Ballary, July 27: If the JDS-Congress coalition government has done injustice to North Karnataka, a fight for separate North Karnataka state would be launched on the line of ‘Telangana model’ fight, said Molakalmuru MLA B Sriramulu.

Speaking to reporters at his house here on Friday, Sriramulu said that the North Karnataka was completely neglected in the Budget. How far it was right to speak lightly about North Karnataka? If the same ill-treatment continued to North Karnataka, there might be a revolution, he warned.

“Politics is not important for me. My people are important to me. I have not stuck to power. I would not hesitate to resign from the MLA position and plunge into the protest against the injustice and fight for separate north Karnataka state. It is our objective to protect Karnataka as a whole. But if the North Karnataka is meted with injustice oftenly, we will not keep quite. Should we tolerate the irresponsible statements of the Chief Minister on loan waiver, Mahadayi movement and farmers of North Karnataka”, he asked.

A Chief Minister should treat all parts of the state equally. It was not right to speak against the North Karnataka people who have not voted him. Kumaraswamy had become a chief minister for a few districts instead of the entire state, he ridiculed.

PWD Minister HD Revanna was not going to other districts instead of Hassan, Mandya and Ramanagar. Though Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts faced rain fury, he did not visit those places. Even though Krishna River overflowed, he had never visited the place, he said.

Kumaraswamy had promised of good governance. But after two months of forming the government, he had never appointed district ministers. Vidhana Soudha and Vikasa Soudha have become the haven of middlemen and agents according to the Chief Minister. Let him control those who are waiting near the houses of the Chief Minister and some Ministers with suitcases for transfer business, he demanded.

Total 16 districts do not have JDS MLAs and the JDS has lost its deposits in 100 constituencies. Even then, Kumaraswamy has become the chief minister of the state. Instead of treating all constituencies equally, he was discriminating in sanctioning funds to the constituencies which do not have JDS MLAs. The loan waiver order was not yet implemented. It was an inactive government. It has limited itself for transfer business, he alleged.

“By restricting the media people from entering the Vidhana Soudha, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has been trying to administration like Hitler. It is regrettable that former chief minister Siddaramaiah who won from the North Karnataka did not raise his voice against the injustice to the North Karnataka in the Budget”.

-          Sriramulu, BJP MLA



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Bhatkal: Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly U. T. Khader visited Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada district on Saturday and attended a local cricket match being played as part of a tournament organised by the Cosmos Sports Centre of Bhatkal.

After attending a programme at Anjuman Hami-E-Muslimeen, Khader proceeded to the Bhatkal Taluka Stadium, where the tournament is underway. He was accompanied by office-bearers of the Cosmos Sports Centre and several local community leaders.

Those present during the visit included President of Majlis-e-Islah Wa Tanzeem and former JD(S) leader Inayathullah Shabandri, Vice President of Tanzeem Atiqur Rahman Muniri, General Secretary Abdul Raqeeb MJ, President of Cosmos Sports Centre Ismail Anjum, Managing Director of Mohtisham Complexes S. M. Arshad, former president of the Bhatkal Muslim Youth Federation Imtiyaz Udyawar, among others.

Addressing players and organisers, Khader extended his best wishes to the participating teams and urged the players to uphold the spirit of sportsmanship. He said such tournaments help promote unity and brotherhood among the youth.

The cricket tournament began on November 21 and will conclude with the final match on December 21. It is being organised as part of the golden jubilee celebrations of the Cosmos Sports Centre.

Cosmos Sports Centre is one of the member clubs of the Bhatkal Muslim Youth Federation and is known for its active role in promoting sports in the town. Apart from sporting activities, the centre is also involved in various social and community initiatives, including efforts to promote education among students.