Coalition govt will be safe for five years: Siddaramaiah
“Media making issue against me”
Bengaluru, June 29: Former chief minister and Coordination Committee chairman Siddaramaiah said that JDS-Congress coalition government led by HD Kumaraswamy would complete full five years safely.
Speaking to reporters after participating in a preparatory meeting on Common Minimum Programme at the KPCC office here on Friday, Siddaramaiah said that the Congress had joined hands with the JDS and formed the coalition government to keep communal BJP at bay and they have agreed to continue. So, the coalition government would not have any problem for the next five years, he said.
“When I was casually speaking to somebody at Dharmasthala nature care centre, someone has recorded it and disclosed it. Is it not unethical? The media does not know what did I say and for what purpose I have spoken. Even then, the media has attacked me with ulterior motive”, he regretted.
Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that the draft copy of the Common Minimum Programme was discussed in detail and it would placed before the Coordination Committee. They have discussed about some other aspects in the draft and some suggestions were also evolved in the meeting, he said.
Medical Education Minister DK Shivakumar said that the all were equal for the coalition government. They would not worry about the criticisms of the opposition parties, he said.
Revenue Minister RV Deshpande said that as expected, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy would present the budget. So, the Congress had discussed about the CMP. There was no difference between the leaders of two parties. Popular programmes given by the Siddaramaiah government would also be continued in this budget. There was nothing to suspect, he said.
Congress senior leader and former union minister Veerappa Moily was also present.
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SC dismisses review plea by Vedanta against closure of copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court has dismissed a review plea filed by Vedanta group against the closure of its copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi.
The top court had on February 29 dismissed Vedanta's plea for re-opening of its copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi, closed since May 2018 over pollution concerns, while underlining the importance of health and welfare of the local residents.
The plant has been closed since May 2018 after 13 people were killed as police opened fire to quell a protest over alleged pollution caused by it.
A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud (now retired) and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra also rejected Vedanta's application for listing the review petition in open court.
"Having perused the review petitions, there is no error apparent on the face of the record. No case for review under Order XLVII Rule 1 of the Supreme Court Rules 2013 has been established.The review petitions are, therefore, dismissed," the bench said in its October 22 order.
