H.D Kumaraswamy hints at Congress party’s collapse in Karnataka says fresh elections in 2024
D.K Shivakumar to go back to jail, doubt him contesting fresh polls: HDK
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal Secular JD(S) leader H.D Kumaraswamy during a recent address to party members in Ramanagara hinted at the possibility of fresh assembly elections in the state in 2024.
Stressing on his leaders to brace up for polls next year, he further asserted that he is aware of the political developments in the state and “it is inevitable for the state to face polls in 2024, the Congress party will collapse, nobody could stop it from happening.”
Furthermore he mentioned that he has not seen such a bad government, the Congress government will collapse due to internal strife.
Kumarwamy further expressed confidence in winning the Magadi and Kanakapura assembly seats in the fresh polls, additionally retaining the Channapatna seat that he won during the polls held in May 2023. Mocking at DKS, he said that he doubts the Karnataka Congress Chief’s contest for the fresh assembly polls.
Meanwhile, he termed Shivakumar responsible for the Congress-JD(S) collapse in 2018-19 and added that the then government crumbled following the feud between Shivakumar and former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi.
Addressing reporters, he stated that, “ no surprise if D.K Shivakumar goes back to jail , however I may be driven back to my native Hassan but not to Tihar jail.”
In the meantime responding to Kumaraswamy’s statements, D.K Shivakumar pointed out that Kumarswamy has revealed his plans and that he was telling what all he can do. At the same time recollecting about the cases lodged against his sister, brother during Kumaraswamy's tenure as Chief Minister, he stated that the JD(S) leader has recalled them now.
In the elections held in May this year, the Congress party won a decisive victory by securing 135 seats. Siddaramaiah, was elected as the Chief Minister, while D.K. Shivakumar, the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, assumed the role of Deputy Chief Minister. The two opposition parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the JDS, forged an alliance, in view of the upcoming general elections.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
