MES observes ‘Black Day’ during Rajyotsava; Belagavi police file FIR against 150 activists
Belagavi: A suo motu case has been filed against 150 members of the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) at the Market Police Station for observing a ‘Black Day’ in the city on Saturday, when the Karnataka Rajyotsava was being celebrated.
An FIR was filed on Sunday based on a complaint given by Market Station Sub-inspector Vithal Havannavara, who has said that more than 150 members of the MES had participated in the event on Saturday. The complainant has also identified 36 people as having observed a ‘Black Day’.
The MES activists are accused of holding a ‘Black Day’ event within the Market Police Station limits on Saturday without permission, and also shouting slogans in favour of Maharashtra. The activists have, thereby, committed treason against Karnataka, the FIR has stated.
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CM launches poster campaign 'Justice for Karnataka'
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday released nine posters as part of a campaign: ‘Justice for Karnataka. Fair Share–Strong Federalism’ asking the Centre to heed state's demands.
These posters highlight key demands placed before the Finance Commission: Restoring Karnataka’s fair tax share; correcting unjust income, population and GSDP criteria; ensuring fair disaster and ecological support; strengthening decentralisation; providing dedicated infrastructure support for Bengaluru; supporting backward regions like Kalyana Karnataka; and upholding the constitutional spirit of cooperative federalism, Siddaramaiah said.
In a statement, Siddaramaiah said his government has placed its legitimate and constitutionally grounded demands before the 16th Finance Commission, seeking justice in tax devolution and fiscal federalism.
“We hope that the 16th Finance Commission reflects these concerns fairly in its recommendations, and that the Union Government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi implements them in letter and spirit, without subjecting Karnataka to petty politics or discrimination, as has unfortunately happened in the past,” the chief minister said.
Siddaramaiah underlined that Karnataka is among the country’s highest contributors to national revenues, yet its share in tax devolution was earlier reduced from 4.71 per cent to 3.64 per cent causing a loss of nearly Rs 80,000 crore.
"Flawed formulas that penalise development and population control, unrealistic GSDP calculations, inadequate disaster support, unchecked cesses and surcharges, denial of GST compensation, and non-release of recommended grants have collectively weakened the state’s finances," Siddaramaiah charged.
