Many BJP MLAs ready to join Congress: Former CM Siddaramaiah
Vijayapura, August 10: ‘Operation Kamala’ is nothing but buying MLAs like sheep, cattle, and buffalos by paying crores of rupees, said former CM and coordination committee Chairman Siddaramaiah.
Speaking to media persons in Almatti on Friday, he said that BJP state president and former Chief Minister Yeddyurappa had purchased MLAs by paying Rs 20-25 crore. He practiced an immoral politics for coming to power.
"Many BJP MLAs have expressed their willingness to join the Congress party, but we have said ‘Bedappa, nivu alle iri’ (No, you stay right there). The state’s people have voted for the Congress-JDS government; hence it is running smoothly;” he said.
“The state of Karnataka will be united forever. There is nothing like North Karnataka, South Karnataka, and Coastal Karnataka in the state. North Karnataka needs to be developed. It is not wrong to fight for that. But, I will oppose fighting for a separate state,” he said.
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Delhi records high of 32.7 deg C; AQI remains 'moderate'
New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.
The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
