'Transfer business' going on in a big way under Cong govt, alleges HD Kumaraswamy
Ramanagara (K'taka), June 28: JD(S) leader and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday alleged that "transfer business" is going on in a "big way", under the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka.
Pointing at ministers and the chief minister's repeated statements regarding conducting inquiry into alleged irregularities of the previous BJP regime, he said, to cover up their failures, new statements are being issued every day.
"Have you ever seen a Chief Minister's office issuing five orders for one post? After issuing a transfer order the Chief Minister's office would have records with orders numbered. Who has created an atmosphere, where orders are being issued for appointing five people to one post is clear....transfer business is going on in a big way," Kumaraswamy said.
Speaking to reporters here, he said, on one side open statements are being made from stage during events and in front of the media, stating that they will not take bribes, but the business of transfer is rampant every day.
"Also, the government is treating officials in a bad way in every department, compared to the previous BJP government. On getting power one should not lose control over his mind and should learn to work with respect. It is better if those in power learn how to behave in public," he added.
Responding to a question, the former CM said, "there should be no doubts about commission business continuing in this government too, and to fix the rate, all works have been stopped".
"It is laughable that a Minister says that inquiry will be conducted on developmental works taken up during the last four years. How and from where will they do it? " he said.
Noting that every day in newspapers one can find that all ministers, including the chief minister, are issuing statements regarding conducting inquiry into alleged irregularities of the previous regime, Kumaraswamy said, it looks like this government along with five 'guarantees' has also decided to give another scheme called "Thanika Jyothi" (Inquiry Jyothi) on previous government.
"Inquiry into any of the irregularities or scams will not be taken to a logical end, nothing will happen from it," he said, adding that to cover up their failures new statements are being made every day by CM and ministers. "They are creating an illusion of providing a clean administration by doing all this."
Alleging that Congress and BJP are two faces of the same coin, Kumaraswamy called both the national parties like 'British East India Company' in a free India and in a democracy, as they too are looting the country's resources, the way the company did in the past.
Hitting out at Siddaramaiah government for pointing fingers at the Centre for everything including on the rising vegetable price raise, in response to a question, he said, "then why are they (Congress in government) here? During the election they gave full page publicity in newspapers with Siddaramaiah on one side and D K Shivakumar (state Congress chief and Deputy CM) on other side, promising to bring down prices."
"What will the state government do to bring down the prices of vegetables like tomatoes?" he asked, pointing out that the Centre has already said that they will bring down the prices of pulses by letting imported lots into the market.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
