Is BJP scared of Eknath Shinde?: Siddaramaiah slams Bommai over Maharashtra border row
Bengaluru: With the Maharastra Border row once again in the limelight ahead of the crucial Karnataka Assembly polls, Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah slammed the Maharashtra government over their move to provide health insurance for the people in 865 border villages of Karnataka.
The response of Siddaramaiah comes in the wake of the Maharashtra government’s announcement of providing health insurance to the border villages of Karnataka that it made on April 4.
Taking to his official Twitter handle, Siddaramaiah called the move “obnoxious” and called on the Maharashtra government to immediately withdraw the order.
“Maharashtra government's order, to implement their health insurance scheme in 865 border villages of Karnataka, is obnoxious. This is despite opposition from Karnataka & we will not tolerate this. We demand them to immediately withdraw the notification.” Siddaramaiah added in the tweet.
In another tweet, the former Chief Minister also questioned the stance of CM Basavaraj Bommai and asked if he and his party were scared of Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde.
“What is @BSBommai doing about this? Why have not they not been able to oppose this move of Maharashtra despite BJP being party of the government? Is BJP scared of @mieknathshinde?” he added.
CM Basavaraj Bommai also responded to the Maharashtra government’s move and threatened the Maha government with retaliation from Karnataka if the order was not immediately withdrawn.
Maharashtra government's order, to implement their health insurance scheme in 865 border villages of Karnataka, is obnoxious.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 5, 2023
This is despite opposition from Karnataka & we will not tolerate this. We demand them to immediately withdraw the notification.#ಗಡಿವಿವಾದ pic.twitter.com/aVTTdd941E
What is @BSBommai doing about this?
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 5, 2023
Why have not they not been able to oppose this move of Maharashtra despite BJP being party of the government?
Is BJP scared of @mieknathshinde?#ಗಡಿವಿವಾದ
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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.
