K'taka is not Republic of D K Shivakumar, says JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru, Nov 13: JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy on Monday slammed Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, saying that Karnataka is not his 'republic'.
The former chief minister was reacting to Shivakumar's statement, wondering how the JD(S) leader was related to the five guarantees (pre-poll promises) of the ruling Congress government in the state.
At a press meet on Sunday, Kumaraswamy hit out at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar for their promises in poll-bound Telangana.
The JD(S) leader had criticised them for giving "tall" promises in the neighbouring state, though they did not address the "lacunae" in the implementation of the five key guarantees in Karnataka.
In his reaction, Shivakumar sought to know "what was the relation" between Kumaraswamy and the five guarantees of the Congress government in the state.
The JD(S) second-in-command in a statement today said, "The 'Duplicate Chief Minister' is quite angry. Extreme anger is dangerous to health. It will be good if he remembers this caution. He has offered the pearls of wisdom 'how is Kumaraswamy related to the guarantees. One talks like this when the bile (arrogance) of power goes to the head and the brain stops functioning".
"This is Karnataka and not the Republic of D K Shivakumar. There is a ruling party and opposition in democracy. People have given me the role of opposition to ask questions," he added.
Kumaraswamy reminded Shivakumar that the wheel of time will bring down those on the top.
The JD(S) state president demanded a white paper on the implementation of five guarantees by the Congress government.
ಡೂಪ್ಲಿಕೇಟ್ ಸಿಎಂ (DCM) ಬಹಳ ಆವೇಶದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅತಿಯಾದ ಆವೇಶ ಆರೋಗ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಹಾನಿಕಾರಕ! ಈ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ ನೆನಪಿದ್ದರೆ ಕ್ಷೇಮ. ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿಗೂ ಗ್ಯಾರಂಟಿಗಳಿಗೂ ಏನು ಸಂಬಂಧ? ಎಂಬ ಆಣಿಮುತ್ತು ಉದುರಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅಧಿಕಾರದ ಪಿತ್ತ ನೆತ್ತಿಗೇರಿ ಮಿದುಳು ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡದಿದ್ದರೆ ನಾಲಿಗೆ ಹೀಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತದೆ. ಅಚ್ಚರಿಯೇನೂ ಇಲ್ಲ.
— ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ | H.D.Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) November 13, 2023
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Kerala: Court imposes 41-year jail term on man for sexual assault of minor
Kozhikode (Kerala) (PTI): A Kerala court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 41 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor boy near Valayam in 2021.
Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court judge K Naushad Ali sentenced 64-year-old Panchara Musa, also known as Ganapathiyat Musa, under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to special public prosecutor Manoj Aroor.
As the sentences are to run concurrently, the convict will have to serve the highest term of 20 years’ imprisonment, SPP Aroor said. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 52,000 on Musa.
The incident took place in August 2021 when the accused allegedly took the 14-year-old boy to a bus stop in Valayam town and sexually assaulted him, the prosecutor said. The accused also gave Rs 50 to the boy, he added.
Following the incident, the boy and his father lodged a complaint at the Valayam police station.
A case under various provisions of the POCSO Act and the IPC was registered, and the accused was subsequently arrested, the SPP said.
The prosecution examined 16 witnesses and submitted 16 documents to substantiate its case against the accused, he added.
