Will not try to dislodge government, says Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday said his party would not try and dislodge the ruling BJP government like the saffron party had done to his coalition government and opined that he did not think that mid-term polls would be held.
"The JD(S) will not try to dislodge the government like the saffron party did to unseat the coalition government.
Leaders of other parties may hanker after power, but not us. We fill function as an effective opposition party and hope the ruling BJP gives succor to the flood affected people,"he told reporters at Belagavi.
The JD(S) leader said he did not think there would be mid-term polls in Karnataka, as constantly being stated by leader of the opposition and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
This seemed to be more true after the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, he said.
His comments drew a sharp reaction from Siddaramaiah,who said the JD(S) leader's remarks that his party would not dislodge the government gave an impression that he would support the saffron party.
Siddaramaiah recalled that JD(S) had formed the government with BJP in 2005-06.
"What else can you expect from him? His statement gives that impression (that he supports BJP)," he told reporters in Bengaluru.
Siddaramaiah, who had on Saturday said his party was prepared to face the bypolls to 15 assembly constituencies in Karnataka if elections were held as per schedule on December 5, sought to know how BJP would remain in a majority if Congress won all 15 seats.
To this, Kumaraswamy said if the bypoll results led to the collapse of the BJP government, the general elections would be at least six months away.
His brand of politics, the JD(S) leader said, was not vengeance based, but to address the sufferings of people.
"How many farmers will die if Governors rule is imposed in the state? To avoid this, I only said that I am comtemplating whether the government should continue or not.
It is immaterial for me who should be the Chief Minister and whose government should continue," Kumaraswamy said.
Bypolls to 15 of 17 seats represented by disqualified Congress JD(S) MLAs, whose resignation and absence from 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 5.
The then Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar had disqualified them as MLAs, ruling that those disqualified cease to be MLAs with immediate effect till the expiry of the 15th assembly (in 2023), which they have challenged in the Supreme Court.
BJP needs six seats to win a simple majority in the assembly and continue the government.
The B S Yediyurappa led BJP ministry assumed office on July 26, three days after the collapse of the Congress-JD(S) government with the defeat of the confidence motion moved by (then chief minister) Kumaraswamy in the assembly.
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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.
