Supreme Court verdict is against "conspiracy" of then Speaker & Siddaramaiah: Yediyurappa
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to allow disqualified MLAs to contest polls, and termed it as verdict against the "conspiracy" of the then Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar and Congress leader Siddaramaiah.
Expressing confidence that BJP would win all the 15seats, where bypolls are scheduled to be held on December 5, he said the party woulddecide on giving tickets to disqualified MLAs.
"The whole country was eagerly awaiting this verdict. The previous Speaker Ramesh Kumar had conspired along with Siddaramaiah (Congress leader) - Supreme Court has given cleardecision to it," Yediyurappa said.
Welcoming the court decision to allow disqualified MLAs tocontest the polls, he said, preparations have begun to win all the seats. "From tomorrow itself all our ministers and leaders will take responsibility. We will put all efforts to win all the seats," he added.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the disqualification of 17 Congress-JD(S) MLAs by the then Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar but allowed them to contest the December five bypolls in the state.
The court struck down the portion of the order of then Speaker by which the legislators were disqualified till the end of the 15th Karnataka Assembly in 2023.
Responding to a question whether disqualified MLAswould get BJP tickets, Yediyurappa said, "we will discuss at the core committee meeting today and take decision by evening".
Asked if the 17 disqualified MLAs -- 14 of the Congress and three belonging to the JDS -- will be joing BJP, he said, "wait till evening. They are all be coming back in the evening, I will discuss with them, also with national leaders and take an appropriate decision."
Bypolls to 15 of 17 seats represented by disqualified MLAs, whose resignation and absence from the trust vote led to the fall of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government, and made way for the BJP to come to power, will be held on December five.
BJP will need to win at least six out of those 15seats to remain in power. Out of 15 seats that will go for bypolls, 12 were represented by Congress and three by JD(S).
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
