Hanuman Beniwal to launch own party on Oct 29
Jodhpur, Oct 13: Jat leader and Independent lawmaker from Khinwsar in Rajasthan Hanuman Beniwal said Saturday he will launch his party at a rally in Jaipur on October 29.
Beniwal said he is discussing with BJP rebel Ghanshyam Tiwari and other leaders to offer an alternative other than the BJP and the Congress to the people of Rajasthan.
Beniwal, who held a meeting in Bhopalgarh area of Jodhpur Saturday, said he is considering to field candidates of his yet-to-be-launched party on all 200 assembly seats in the state for the December 7 election.
"At our Jaipur rally, we will announce the party name and a strategy will be planned to contest all 200 assembly seats. For this, talks are on with Tiwari and other leaders who are not happy with the BJP and the Congress," he said.
Alleging that the Congress and the BJP shield each other from allegations of corruption, Beniwal said people are fed up with the two parties and want an alternative.
Beniwal has been travelling through Jat-dominated districts of Rajasthan such as Bikaner, Barmer, Sikar, Jodhpur and Nagaur seeking support of the community, which forms a sizeable segment in the state.
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Efforts on to identify, rehabilitate Kogilu dwellers under housing scheme: Minister
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Wednesday said a detailed exercise is underway to identify and rehabilitate eligible beneficiaries under the 'One Lakh Multi-storey Bengaluru Housing Scheme', even as scrutiny of applications from 'Kogilu Bande' has revealed large-scale ineligibility due to non-compliance of guidelines.
The authorities evicted the dwellers in Kogilu Cross living in slums during winter, saying that they occupied the government land, meant for Bengaluru's solid waste management, illegally.
The action drew flak, especially from the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, prompting the Karnataka government to announce alternative arrangements.
On Wednesday, the minister said the initiative is part of efforts to provide housing to the urban poor through a structured and transparent process overseen by the City Shelter Committee.
"A total of 1,187 one-bedroom flats are being constructed, 594 flats under the public quota and 593 flats under the local quota," he said, outlining the scale of the housing project coming up at Byappanahalli village in Byatarayanapura Assembly constituency, which the revenue minister represents in the Assembly.
A total of 189 beneficiaries have already been selected in a City Shelter Committee meeting, he said, indicating that allotment is being carried out in phases based on eligibility criteria.
Substantiating the scale of the exercise, the minister said, "Following the clearance of unauthorised houses in Kogilu Bande, a survey was conducted, and a list of 165 homeless individuals has been submitted."
He said the survey, carried out jointly by the Revenue Department and the Greater Bengaluru Authority, was aimed at ensuring that displaced and genuinely homeless families are considered for rehabilitation under the housing scheme.
Of the 165 identified individuals, only 61 families were found eligible as per the scheme guidelines.
The minister noted that a significant number of applications were rejected or kept pending due to various reasons.
He further pointed out discrepancies such as duplicate applications, ownership of houses within the Bengaluru Metropolitan Area, and incomplete documentation.
In several cases, applicants were found to be outside the jurisdiction or lacked valid address proof.
The minister said some applicants were also from outside the state, making them ineligible under the scheme norms.
He assured that pending cases would be reviewed once applicants submit the required documents.
"The pending cases will be reviewed in the next Ashraya Committee meeting upon resubmission of the required documents," he said.
Emphasising the need for strict adherence to guidelines, Gowda said the government is committed to ensuring that only genuine beneficiaries receive housing under the scheme, while preventing misuse of public resources.
