Coalition government is not alive: Jagadish Shettar
Bengaluru, November 23: “As the coalition government is economically bankrupt, the administration has completely collapsed. Even after six months of coming to power, this government is not existed. It is dead”, said former chief minister Jagadish Shettar.
Speaking to reporters at the office of the Opposition Leader at Vidhana Soudha here on Friday, he said that the government has no money to give pension to the employees. The bills worth Rs 6,000 crore were pending. It has not waived off Rs 46,000 crore farm loan as the state exchequer was empty, he said.
MLA Fund of Rs 2 crore should be released annually. But till date, the government has released just Rs 50 lakh. The development works were suspended. The government has no concerns towards the people, he alleged.
Not in a position to receive criticism
The Chief Minister was not in a position to receive the criticism in a sportive spirit. Opposition parties and media were not there to praise the Chief Minister. The Cooperative Minister has said that the government would collect the data of farm loan waiver beneficiaries. How long the government would take to do that work, he asked.
The state government has created a situation that sugarcane farmers have come to the streets. It was not fair to speak lightly on farmers who broke the lock of the gate during the protest. The government should solve the farmers problems first, he demanded.
Development is victim for prestige
For the individual prestige of Hassan, the government has been misusing the public tax money. The compromise politics of the coalition partners has been killing the development of the state, former minister CT Ravi blasted Minister HD Revanna.
The best example for such development was the government has released Rs 58 crore for establishing an engineering college at Mosale Hosahalli in Hassan. Though there were five engineering colleges including a government engineering college, even there was a shortage of students. When the situation was like that, what was the need to sanction another college for the district, he asked.
Publish White Paper
The government should publish a White Paper for the assurances it has made and the development works implemented. The government has not given priority to the drought and flood affected people, he said.
“I have no intention of contesting the forthcoming Lok Sabha election. But if the party asks me to contest for strengthening the party, I am ready to contest against former prime minister HD Deve Gowda from Hassan Lok Sabha constituency”.
- CT Ravi, BJP Leader
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8 children between ages of 1 and 14 dead after mass shooting in Louisiana, police say
Shreveport(US) (AP): A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children in shootings at two different homes early Sunday in the nation's deadliest mass shooting in more than two years, police in Shreveport said.
The victims ranged in age from one to about 14 years old, said Shreveport police spokesperson Chris Bordelon. A total of 10 were shot and some of the children were related to the suspect, Bordelon said.
The gunman later died after a chase with officers who fired at the suspect, Bordelon said. The suspect stole a car while leaving the scene of the shootings and was followed by police, according to Bordelon.
Police did not release the name of the suspect but did say he was an adult male. The shootings were the result of a “domestic disturbance,” Bordelon said.
Officials said they were still gathering details at the crime scenes south of downtown Shreveport — the two homes and a third location.
“This is an extensive scene unlike anything most of us have ever seen,” he said.
It was the deadliest mass shooting in the US since eight people were killed in a Chicago suburb in January 2024, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
At a news conference outside the residence where one of the shootings occurred, officials appeared stunned, requesting patience and prayers from the community as they sorted through multiple crime scenes.
“I just don't know what to say, my heart is just taken aback,” Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith said. “I cannot begin to imagine how such an event could occur.”
“This is a tragic situation — maybe the worst tragic situation we've ever had,” said Tom Arceneaux, mayor of the city in northwestern Louisiana with about 180,000 residents. “It's a terrible morning.”
Louisiana State Police say their detectives have been asked by Shreveport police to investigate. In a statement, state police say no officers were harmed in the shooting that involved an officer after a police pursuit into Bossier City on Sunday morning.
State police are asking anyone with pictures, video or information to share it with state police detectives.
Louisiana Gov Jeff Landry said in a statement that he and his wife were heartbroken. “We're deeply grateful to the law enforcement officers and first responders working tirelessly on the scene,” he added.
