Audio viral against Janardhana Poojary: Case registered at Kavoor police station
Mangaluru, Dec 6: Kavoor police registered a case against posting an audio of a statement in social media against Congress leader and former Union minister Janardhan Poojary.
Following a complaint from Brahmashri Narayana Guru Samaj Seva Sangha president Chandrashekar Kumar of Kavoor, the police registered the case. A delegation led by Chandrashekar submitted a complaint to the Deputy Commissioner and the Police Commissioner. Another delegation led by former MLA JR Lobo and Vijay Kumar Shetty met the Police Commissioner separately and submitted its memorandum. After receiving the memorandum, the Police Commissioner promised of registering a case, forming a team and investigating the issue. Based on his promise, a case has been registered by evening.
While speaking to reporters during a programme at Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara temple on December 2, Janardhana Poojary spoke in favour of constructing Ram Mandir. In view of this, a stranger has posted a statement in social media saying that ‘Janardhana Poojary should be banished and encountered’ and that video has gone viral. Various organizations raised voice against the person who posted that statement. Now, the police have booked a case.
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Dy CM Shivakumar confident of Congress win in Karnataka bypolls
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday expressed confidence that the ruling Congress will secure a decisive victory in the Assembly bypolls scheduled for April 9 in the Bagalkote and Davanagere South constituencies, citing a favourable ground response to the party’s guarantee schemes.
These are ‘Shakti’, ‘Gruha Lakshmi’, ‘Gruha Jyoti’, ‘Yuva Nidhi’ and ‘Anna Bhagya’.
The bypolls were necessitated by the demise of sitting Congress MLAs Shamanur Shivashankarappa and H Y Meti, who represented Davanagere South and Bagalkote constituencies, respectively.
The Congress has fielded Shivashankarappa’s grandson, Samarth Shamanur, in Davanagere South and Umesh Meti in Bagalkote. They are locked in direct contests with BJP candidates T Dasakariyappa and Veerabhadrayya Charantimath.
“Both Bagalkote and Davanagere are very positive. Congress workers are doing an excellent job, going door to door and convincing people about the guarantee schemes,” Shivakumar told reporters here.
He said even voters who had earlier supported the BJP were now inclined towards the Congress.
“Even those who voted for the BJP earlier are saying they will vote for Congress. People want the guarantees to continue and are expressing difficulties due to rising prices,” he said.
Expressing confidence of an improved electoral performance, he added, “There is a strong sense that we will win with a bigger margin than before.”
Shivakumar also said he would travel to Kerala for two days and resume campaigning thereafter. “I am going to Kerala for two days. After returning, we will continue the campaign from Davanagere,” he said.
Referring to the shortage of LPG, including auto LPG, in the state, Shivakumar blamed the BJP-led government and called for immediate intervention by the Centre.
“The LPG shortage is due to the BJP. Auto drivers and those in the transport sector are facing difficulties,” he claimed.
“This is something the central government has to address. It must formulate proper policies and take precautionary measures,” he said, adding that the BJP should apologise to the public.
“They should come forward and apologise to the people for the inconvenience caused and resolve the issues they have created,” he said.
