Congress, JDS claim PM denied appointment to CM Yediyurappa, hit out at him
Bengaluru, Sep 19: Opposition Congress and JD(S) on Thursday alleged Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa was denied appointment by the Prime Minister at a time when several parts of the state was ravaged by recent floods.
The parties made the claim a day after Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J C Madhuswamy said Yediyurappa was scheduled to visit Delhi on Wednesday but had postponed it to Friday.
In response to a question regarding flood relief from the Centre, Madhuswamy had on Wednesday said: "We are hopeful that the Centre will release the funds soon, the Chief Minister had to visit Delhi today, but it has got postponed, he is now scheduled to go to Delhi on Friday..."
However, officials in the Chief Minister's office on Thursday said the visit was not yet confirmed.
Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah claimed Yediyurappa was denied appointment and termed it as an "insult" to the Chief Minister and "injustice" to the state.
"Denying the appointment to @CMofKarnataka by @PMOIndia @narendramodi, even during post-flood emergency, is an insult to @BSYBJP & injustice to our state. No one with self-respect will tolerate this. #InjusticeToKarnataka #InsultToCM" Siddaramaiah tweeted Thursday.
Denying the appointment to @CMofKarnataka by @PMOIndia @narendramodi, even during post-flood emergency, is an insult to @BSYBJP & injustice to our state.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) September 19, 2019
No one with self-respect will tolerate this.#InjusticeToKarnataka #InsultToCM
JD(S) too attacked the Prime Minister by calling him "irresponsible" and accused him of "neglecting" the flood-hit state.
"The country has never seen an irresponsible Prime Minister like Narendra Modi, as he was showing negligence by not extending any help, when the state is devastated because of floods.
"The state has never seen a weak Chief Minister like Yediyurappa who is struggling to meet the Prime Minister despite belonging to the same party," JD(S) tweeted.
ರಾಜ್ಯ ಭೀಕರ ಪ್ರವಾಹಕ್ಕೆ ಸಿಲುಕಿ ತತ್ತರಿಸಿದರೂ ಸಹ ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡದೆ ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯ ತೋರಿದ @narendramodi ಯಂತಹ ಬೇಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿಯನ್ನು ದೇಶ ಹಿಂದೆಂದೂ ಕಂಡಿಲ್ಲ.
— Janata Dal Secular (@JanataDal_S) September 19, 2019
ಸ್ವಪಕ್ಷದ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿಯನ್ನು ಭೇಟಿಯಾಗಲು ಹೆಣಗಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ @BSYBJP ರಷ್ಟು ದುರ್ಬಲ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಯನ್ನು ರಾಜ್ಯ ಹಿಂದೆಂದೂ ಕಂಡಿಲ್ಲ.
As many as 103 taluks in 22 districts were affected due to floods last month, in which over 80 people were killed.
Around seven lakh people were shifted to safe areas and thousands of houses were damaged.
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'Sarke Chunar' row: Sanjay Dutt apologises; to sponsor education of 50 tribal girls
New Delhi (PTI): Actor Sanjay Dutt on Monday appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in connection with the controversy over the song 'Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke' and submitted a written apology, expressing regret for any "unintended" harm caused to society.
During the hearing, held under NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar, the commission raised concerns over alleged vulgarity and indecent representation of women in the song from the movie "KD The Devil" and questioned issues of intent, awareness and accountability.
The chairperson emphasised whether adequate due diligence was undertaken before participating in content that could be perceived as promoting objectification of women, while also underlining the responsibility of senior and influential public figures in ensuring that their work remains within the bounds of legal and societal standards.
As a corrective measure, Dutt committed to sponsoring the education of 50 tribal girl children as part of efforts towards social welfare and women's empowerment, the NCW said in a statement.
He also assured the commission that his future artist agreements would include mandatory legal due diligence provisions to ensure dignified and appropriate representation of women and children in films and related creative projects.
Actor Nora Fatehi, who was also summoned, could not appear as she is currently abroad and has sought a fresh date for the hearing.
On April 6, other individuals associated with the song, including director Kiran Kumar alias Prem, lyricist Raqueeb Alam and representatives of KVN Production Company Gautam K M and Suprith, appeared before the commission and submitted their apologies.
The NCW underscored that while artistic freedom is important, it must be exercised with responsibility and sensitivity, reiterating the need for accountability in content reaching wide public audiences and reaffirming its commitment to safeguarding the dignity and representation of women.
The Hindi version of the song, released on March 15 on YouTube, drew public ire for its sexually explicit lyrics.
After the outrage, the makers deleted the Hindi version of the song from YouTube, although it was widely played and shared across various platforms.
Fatehi, in a video later, distanced herself from the song, saying she shot the video for the Kannada version and her permission was not taken to use it in the Hindi version. The lyricist, singer and the director also apologised.
The issue was brought up in Lok Sabha during Question Hour by Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Anand Bhadoria last month.
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the song was already banned and the government was ready to take action against such vulgarity.
"KD The Devil" is a Kannada film, dubbed in four languages, including Hindi. It will release on April 30. The film features Dhruva Sarja, V Ravichandran, Ramesh Aravind, Shilpa Shetty, and Dutt.
