Debate on CM change ended after Siddaramaiah said he will complete term: Dr G Parameshwara
Mysuru, July 11: Putting an end to the ongoing speculation over leadership change in Karnataka, Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara clarified that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will continue in office for the full five-year term.
Speaking to the media after visiting Chamundi Hills in Mysuru on Friday, Dr Parameshwara said, “The Chief Minister himself has made it clear, both earlier at Bhoganandeeshwara Temple near Nandi Hills and again yesterday in Delhi, that he will serve as the CM for the entire five years and provide good governance. With this, the matter regarding a change in leadership is closed.”
When asked whether there was any agreement regarding a leadership change midway through the term, he said, “We are not aware of any such agreement. In our party, the high command takes all major decisions. Any final call will be made only by the high command.”
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Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in corruption cases
Dhaka (PTI): A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two separate corruption cases related to alleged irregularities in allocations of land in a government housing project.
Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-4 Judge Rabiul Alam handed down the verdicts, sentencing Hasina to a total of 10 years’ imprisonment — five years in each case, state-run BSS news agency reported.
The court sentenced 78-year-old Hasina, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq, and her nieces, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq, and others in the cases over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol.
The judgment was pronounced at around 12.30 pm.
Tulip Siddiq was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment — two years in each case — while Radwan Mujib Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq were each sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment in both cases.
Rajuk member Mohammad Khurshid Alam, the only accused to surrender before the court, was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment in each case, totalling two years.
The court also fined all convicted persons Tk1 lakh each and ordered them to serve an additional six months in prison in default of payment.
Hasina has been living in India since she fled Bangladesh on August 5 last year in the face of the massive protests. She was earlier declared a fugitive by the court.
The cases were filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged abuse of power in the allocation of two 10-katha plots.
According to the prosecution, the accused manipulated the allocation process and violated existing rules and regulations of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk).
