K'taka IT raids: Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao slams BJP, says,“ BJP keeping IT, ED in its pockets.”
Bengaluru: Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday addressing the press here accused the BJP of making baseless allegations against the Congress in connection with the recent IT Raids in Karnataka. In his scathing remarks against the saffron party, he stated, “Let the BJP which has kept the Income Tax (IT) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its pockets send them to investigate anyone upon suspicion. But it is not right to make baseless allegations against the Congress.”
He further accused the BJP of making false allegations against the Congress, since there is nothing for the BJP to talk against our government. Asserting that there is no connection between the Congress and the whopping amount found during raids, he said, “What is the relationship between the ones who were raided by the IT and the Congress. Are they Congress workers or leaders? The IT and ED will not be active when the BJP government is in power in the state, but it will become active when non-BJP governments come to power.”
“ Corruption was carried out blatantly during the previous BJP Government’s regime, the IT and ED were not visible to anyone during that time. We have no objection to them doing their duty, however it is not fair to connect the money recovered during the IT raids to the Congress,” he added.
In the meantime, Gundu Rao asserted that the Congress government in the state is secure and that no one could shatter it. Challenging the BJP and JD(S), he stated that, “no matter what efforts BJP and JD(S) make together, they will not be able to do anything to the government.”
Simultaneously, Gundu Rao said that the JD(S) should change its name. Supporting the JD(S) state President CM Ibrahim’s stance on alliance with the BJP he asked JD(S) which is known as Janata Dal Secular, getting aligned with the BJP, is it secular?
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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.
