Empty chairs on Day 1 of ‘Hampi Utsav’ shows anger of people towards govt: Congress
Bengaluru: Following a bleak response from the people to the three-day ‘Hampi Utsav’ in Hospet, the Congress has said on social media that it only reflected the anguish of citizens regarding the administration of the BJP government.
There was a poor response to the programme during the inaugural on Friday evening.
The Congress asked on social media why the BJP government spent more than Rs 4 crore for ‘a function with empty chairs’.
“We see only empty chairs at programmes organized by both, the BJP party and the BJP government. The empty chairs are proof of the people’s anger and agony towards the BJP government. Did the government need to spend more than Rs 4 crore for such a futile effort at drawing people,” the KPCC has asked Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
The party further took the chief minister to task in reference to his declaration while taking charge of the state government that there would be a halt on ‘unnecessary expenditure’. The KPCC ‘asked’ Bommai if an expenditure of Rs 4.5 crore for a 5-minute video could not be called as ‘unnecessary’.
“The chief minister seems to consider using funds for midday meals, Indira canteens, grants for Anganwadi centres, scholarships and housing facilities as ‘unnecessary expenditure’. Anything that helps draw a 40 per cent commission is necessary!” the Congress has mocked on social media.
ಖಾಲಿ ಕುರ್ಚಿಗಳನ್ನ ರಂಜಿಸಲು ಹಂಪಿ ಉತ್ಸವಕ್ಕೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರ 4 ಕೋಟಿ ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡಿದ್ದು ನಾಚಿಕೆಗೇಡು ಅಲ್ಲವೇ.
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) January 28, 2023
ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಅಪೌಷ್ಟಿಕತೆ ನಿವಾರಣೆ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಣವಿಲ್ಲ.
ಅಂಗನವಾಡಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಅನುದಾನವಿಲ್ಲ,
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ಉತ್ಸವಕ್ಕೆ ಇರುವ ಹಣ ಜನಪರ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಏಕಿಲ್ಲ @BSBommai ಅವರೇ?#SayCM pic.twitter.com/44AkVCtNeb
ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಪಕ್ಷದ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳಿಗೂ ಖಾಲಿ ಕುರ್ಚಿಗಳು.
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) January 28, 2023
ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳಿಗೂ ಖಾಲಿ ಕುರ್ಚಿಗಳು.@BJP4Karnataka ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಜನತೆಗಿರುವ ಅಸಹನೆ, ಆಕ್ರೋಶಕ್ಕೆ ಖಾಲಿ ಕುರ್ಚಿಗಳು ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿವೆ.
ಹಂಪಿ ಉತ್ಸವದಲ್ಲಿ ಖಾಲಿ ಕುರ್ಚಿಗಳನ್ನು ರಂಜಿಸಲು 4 ಕೋಟಿ ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡುವ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿತ್ತೇ @BSBommai ಅವರೇ? pic.twitter.com/A1IccO1DEo
"ಅನಗತ್ಯ ವೆಚ್ಚಕ್ಕೆ ಕಡಿವಾಣ" ಎಂದು ಸಿಎಂ ಕುರ್ಚಿ ಹತ್ತಿ ಕುಳಿತ @BSBommai ಅವರೇ, 5 ನಿಮಿಷದ ವಿಡಿಯೋಗೆ 4.5 ಕೋಟಿ ಪಾವತಿಸಿದ್ದು ಅಗತ್ಯವೋ, ಅನಗತ್ಯವೋ?
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) January 28, 2023
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Six foreign nationals held for alleged prostitution in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Six foreign women were arrested after they were found to be allegedly engaged in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, police said on Tuesday.
The arrests were made by the Women Protection Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) on April 24, they said.
Police, however, have not disclosed the nationalities of the women in the statement.
According to police, the operation was carried out following a tip off that some foreign women were standing near the footpath of the bus stop close to Madiwala Check Post, within the jurisdiction of Koramangala Police Station here and were soliciting men passing by on the road for prostitution.
Based on this information, the officers and staff of the CCB Women Protection Wing immediately visited the spot and conducted a verification, they said.
During the operation, it was found that six foreign women were engaging in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, a statement issued by the office of the police commissioner stated.
Acting swiftly, the officers and staff conducted a raid and secured all six foreign women. Upon inquiry regarding their passports and visas, they failed to provide valid and satisfactory information, it said.
"Subsequently, all six foreign women were produced before the Koramangala Police Station along with a report for further legal action. In this regard, a case has been registered at Koramangala Police Station, and further investigation is in progress," the police statement added.
