Karavali Ale' reporter attacked for write-up against HJV

February 7, 2013

Mangalore, Feb 7: A journalist was attacked by a group of ten unidentified men, near Kulai bus stand on the outskirts of the city.

Karavali Ale eveninger reporter Harish Putran was attacked at about 8.30 pm when he was heading towards the bus stand after finishing his duty.

The miscreants waylaid him and assaulted him. In the event, Putran sustained injuries on his head. He was rushed to a hospital in Surathkal.

The eveninger had carried a story on Hindu Jana Jagrathi Vedike leaders being involved in drug dealing.

The article said that one of the notorious drug peddler, Keshav was a close aide of Vedike leader Sathyajith Surathkal. It is said that Puthran was attacked to avenge this article.

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BJP indeed lured 50 Cong MLAs with Rs 50 crore each: DKS backs Karnataka CM claim

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November 14,2024

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday backed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over his claim that the BJP had offered Rs 50 crore each to 50 Congress MLAs in an attempt to "topple" the state government.

Addressing reporters here, Shivakumar, also the Congress state president, said, “The BJP indeed lured 50 Congress MLAs with Rs 50 crore each.”

He defended Siddaramaiah’s statement and said the Congress MLAs were briefed about the BJP’s alleged 'Operation Lotus', a term used to describe the BJP's attempts to destabilise ruling governments through horse-trading.

“Some of our MLAs informed the Chief Minister about this matter, and he, in turn, shared it with the media,” Shivakumar said.

At an event in Mysuru, Siddaramaiah reiterated the claim that "none of the Congress MLAs had accepted the offer".

He also accused the BJP of filing false cases against him in a bid to "remove him and overthrow his government".

The BJP has yet to respond to the allegations.

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