No confusion in coalition govt.: DCM Parameshwar
Tumakuru, June 4: Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that HD Kumaraswamy will be the Chief Minister for five years as there is neither confusion nor differences in the coalition government.
In his first visit to the district Congress officer after becoming the deputy chief minister, here on Tumakuru, Parameshwar said that out of 11 Assembly constituencies, the Congress has won in three constituencies. The voters have supported the Congress even in other constituencies and it was his responsibility to thank them, he said.
“We have formed a coalition government as there is a legal provision for it. Based on this, we had requested the Governor. But the Governor had invited the BJP as it was the single largest party to form the government. We had moved the Supreme Court against it. Everyone knows the next development. Before the floor test, Yeddyurappa resigned from the post. Later, we have proved the majority in the floor test and we will run the government for five years without any problem”, he said.
The state has received timely monsoon. The government has already directed the agriculture department to distribute fertilizer and seeds in time. There is sufficient seeds and fertilizer. The government work for the welfare of the farmers. District incharge minister would be appointed for each district shortly. He would have the credit of representing Tumakuru district as the first Deputy Chief Minister. He would make use of this opportunity and bring more programmes to the district, he said.
DK Shivakumar was a honest and disciplined soldier of the party. He does not have any difference. He would handle any responsibility in the party. It would be disclosed on June 6 that who will become the ministers. Portfolios would be distributed keeping in mind the social justice, he said.
Cong-JDS combine to contest LS polls
Both Congress and JDS would contest together for the Lok Sabha election in the state. But it was not yet decided about seat sharing. Whether Kumaraswamy is the CM for five years or not is the problem of Congress party and not the media issue. Congress general secretary has already clarified about it, he said.
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IndiGo crisis enters day 7; 127 flights cancelled from Bengaluru
Mumbai (PTI): Flight disruptions at IndiGo entered the seventh day as the crisis-hit carrier cancelled 127 flights from Bengaluru Airport on Monday, a source said.
In another development, aviation safety regulator DGCA in an order on Sunday late evening extended the time by Monday 6 pm for IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers and Chief Operating Officer and Accountable Manager Isidro Porqueras to submit reply to its show cause notice over the ongoing disruptions in the airline’s operations.
In the notices issued to Elbers and Porqueras on Saturday, the regulator said the large-scale operational failures pointed to significant lapses in planning, oversight, and resource management, and asked them to submit their replies within 24 hours.
IndiGo has cancelled 127 flights, including 65 arrivals and 62 departures from Bengaluru Airport, the source said.
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The Gurugram-based airline, partially-owned by Rahul Bhatia, has been facing heat from both the government and the passengers for cancelling hundreds of flights since December 2, citing regulatory changes in the pilots' new flight duty and regulations norms, which resulted in lakhs of passengers getting stuck at airports pan-India.
For the first three days the airline failed to acknowledge the huge number of cancellations and it was only Friday when it cancelled 1,600 flights (Friday), a record in Indian aviation history that CEO Elbers released a video apologising for the major inconvenience caused to passengers due to the disruptions.
In the message, he admitted that the airline was cancelling a large number of flights, but did not mention that it would cancel 1,600 flights on that particular day.
The new norms, applicable for all domestic carriers, have come into force in two phases - July 1 and November 1 this year.
IndiGo has already temporarily secured major relaxations in the second phase norms till February 10.
The latest FDTL norms, which entail increased weekly rest periods to 48 hours, extended night hours, and limiting the number of night landings to only two, as against six earlier, were initially opposed by domestic airlines, including IndiGo and Tata Group-owned Air India.
But they were subsequently rolled out by the DGCA following the Delhi High Court's directives, albeit with a delay of over one year, in a phased manner, and with certain variations for airlines like IndiGo and Air India.
The norms were originally to be put in place from March 2024, but airlines, including IndiGo, sought a step-by-step implementation, citing additional crew requirements.
