No immediate change in JDS state president: H.D. Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru: Union Minister and JDS State President H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday clarified that there are no immediate plans to change the party's state president.
Speaking to media representatives in the city, Kumaraswamy addressed speculation about a potential leadership change within the party. "Currently, there is no discussion about changing the state president. I am the state president right now," he stated. He acknowledged requests to give more party responsibility to Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the youth wing president, but confirmed that no discussions have taken place on the matter.
Coordination committee with BJP to be formed soon
Kumaraswamy announced that a coordination committee between the JDS and BJP will be formed shortly. "Discussions have been held with BJP State President B.Y. Vijayendra and other leaders of the party. A decision has been made to form one coordination committee for Bengaluru and another for the state," he said. He added that a final decision on the committees' formation will be made within a week to ten days.
He also mentioned that the JDS core committee will be restructured and that a separate committee will be formed to strengthen the party for the upcoming Greater Bengaluru Municipal Corporation elections.
Kumaraswamy hits back at Congress
Responding to criticism from Minister Priyank Kharge, Kumaraswamy launched a sharp counter-attack on the Congress party. "Weren't these the same Congress leaders who came to our doorstep for power? Didn't they know that I had previously formed a government with the BJP?" he questioned.
He urged the Congress to stop engaging in "petty politics" regarding the JDS and instead focus on addressing the flood situation in the Kalaburagi district. "I have criticized the RSS in the past, I don't deny it. But what has the Congress done? They were given 136 seats in the state. They are not listening to the people's problems. People are on the streets in Kalaburagi. What relief have you provided to the distressed farmers?" Kumaraswamy asked.
Recalling the Congress's long rule, he added, "For 50 years after independence, the Congress party ruled the country. People elected Congress MPs in all 28 constituencies. Congress was in power at both the Centre and the state. What did those MPs bring for Karnataka? How much funding did they secure for the state? Which irrigation projects did they resolve? Instead of discussing us, they should introspect."
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Assam: Principal of govt school held for 'sexual abuse' of student
Tezpur (PTI): The principal of a government school in Assam’s Sonitpur district has been arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a female student, a police officer said on Saturday.
The Class 9 student had alleged that the principal made lewd comments and touched her inappropriately during Saraswati Puja celebrations on January 23.
“The girl confined in her mother, as she was afraid to attend school after the incident. The family members filed a complaint at Missamari police station. Based on it, the principal was arrested on Thursday,” the officer said.
The accused, the principal of Missamari Higher Secondary School, is also the president of the All Assam Higher Secondary Schools Principals’ Association.
An investigation is uderway, he added.
