Will HD Kumaraswamy also resign if CM Siddaramaiah resigns?: JD(S) MLA GT Deve Gowda
Challenges BJP, JD(S) leaders over Siddaramaiah's resignation demand
Mysuru: JD(S) MLA G.T. Deve Gowda has challenged the opposition leaders demanding Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's resignation and questioned whether JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy and others facing cases would also step down. He was speaking at the inauguration of the Mysuru Dasara celebrations at Chamundi Hills.
"Why should Siddaramaiah resign? Which law mandates resignation immediately after an FIR is filed?" Gowda asked, while asserting that the court had not ordered the Chief Minister to be jailed or resign. He also pointed out that the Governor has merely asked for an investigation and that Siddaramaiah’s governance.
“Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is providing good governance, and the guarantee schemes are proving to be beneficial for the people. Without allowing further development in the state, why do you keep asking him to resign every morning? Why should he resign? Can Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, who won with a margin of 2 lakh votes, be asked to resign? Can Siddaramaiah, who is the Chief Minister with the support of 136 MLAs, be asked to resign?” he questioned.
G.T. Deve Gowda further said that Siddaramaiah had previously faced joint opposition from the JD(S) and BJP in the 2006 by-elections but had emerged victorious. "He will continue to be victorious, as he has the blessings of Goddess Chamundeshwari," he added.
The comments come amid heightened political tensions and demands from opposition leaders for the Chief Minister’s resignation following the registration of an FIR against him related to the alleged MUDA scam.
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Commission agent's licence suspended in Meerut for storing veggies in toilet
Meerut (UP) (PTI): The market administration in Meerut has suspended the licence of a commission agent or ‘arhtiya’ for storing vegetables inside a defunct toilet at the Mawana Naveen Sabzi Mandi in the city, officials said on Sunday.
The action followed after a video went viral showing vegetables, including tomato, ladyfinger, green chilli, coriander, mint and bottle gourd – packed in polythene bags inside an unused toilet on the market premises.
The secretary of the Mandi committee, Arjun Singh, told PTI that the toilet had been out of use for a long time due to being clogged.
“Abhay Kumar, the proprietor of Pradhan Trading Company, stored leftover vegetables there without permission. Within two hours of receiving information on May 15, a team from the Mandi committee reached the spot, seized about one quintal of vegetables, and buried them in a pit,” Singh said.
A notice was issued to Abhay Kumar, but since no satisfactory response was received, his licence has been suspended, he added.
According to officials, toilets in the market complex meant for use by farmers, commission agents and customers were allegedly being used as storerooms.
Following the incident, SDM Santosh Kumar Singh has sought an explanation from the Mandi committee secretary.
Strict action would be taken against those found guilty after an inquiry report is received, the SDM said.
