Congress questions former CM Bommai's court move to restrain defamatory news
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Congress has responded sharply to a petition filed by former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, seeking a court order to prevent the media from broadcasting any defamatory news against him. The petition was heard by the judge, Vani A. Shetty in the Bengaluru City Civil Court, where the single-judge bench issued an order restraining the broadcast of any defamatory statements about Bommai.
Reacting to the development, the state Congress raised several questions on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). The party questioned the reasons behind Bommai's decision to seek legal protection against the media, speculating whether the move was related to incidents involving Dr. K. Sudhakar or Santro Ravi. The Congress also questioned what specific news reports Bommai felt were threatening enough to warrant such an injunction.
ಮಾಜಿ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ @BSBommai ಅವರು ಕೋರ್ಟಿನಿಂದ ತಡೆಯಾಜ್ಞೆ ತರುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣ ಏನು?
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) August 28, 2024
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Fan tries to die by suicide over Nikhil Kumaraswamy's bypoll loss
Bengaluru: Channapatna JD(S) candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who lost the byelection to C.P. Yogeshwar of Congress, on Sunday consoled a fan who reportedly attempted to end his life and requested him not to repeat such acts.
Manjunath, fondly called Abhi, had even penned a letter before taking the dangerous step. Nikhil, who called on Manjunath at the latter’s home in Kudloor in Channapatna, expressed shock and sadness over the incident.
Nikhil Kumaraswamy reassured Manjunath, expressing his support during the difficult time. He told him that he was deeply troubled to learn of this incident and emphasised that he would stand by him. Nikhil also promised to offer assistance in any way he could, including helping him secure employment opportunities in the future, as reported by the Deccan Herald.
He also reminded Manjunath of the importance of his children’s well-being, urging him to focus on their future. “Please, look at the faces of your growing children. Even I have a three-year-old son. The children are young, let us take care of their future also. I will arrange some job opportunities for you. I might not be an MLA but this is a challenge. I will get you employed,” he said.
Nikhil told media persons that he is extremely hurt more by Manjunath’s attempt to die than by his loss in the election. “At 7:30 a.m., we got a message that in Valetoopu, Manjunath had consumed poison yesterday. In Channapatna, our workers and leaders have built this party with zeal. Let the admiration be there in your hearts but if it crosses the line, your families get hurt and we get very pained by it,” he was quoted as saying by the publication.
Speaking of his byelection loss, Nikhil reiterated that the JD(S) had got its traditional votes, but that the votes of a particular community went against the party.
“Deve Gowda gave reservation to a community. We tried our last attempt to take that community into confidence. But they conveyed to us that they do not require us. In future, we will take other communities into confidence,” he remarked in a veiled reference to Muslims.
Nikhil lost the election by a margin of 25,413 votes to Congress candidate C.P. Yogeshwar.
