Congress to file complaint with IT dept, police regarding Yatnal’s ‘Rs 1,000-cr ready’ remark: DyCM
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stated on Monday that the Congress will file a complaint with the Income Tax Department and the police following startling claims made by BJP legislator Basangouda Patil Yatnal that Rs 1,000 crore has been reserved to topple the state government.
During a press conference in Bengaluru, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president described Yatnal's comments as shocking and highlighted that they were made in the presence of several BJP leaders. “We will file a complaint with Income Tax officials and the police department,” Shivakumar stated, adding that the matter will also be discussed with their legal team.
Yatnal had told reporters on Sunday that some people with chief ministerial ambitions have kept Rs 1,000 crore ready. The Vijayapura City MLA is a vocal critic of former chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa and his son B.Y. Vijayendra, and his statements were widely interpreted as references to BJP leaders.
However, he clarified on Monday that he was alluding to Congress figures keen on ousting Siddaramaiah and toppling the government.
“According to a BJP MLA, that party’s ‘thousand crore sardars’ are ready to topple the Congress government. The Modi-Shah duo intends to clean up the opposition governments in the country and the “corrupt” in Karnataka are nurturing their dreams,” Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge wrote on X. He emphasised that the BJP must remember that the people of Karnataka have supported the Congress with 136 seats. “BJP cannot shake a single MLA nor our government,” Priyank asserted.
In response, Yatnal asked Priyank to give some work to the fact-checking team by handing over his ‘X’ account to them. "Step out of the glass house and look at the condition of your government," he remarked.
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Minor girl out with friend raped in MP forest; truck driver, associate held
Raisen (MP), Nov 24: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a truck driver while his two associates restrained the teenager’s male friend in Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen district, an official said on Sunday.
Police have arrested two persons, including the truck driver, in connection with the alleged crime committed in Siyarmau forest on Silwani-Sagar Road, some 110 km from the district headquarters, on Saturday evening, he said.
The teenager and her 21-year-old male friend were returning after visiting the Vandevi temple in the area when they parked their two-wheeler and entered the forest, said Silwani’s Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Anil Maurya.
At the same time, a truck broke down following which its driver, later identified as Sanju Adivasi (21), and his two friends also went inside the forest, where they spotted the girl and her friend.
The trio thrashed the young man and snatched the key of his motorcycle, he said, citing the FIR.
The driver took the girl deep inside the forest and allegedly raped her, while his associates restrained her friend, the official said.
After the three accused left, the girl and the youth walked to the road and alerted some policemen who were passing by.
Police registered a case against Sanju Adivasi and his associates Shivnarayan Advasi and Akshay Ahirwar under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 64 (rape), 70-1 (gang rape) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said.
Sanju and Shivnarayan have been arrested, while Ahirwar is on the run, the official said.
