Crimes, corruption on rise in Karnataka: BJP’s ‘charge sheet’ against Cong

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May 12, 2017

Bengaluru, May 12: Charging the Congress government in Karnataka with corruption, and failure to maintain law and order, the BJP on Thursday presented a chargesheet listing the many failures under chief minister Siddaramaiah.

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The 63-page political chargesheet titled "Presented a mountain of promises but people went through a raft of hardship" against the Congress government was released by Karnataka BJP president BS Yeddyurappa and leader of the opposition on the legislative assembly Jagadish Shettar here. Accusing the Siddaramaiah government of bad governance, corruption and betraying the people's trust, the chargesheet lists its 29 major lapses.

Pointing to the increase in murder rate in the past four years, particularly the number of political killings, Yeddyurappa said, "There have been around 6,521 murders, with 2,534 victims being women, in different parts of the state in the last four years. Nearly 1.25 lakh criminal cases have been registered in Bengaluru alone in this period."

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Levelling charges of corruption at the CM, and other cabinet ministers, Shettar said, "The government has forced the anti-corruption agencies to issue clean chits in several instances including the diary case, the Hublot watch case and the MK Ganapathi suicide case."

Quoting the report recently submitted by the Centre for Media Studies, which named Karnataka the most corrupt state in the country, Shettar added, "The state secured 77 out of 100, the highest on corruption parameters in delivery of public service."

The BJP said that the Siddaramaiah government had neglected farmers and the economically backward classes, while looting the exchequer under the guise of Bhagya Schemes. The Congress government also came in for censure for its failure to effectively address the drought situation. Moreover, Shettar charged the CM, his cabinet colleagues and their kin with being involved in illegal extraction of sand. "1.93 lakh cubic metres have been illegally looted in the state," Shettar said.

Highlighting the government's mismanagement of the finances, Shettar added, "The government has pushed the state into deep debt by borrowing Rs 91,269 crore in four years."

The former CM also slammed the Siddaramaiah government of failing to fulfil most of the promises made in the party's manifesto for the 2013 assembly elections. "The government has failed to harness the potential for irrigation in the state, and farmers are being subjected to exploitation owing to lack of storage facilities and an efficient buy-back arrangement. We will present all the failures of the government to the people before the 2018 assembly elections," he added.

Eshwarappa absent

The divide within the BJP state unit showed no sign of disappearing anytime soon with leader of the opposition in the legislative council KS Eshwarappa choosing to absent himself for the presentation of the party's chargesheet against the Siddaramaiah government. Jagadish Shettar said that he had not extended an invitation to the former deputy chief minister. "I have been releasing a chargesheet against the Congress government every year, and not once have I invited Eshwarappa to this. I have just continued the tradition," said Shettar, who however, had no answers to questions on why Yeddyurappa had been invited.

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March 19,2024

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Bengaluru, Mar 19: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that the Congress will split in three months after the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and its impact will be visible on the Siddaramaiah-led state government.

"Due to internal squabbles, the state government will not last long," the BJP leader said.

Talking to reporters on Monday, he said the sitting MP from the Gadag-Haveri constituency, Shivakumar Udasi, has done a lot of development work and implemented the Central government's schemes effectively.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi will surely become the PM for the third time. The overall response has been good in the Gadag-Haveri Lok Sabha constituency," the former Karnataka chief minister said.

Asked if he was contesting the election in a half-hearted manner in the Gadag-Haveri seat, Bommai said "such a question does not arise when the party's high command gives instructions".

He said he would respect his opponent and not take anyone lightly. 

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March 15,2024

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Bengaluru, Mar 15: Former Karnataka chief minister and senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act on Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor at his residence in Bengaluru last month.

Yediyurappa, 81, was booked after a woman lodged a complaint saying that she visited his residence on February 2 seeking justice in a rape case against her daughter and sought that a special investigation team (SIT) be formed to look into the case.

According to the first information report (FIR), Yediyurappa allegedly took the minor to a room, closed the door and sexually assaulted her. The woman further alleged in the FIR that when she confronted Yediyurappa, he said that he was checking if the girl was raped or not. Yediyurappa later allegedly apologised and asked the woman not to reveal the matter to anyone.

The Sadashivanagar police in Bengaluru have registered a case under Section 8 (commit sexual assault) of the Pocso Act and Section 354 (a) (sexual harassment) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Reacting to the allegations, the former CM said that around one-and-a-half months ago, they (the victim and her mother) had come to his house seeking help and he had taken them inside. 

“After listening to her, I called the city police commissioner B Dayananda over phone seeking to address her problem. Later, they spoke against me and I then suspected that there is some health problem with her. I sent them to city police commissioner’s office. I even gave her some money as they were in distress. I came to know that an FIR has been registered and will look into it. But this is what I get for helping someone,” he added.

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March 28,2024

An Indian expatriate, hailing from Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka, who was detained in Jeddah jail in an alleged cyber case, was set free recently. He is allowed to continue his work in the same company. 

The 49-year-old Mangalurean, has been working for a Maintenance company in Jeddah for more than 13 years. He is known for his efficiency and sincerity in the company with good experience in his field of work. 

His company usually assigned him on duty in Jeddah sea port to take the delivery of the goods consigned to his company. As a part of his duty, he normally takes pictures of the goods before the transportation. He did the same in February 2023 too. 

The security personnel informed the police about his act that amounts to be a violation of the port security rule. He was unaware of the rule as he was doing it normally in the port during the release of the goods. Since then, he was detained by the police on the charge of photographing inside the port premises. After more than 6 months detention, he was released and allowed to work in the same company. 

The detainee’s brother based in Jeddah was constantly pursuing the case.

P A Hameed Padubidri, a pro-bono NRI lawyer and social worker based in Riyadh, extended his socio-humanitarian help in this case upon the request of his family and relatives. 

He actively involved trying to set him free from the jail on humanitarian grounds with the coordination and help of the Consulate General of India (CGI) Jeddah. The CGI keenly followed up the case with the concerned Saudi authorities. He was released from the jail recently and shared his happiness with his family and thanked good samaritans. 

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