CM Yediyurappa warns of legal action against Siddaramiah, Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday warned of legal action against Congress leader K Siddaramaiah and JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy for making statements alleging the 17 disqualified MLAs were bought over by his party.
Speaking to reporters at Karwar, Yediyurappa said, "I am planning to file a defamation case. I am gathering all the copies of their statements."
He was replying to a query on Siddaramaiah's statement that the disqualified MLAs were bought over using money power.
"We will quickly start filing defamation case in the court against Siddaramaiah and Kumaraswamy for their defamatory and irresponsible statements," the Chief Minister said. He had gone to Karwar to campaign for BJP's Yellapur candidate Shivaram Hebbar.
Yediyurappa said the time has come to teach the two leaders from Congress and the JD(S) for their "derogatory" statements. Hebbar was previously with the Congress but had resigned from the assembly and was disqualified along with 16 others. The 17 sitting MLAs' move toppled the coalition government in July and installed the BJP. After the Supreme Court allowed them to contest the bypolls, Hebbar joined BJP.
On his election campaign, Yediyurappa said he has completed one round of electioneering in all the 15 assembly seats and his second round of canvassing was beginning from Yellapur constituency in Karwar district.
He said he intended to finish the second round of campaigning by December 3.
Expressing confidence about the BJP's victory, the Chief Minister said, "The atmosphere is very much in our favour, way beyond our expectation. We will win all the 15 seats."
Yediyurappa claimed that the Congress and JD(S) leaders were not talking about development.
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Uber, Ola partner with Bengaluru Police on safety
Bengaluru (PTI): Bengaluru City Police (BCP) on Monday said that it has, in collaboration with cab aggregator platforms Uber and Ola, implemented a technology-driven integration aimed at enhancing the safety of riders and drivers.
It would also strengthen emergency response mechanisms across the city.
As part of this initiative, emergency call facilities have been incorporated within the Uber and Ola mobile applications used for booking rides, it said.
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Through this integration, riders and drivers seeking emergency assistance can directly share real-time location data, trip details, and contact information with Bangalore City Police's 112 emergency response infrastructure from within the Uber/Ola app itself, an official release said.
Noting that this seamless flow of critical information enables quicker police access during emergencies, facilitating faster response times and potentially life-saving interventions by first responders, it said the initiative is a significant step towards leveraging technology partnerships to ensure safer urban mobility and improved public safety.
