Absent to legislature party meeting will result in disqualification: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru, Feb 6: CLP leader Siddaramaiah warned that he would recommend the Speaker to disqualify MLAs who will skip from Legislature Party meeting from their membership under Anti Defection Act.
Addressing the KPCC general body meeting at the Palace grounds here on Wednesday, Siddaramaiah said that the MLAs, MLCs and ministers should attend the CLP meeting convened on Feb 8. No one should be absent for CLP meeting. Already, two MLAs fell prey to the offer of the BJP. We have been telling them to change their mind even now. Though they were served notices twice, they did not meet him personally. Now once again Whip was issued, he said.
"The party is giving last chance to disgruntled MLAs. We have waited for long with patience. We will not wait further. We will appeal the Speaker to disqualify those who will not attend the CLP meeting in Feb 8 and we will fight them legally", he said.
BJP leaders have offered money to more than 25-30 MLAs. Yesterday also, they have gone to the home of a JDS MLA. But that MLA rejected their offer, Siddaramaiah said.
In another MLA's home, the BJP leaders have kept Rs 5 crore and left saying that will discuss later. From where did they get that huge amount to lure the MLAs, Siddaramaiah questioned.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
