No threat to coalition govt.: HD Deve Gowda
Bengaluru, August 31: Former prime minister and JDS Supremo HD Deve Gowda said that the JDS-Congress coalition government led by HD Kumaraswamy has no threat.
After holding a meeting with British High Commissioner Donald Mike Alister at his house at Padmanabhanagar in the city on Friday, Gowda told reporters that both Congress and JDS were not ready to give up the power to BJP. So, there was no threat to the coalition government. All issues would be discussed in the Coordination Committee meeting to be chaired by Siddaramaiah today. All confusions in the Congress have cleared, he said.
The British High Commissioner has met him to know the political situation in different states. Noticing the news appeared in the media that there was confusion in Karnataka politics, he has met him and got all the information, he said.
The news that RV Deshpande was also the CM candidate was old issue. This issue has cropped up when Dharam Singh was the chief minister. There was nothing special in it. “Myself and Deshpande have worked together in the Ramakrishna Hegde government”, he recalled.
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Congress voices concern over safety of minorities in Bangladesh
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the "atmosphere of insecurity" being faced by religious minorities in Bangladesh and the arrest of Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das.
In a statement, Chairman of the party's Media and Publicity Department Pawan Khera said, "The Indian National Congress expects the government of India to prevail upon the Bangladesh government to take necessary steps and ensure security of life and property of minorities in the country".
"The Indian National Congress expresses its deep concern at the atmosphere of insecurity being faced by religious minorities in Bangladesh. The arrest of the ISCKON monk is the latest example," he said.
A lawyer was killed on Tuesday during clashes between security personnel and followers of Das, who was denied bail and sent to jail by a court in the port city of Chattogram in Bangladesh in a sedition case.
Das, the spokesperson for Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagran Jote, was arrested from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka a day earlier.
India on Tuesday noted with "deep concern" the arrest and denial of bail to the Hindu leader, and urged authorities in the neighbouring country to ensure the safety and security of Hindus and all other minority groups.
Bangladesh reacted sharply to the Ministry of External Affairs statement, saying it was unfounded and stood contrary to the spirit of friendship between the two countries.
In its statement, Dhaka said it does not interfere with the country's judiciary, which is fully independent
