Congress plans aggressive campaign for Nanjangud, Gundlupet bypolls

March 13, 2017

Bengaluru, Mar 13: With the saffron party leaders riding high on the party’s thumping victory in Uttar Pradesh, the ruling Congress in the state has decided to unleash an aggressive campaign in the byelections to Nanjangud and Gundlupet Assembly constituencies.

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Sources in the state Congress said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has decided to deploy more than a dozen ministers in each of the constituencies to oversee the party’s campaign.

Close to 50 Congress legislators will also be roped in for the byelection work. Each minister will be given specific responsibility during the campaign, and they will camp in the constituencies till the byelections are over, the sources said.

On April 9

The byelections are scheduled to be held on April 9. The byelection to Nanjangud is necessitated due to resignation of V Srinivas Prasad as the Congress MLA. Gundlupet is facing the byelection following the death of H S Mahadeva Prasad.

The candidates

The Congress has decided to field Kalale Keshavamurthy in Nanjangud, while Geetha, wife of late Mahadeva Prasad, is the party’s candidate in Gundlupet. BJP may field C?S?Niranjankumar for the Gundlupet seat, while Srinivas Prasad is the party candidate in Nanjangud.

Prestige issue

Winning the byelections is a matter of prestige for the ruling party in general and the chief minister in particular. The byelections results are seen as a litmus test for the state government’s performance.

On the other end, principal Opposition party BJP led by B S Yeddyurappa is leaving no stone unturned to win both the seats.

The sources said the ruling party will step up its campaign after March 21, the last day for filing nomination papers. The party started its campaign on Sunday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hit the campaign trail in Gundlupet and Nanjangud.

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March 28,2024

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Mangaluru, Mar 28: A fish meal factory in the Baikampady Industrial area in Mangaluru was gutted in a fire incident on Thursday, officials said.

The factory is owned by the company 'Shihar Enterprises', they said.

According to the locals, the fire was first noticed at 4.45 am today, which was immediately reported to the fire department.

The fire engines reached the spot and tried to douse the fire, but it had already spread to other parts of the factory. After almost four hours of fire-fighting operation, the blaze was completely doused, officials.

The reason for the blaze is still being probed, the fire department officials said, adding that they suspect an electric short circuit could have triggered it.

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March 27,2024

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Gokarna (Uttara Kannada): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said the Congress will decide about making him the Chief Minister in future, bringing to the fore again the issue of leadership change.

There was stiff competition between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar for the Chief Minister's post after the Assembly election results in May last year, and the Congress had managed to convince the latter and made him the Deputy Chief Minister.

There were some reports at the time that a compromise had been reached based on a "rotational Chief Minister formula," according to which Shivakumar will become CM after two-and-half years but they have not been officially confirmed by the party.

During a temple visit here, a priest prayed that God's blessings may be showered on Shivakumar, and he became the Chief Minister.

Speaking to reporters here in Uttara Kannada district, Shivakumar, who has in the past made no secret of his ambition to become Chief Minister, amid speculations of change in guard mid-way of the Assembly term, responded to talk in some political circles about the leadership issue.

"What's wrong if a priest expresses his desire before God while praying? The priest has expressed his desire. Now Siddaramaiah is the Chief Minister, I'm working as Deputy Chief Minister under him, also as party's state President. People speak about it and desiring it (Shivakumar should become CM) is a different matter, it will be decided by our party," Shivakumar said.

"Now we are all working under the leadership of Siddaramaiah, and our desire is that the state should progress further under his leadership," he said.

"There will be people including supporters and priests, who pray for us, they will express their opinion. Can we stop them from doing it? At the temple it is between God and his disciple, they have expressed their feelings to God," Shivakumar added. 

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March 21,2024

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Mangaluru: A man from Dakshina Kannada was duped of Rs 2.5 lakh after he was promised a Poland visa.

In a complaint, a resident of Belthangady, stated that the accused, Manoj, had promised a job for his son in Poland. 

Between May 22 of last year and March 19, he handed over Rs 2.2 lakh in various phases, citing different reasons.

However, since the accused failed to provide a visa or return the money, a case was registered at the Dharmasthala police station under IPC sections 417 and 420.

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