K'taka rights groups urge PM Modi to visit "sites of injustices" in Bengaluru, instead of roadshows
Bengaluru: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi gears up for a roadshow in Bengaluru as part of the BJP's election campaign, two rights groups in Karnataka have prepared an alternative route map known as the "citizens' route map." The groups, Bahutva Karnataka and Eddelu Karnataka, are urging the Prime Minister to avoid the roadshow and instead visit the "sites of injustices" in the city. According to the groups, the citizens' route map highlights the issues of marginalized communities and seeks to draw attention to the need for urgent action.
They have also called for Modi to conduct a 'Jan Ki Baat' press meet to engage with the public and address their concerns. The alternative route map comes in the wake of growing concerns about the BJP's election campaign and the party's approach to governance. Both Bahutva Karnataka and Eddelu Karnataka have been vocal in their criticism of the ruling party, accusing them of neglecting the welfare of marginalized communities and pursuing divisive policies.
Here is the full text of the route map:
Karnataka is having a state election. We will vote on what the current government has done and not done for the state. We do not know why your party is asking for votes in the name of the Prime Minister and not the Chief Minister. We do not know why you need to come do a road show here, for which lots of trees have had branches cut, street vendors prevented from doing business and roads blocked.
Given you are coming, we would like you to go to these spots.
Please follow the citizen’s route map and answer these questions.
Day 1 – Visit the sites of Injustice
Day 2- Stay in Freedom Park
Detailed Schedule
1) Shivaram Karanth layout – Ignoring the demands of farmers for fair compensation, Karnataka government destroyed standing crops. Gave notices to farmers preventing from protesting!
Q: How will you double the income of farmers when you won’t even let them farm?
2) ITI where workers were laid off for unionising, which is their right. This comes under your government and your minister turned a deaf ear.
Q: Why is the Contract Labour (abolition and regulation) Act 1970 not followed by your government?
3) Jayanagar BDA Complex – The BBMP violated the Street Vendors Act 2014 by evicting 300+ vendors without even giving notice? Not just that , the government has refused to conduct a survey of street vendors.
Q: Why does your government refuse to protect the rights of Street Vendors?
4) Ejipura EWS quarters where the Yeddyurappa government gave this land on a platter to BJP MLA Mr. Garudachar who has still failed to construct houses. The Lokayukta recommended to the BBMP to take back the land but the government has not done so.
Q: Why is your government helping builders at the cost of slum dwellers?
5) Electronic City – In the Electronic city police station limits, terrorist Puneeth Kerehalli used a stun gun on a citizen and broadcast it live. Yet no action was taken.
Q: Does your government not believe in rule of law? Can anyone use stun guns publicly?
Lunchbreak : You can have lunch at the closest Indira canteen you get and answer why the state government has cut funds for this pro-poor canteen
6) Majestic bus stand. Please ask bus commuters about the troubles they face. In 2018 your party manifesto promised doubling of bus fleet. Instead out of the 6500 buses, only 5600 are on road as your government has stopped hiring of drivers.
Q: Does your government want to weaken or strengthen BMTC?
7) Cottonpet police station – A dalit youth was killed in police custody here. Atrocities against Dalits are at an all time high and convictions at an all time low.
Q: Does your government not care for the welfare of Dalits?
8) Mahadevapura where Powrakarmikas stay in tents and had their houses flooded and damaged due to rain. Powrakarmikas are struggling as your government promised to regularize powrakarmikas but back-tracked and cheated them.
Q: Does the labout of Dalit- Bahujan women not count?
9) Visit any of the new Namma Clinics set up by your government or PHCs.
Q: Why do the public health facilities not have enough medicines or staff?
10) Devanahalli, where farmers who are protesting land acquisition had cases filed against them because the protest was not at Freedom Park.
Q: Why does your government stifle every protesting voice? Do farmers not have freedom of speech and expression under your government ?
Day 2
Please stay only in Freedom park. When citizens are restricted to Freedom Park for protests, when our rallies are not allowed, why should politicians be able to roam around everywhere ?
Please conduct a press meet there and also listen to Jan ki Baat.
Please allow any and all citizens to come and ask you questions.
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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.
