Udupi: Minister Jaimala gheraoed by Congress workers over lathi-charge

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October 2, 2018

Udupi, Oct 2: Women and Child Welfare Minister Jaimala today faced major embarrassment in Udupi as she was gheraoed by Congress workers including a municipal councillor immediately after the completion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi at the Congress Bhavan here on Tuesday. She is also the district in-charge minster of Udupi.

They were demanding action against Superintendent of Police Laxman Nimbargi for caning workers of political parties, including the Congress, and some municipal councillors during the Bharat Bandh on September 10.

Ramesh Kanchan, municipal councillor, who led the Congress workers, confronted Ms. Jaimala. They were peeved that Ms. Jaimala had neither taken any stand or any action in the matter.

Mr. Kanchan told Ms. Jaimala that the lathi-charge against the Congress workers and municipal councillors during Bharat Bandh was a heavy-handed measure. This showed that there was hardly any respect for elected representatives.

Ms. Jaimala tried to pacify the workers and said that she had got all the details of the lathi-charge from the former Congress Ministers Vinay Kumar Sorake and Pramod Madhwaraj.

She had then questioned Mr. Nimbargi about it, but the latter had told her that he was not left with any other alternative but to order a lathi-charge to bring the situation under control. She had directed Mr. Nimbargi to take appropriate action in the matter, she said.

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JD(S) leader G T Devegowda backs CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA row, taunts HDK

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October 4,2024

Mysuru: Chairman of JD(S) core committee and Chamundeshwari constituency MLA G T Devegowda on Thursday expressed his solidarity with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah saying the latter need not resign, while lambasting leaders of his own party and alliance partner BJP, including Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

In his speech during Mysuru Dasara inauguration he said that if persons against whom FIR is registered have to resign, many leaders from all the three parties, including Opposition Leader R Ashoka, will have to resign.

“All are sitting in glass houses... Since I know Siddaramaiah well, I am talking about him. At a time when mines and real estate are ruling politics, Siddaramaiah has survived in politics. He has never done any favour,” Devegowda said.

He added, “Allegations against Siddaramaiah are unexpected and accidental. If the Governor and Chief Justice order an investigation, it does not mean that he should resign."

He continued, asking, "Have they told Siddaramaiah to resign or have they asked to imprison him? When a person becomes a Central minister, he or she should realise their dignity and responsibility. Instead of recognising the good work done by Siddaramaiah, they ask him to resign. Will Kumarswamy (facing an FIR) resign? Should Siddaramaiah, who has become CM with a support of 135 MLAs, resign?"

"Opposition leaders are not remembering the good work of earlier CMs Kengal Hanumanthaiah, Veerendra Patil, Ramakrishna Hegde, H D Deve Gowda or S M Krishna. Karnataka is a model state. It is a bad trend to topple an elected government which is doing good work,” he further said.

Devegowda added, “Siddaramaiah is Goddess Chamundeshwari’s ‘Varaputra’ and hence has her blessings during tough times. He won the election in Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency, when the BJP-JD(S) government was in power in 2006. With the blessings of the Goddess, he has held varied positions right from becoming an MLA for the first time in 1983. He presented 15 budgets and has become CM for a second time. He took H C Mahadevappa, a Dalit leader to the state level. Siddaramaiah has the support of Deputy CM D K Shivakumar as ‘Jodeththu’. Blessings of the beneficiaries of guarantee schemes are with him (Siddaramaiah).”

Siddaramaiah said, “Devegowda was a MUDA member. He knows the truth. Hence, he is saying this. His words have filled strength in me. ‘Satyameva Jayate’, Truth will always triumph.”

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