Lokayukta police nab Panchayat Development Officer in Shivamogga while taking bribe
Shivamogga: The Lokayukta officers have caught Baganakatte Gram Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) Manjunath red-handed as he was accepting a bribe from a lady.
As the roof and a wall of her house had been destroyed in the rains of 2021, Sakamma, a resident of Sanklapura village in Shikaripura taluk had applied for relief under the Rajiv Gandhi Vasathi Yojana. When she approached Manjunath to discuss the matter, the PDO demanded an amount of Rs 20,000 for the work. Sakamma reportedly paid him Rs 13,000 before filing a complaint against the PDO with the Lokayukta Police.
The Lokayukta Police officers, who investigated the case, caught Manjunath red-handed when he was receiving the remaining amount from Sakamma.
The investigating team, directed by Shivamogga Lokayukta Superintendent of Police N Vasudevarama, consisted of Lokayukta Assistant Superintendent Umesh, Eshwara Naik, Inspector Suresh and police constables.
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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
