Shivakumar loses cool at reporters for 'pitching him against Kumaraswamy' by sharing false info
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday lost his cool at a section of the media persons for allegedly pitting him against Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy by sharing false information to provoke sensational statement.
He even warned them of dire consequences.
During a press conference related to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), a few journalists sought Shivakumar’s reaction on Kumaraswamy’s purported statement on Saturday that the Karnataka government would collapse anytime soon and that he (Shivakumar) was in touch with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Slamming Kumaraswamy, Shivakumar said he may file a defamation suit against the Union minister for such statement.
Moments later, his team discovered that Kumaraswamy, who is JD(S) second-in-command, had not said anything like that.
At an event to commemorate the silver jubilee of JD(S), Kumaraswamy said on Saturday that some "explosive developments" were in the offing and asked his cadres to "remain close to the people and respond to their hardships".
His statement was made in the wake of power tussle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar.
Learning about journalists misquoting Kumaraswamy, Shivakumar turned angry and said he will make them repent for pitching him against the Union minister without any reason.
Later, a statement issued by the deputy chief minister’s office condemned the behaviour of the reporters who allegedly shared false information while asking question.
Requesting media houses not to air the objectionable portion from the press conference, the statement said, "The Dy CM expressed deep dissatisfaction over the media giving such wrong information and receiving such a response when asking questions. One should not create false information and ask false questions. The Dy CM said that this will harm the honor, dignity and trust of the media".
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SWR announces special trains for passengers stranded by large-scale IndiGo cancellations
Bengaluru (PTI): The South Western Railway on Saturday announced a series of special trains, in coordination with Central, South Eastern and Southern Railways, to clear stranded passengers following large-scale IndiGo flight cancellations across the country.
The special services will operate between December 6 and 10 on high-demand routes, including Bengaluru–Chennai, Bengaluru–Pune, Yesvantpur–Hazrat Nizamuddin, Shalimar–Yelahanka and Ernakulam–Yelahanka, officials said.
According to an official statement, SWR will run Train No. 06255/06256 between Chennai Egmore and KSR Bengaluru, 06257/06258 between Bengaluru and MGR Chennai Central, 06259/06260 between Yesvantpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin, and 06263/06264 between Bengaluru and Pune.
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Central Railway will operate Train No. 01413/01414 between Pune and Bengaluru, while South Eastern Railway will run Train No. 08073/08074 between Shalimar and Yelahanka. Southern Railway will operate Train No. 06147/06148 between Ernakulam and Yelahanka, the statement said.
Railways has advised passengers to check updated timings on its official channels and arrive early at stations.
For at least five days in a row, IndiGo flight operations have been significantly disrupted, with a large number of cancellations and delays causing hardships to thousands of passengers. In many cases, baggage has been misplaced.
