.3 million followers on X, thereby influencing the voters and disturbing the communal harmony between the communities, it further alleged.

Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered at Halasuru Gate police station on March 20 under sections 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), 295 A (Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code and the Representation of the People Act, the officials said.

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March 16,2024

Mangaluru: In the wake of complaints regarding middlemen menace, sleuths of Lokayukta on Friday, March 15, conducted a raid at the Mangaluru Urban Development Authority. 

The Lokayukta team found unaccounted money and several files, which were not disposed of for a long period.

Lokayukta SP CA Simon said that the Lokayukta has received complaints that middlemen have been interfering in the MUDA office, and files pertaining to the public are not being cleared on time.

A raid that commenced in the evening on March 13, lasted for 18 hours. During the raid, Lokayukta officials found cash in a bag in MUDA office, and also with officials and others. MUDA officials could not inform the source of money found in their office, the SP said.

Further, he said that many people gathered at the MUDA office during the Lokayukta raid, and have raised complaints about the harassment at the urban development authority. “We have gathered evidence for MUDA officials carrying out file disposal processes through brokers on phone calls. The investigation on the MUDA network will be continued,” he said.

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March 28,2024

Mangaluru, Mar 28: Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP has warned the individuals and political parties against the poll code violations during private events. 
 
“Private events such as marriages, birthdays, housewarming ceremonies, and other non-political programmes do not require any permission. However, one should ensure that there is no violation of the model code of conduct (MCC) at these functions. Permission is needed if the events are attended by politicians or candidates,” the DC said. 

He said that these gatherings will be under the surveillance of MCC teams, as there are chances of luring voters by campaigning and supplying food, said the DC. The district has 38,386 new voters, of which, 19,619 are men.

He said that the notification of election in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency will be issued soon, and the filing of nominations will be held between 11 am and 3 pm till April 4. 

Only five persons, including the candidate, will be allowed to enter the returning officer’s chamber to submit the nominations. A facilitation centre will be opened at the DC’s office. 

The expenditure of the candidate will be counted from the day the candidate files the nomination.

The DC said that the district is not an expenditure-sensitive constituency. Assistant expenditure observers and expenditure observers will monitor the expenditure of the candidates. An expenditure book will be provided to the candidate to record expenditure incurred, he explained.

Further, he said that no election materials can be printed without the name and address of the publishers, and the number of copies printed. Separate permission should be availed for procession prior to the submission of nomination papers from the ARO office, through the single-window system.

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