Bengaluru | Congress government has no funds to fill potholes: R. Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka has criticised the ruling Congress government, calling it a “government of potholes and a cabinet of potholes,” and accused it of complete failure in development works.
Speaking after launching a BJP-led public awareness campaign in various localities of Govindarajanagar constituency on Saturday to protest against the government’s failure in repairing potholes and managing waste, Ashoka said, “For the past two and a half years, there has been no development. They keep talking about guarantees, but they have no money to fill the potholes.”
He alleged that although the government claims to have spent ₹1,800 crore on filling potholes, there is no evidence of any such work being done. “So far, 12 people have lost their lives due to potholes. Despite spending thousands of crores of taxpayers’ money, the government has not built a single good road,” he said.
Ashoka further stated that while the BJP will soon release a white paper on its contributions to Bengaluru, the Congress must explain what it has done for the city’s development. “When the issue of potholes is raised with the Chief Minister, he redirects it to the Deputy Chief Minister. This shows how irresponsible this government is,” he remarked.
He also attacked the government over poor waste management, saying that the city is filled with heaps of garbage. “During the BJP’s tenure, ₹120 was collected as waste tax, but the Congress government is now collecting ₹700 for the same and still failing to manage waste effectively,” he said.
MLAs S. Suresh Kumar, Dr. Ashwath Narayan, Munirathna, former MLC Ashwath Narayan, and BJP leaders S. Harish and K. Umesh Shetty were present at the event.
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
