Mangaluru: Ivan D'Souza calls BJP MP Nalin Kumar's '3.am' tweet 'violation of Code of Conduct'
Mangaluru: Parliamentary secretary to the Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, I’van D’Souza on Wednesday sought action against Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel for violating Election Code of Conduct. He was referring to a tweet posted by the MP on March 11.
In the tweet the MP had urged the voters to vote for those who attack terrorist at 3.am and not to those who knock the doors of Supreme Court at 3. am to save the terrorists.
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday D’Souza added “The election code of conduct was implemented on Sunday evening. But MP Nalin Kumar tweeted on Monday morning which clearly violated the code of conduct”.
“Moreover, he sought votes riding upon the courage and bravery of soldiers. Election Commission had asked not to do so. They should take action against him now” D’Souza demanded.
“The security of this country and the army are now limited to BJP nor they are the stakeholders of it. The army belongs to everyone and their action represents the whole country not just BJP” he added.
He further added that Congress will sweep the coastal belt in upcoming Lok Sabha elections and its candidates will win in all three coastal constituencies of Karnataka (Dakshina Kannada, Udupi/Chikmagalur and Uttara Kannada).
MLC and DCC President Harish Kumar, former MLA Shakuntala Shetty, DCC Vice President Ibrahim Kodijal, Dhananjay Adhangayya, Sulya Block Congress President Jayaprakash Rai, KPCC Secretary Savitha Ramesh, KPCC Member Yashoda and Nazir Bajal were present at the press conference.
ರಾತ್ರಿ 3 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಶತ್ರು ದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ನುಗ್ಗಿ ಹೊಡೆಯುವಂತೆ ಆದೇಶ ನೀಡುವವರಿಗೆ ಮತ ಹಾಕಬೇಕೆ ಹೊರತು,
— Nalinkumar Kateel (@nalinkateel) March 11, 2019
ರಾತ್ರಿ 3 ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಉಗ್ರರಿಗಾಗಿ ಸುಪ್ರೀಂಕೋರ್ಟ್ ಬಾಗಿಲು ತೆರೆಸುವವರಿಗಲ್ಲಾ...#ಮೋದಿ_ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ
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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
