HD Kumaraswamy’s swearing-in ceremony postponed
Bengaluru: While HD Kumaraswamy had earlier said that he would be taking the oath as the Chief Minister at Kanteerava Stadium on Monday morning, now the swearing-in ceremony has reportedly been postponed.
It was almost confirmed that Kumaraswamy would be taking oath as Chief Minister on Monday. But as the death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi is falling on Monday, most of the Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi would not be able to participate in the swearing-in ceremony. In this regard, Kumaraswamy and Congress leaders talked, and HDK agreed to postpone the oath-taking program to Wednesday. Now, Kumaraswamy is scheduled to be sworn-in as Chief Minister on Wednesday.
However; on Wednesday, only Kumaraswamy and Dr. G. Parameshwara will take oath as the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister respectively. After proving the majority, cabinet ministers will be taking the oath. All these processes will take 4 to 5 days until then both the parties have been instructed not to allow their respective MLAs to leave the hotel.
Meanwhile, Siddaramaiah has been elected president of the Congress-JDS's new government coordination committee. All the major decisions of this government are expected to be taken in this committee. It has been reported that the new government will have 17 to 20 Congress ministers and 13 to 15 JDS ministers.
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Minor girl kidnapped and raped; main accused and two cafe owners held
Latur (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an 18-year-old man in Latur, leading to the arrest of the main accused and owners of two cafes where the crime occurred on December 4, police said on Saturday.
Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.
Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act, and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, an official said.
