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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B'desh: Lawyer killed in clash between security personnel, followers of Hindu leader
Dhaka, Nov 26: A lawyer was killed on Tuesday during clashes between the security personnel and followers of a Hindu community leader, who was denied bail and sent to jail by a Bangladesh court, according to local media reports.
The victim was identified as Saiful Islam, a 35-year-old assistant public prosecutor and a member of the Chattogram District Bar Association, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
Citing Dr Nibedita Ghosh, a duty doctor at the emergency department of Chittagong Medical College Hospital, the paper said that six others were injured in the clashes that erupted after Chattogram’s Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate court denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested on sedition charges.
Nazim Uddin Chowdhury, president of the Chittagong Lawyers' Association, said that protesters dragged a lawyer from beneath his chamber and hacked him to death.
As Das was being taken away in a police van, he addressed the crowd through a hand mike, urging them to remain calm.
Around 3 pm, the law enforcement agencies resorted to sound grenades, tear gas shells, and baton charges, dispersing the protesters.
Deputy Commissioner of City Police Liaquat Ali confirmed one death but said they were still investigating the cause.
The Daily Star newspaper reported that at least 10 people, including journalists, were injured during the clash.
