Cabinet expansion in September: Dinesh Gundu Rao
Mangaluru: KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday said that the Cabinet would be expanded after local bodies’ election in September.
He was speaking at a press conference held at Congress office in Mallikatte here on Saturday.
The state government has given the right status to Siddaramaiah. The Chief Minister's position will not change until the next assembly elections. Kumaraswamy will be the chief minister and will lead the state for five years. No discussions were held regarding upcoming Lok Sabha elections, he said.
The central BJP government has pushed the country into peril. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said about: development, money from abroad, support for farmers, protection of women, security and to control terrorism. But he has failed to do any developmental work so far.
The four-year report card of the central government shows the utter failure of the Narendra Modi-led government. It has failed in creating jobs for youth. The BJP is trying to win the elections here by playing with people's feelings and through Hindutva.
The BJP MPs from Karnataka have been silent on the issues like flood relief, Mahadai, Kaveri and special status for Hyderabad Karnataka. They do not raise voice against anything. The people of the country know the BJP’s mask politics.
The state of Jammu and Kashmir has become a safe place for militants during the BJP’s rule. Thousands of Indian soldiers are martyred by them. The central government is misleading the people of the country. The country will be informed about the defeat of the BJP-ruled state, he said.
Violent acts have been increasing since the BJP government came into power in the country. BJP MLAs held yatras in favor of the accused in Unnao and Kathua rape cases. With this, the BJP has come to the rescue of the accused. Women in the country are not giving any priority," he said.
Minorities, Dalits today cannot speak against the central government and the BJP. If they talk, they are being attacked. Threat calls are coming to Prof. K.S. Bhagwan, Girish Karnad, Nidummamadi
Urban Development and Housing Minister UT Khader, Vice-President Ivan D'Souza, Harish Kumar and others were present.
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IndiGo offers travel vouchers worth Rs 10,000 to passengers severely impacted during Dec 3-5
New Delhi (PTI): IndiGo, which has been facing significant operational disruptions, on Thursday announced that it will offer travel vouchers worth Rs 10,000 to each passenger whose flights were cancelled or delayed for long during December 3-5.
The compensation would be in addition to the amount that needs to be provided to passengers for flight cancellations under DGCA norms.
In a statement, IndiGo said it regrettably acknowledges that part of its customers travelling on December 3, 4 and 5 were stranded for many hours at certain airports, and a number of them were severely impacted by congestion.
"We will offer travel vouchers worth Rs 10,000 to such severely impacted customers. These travel vouchers can be used for any future IndiGo journey for the next 12 months," it said.
The country's largest airline is also facing regulatory heat, and authorities have directed it to reduce winter schedule flights by 10 per cent to stabilise its operations. The carrier was operating around 2,300 flights a day till the disruptions began on December 2.
"This compensation is in addition to the commitment under the existing government guidelines, as per which, IndiGo will provide compensation of Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 depending on the block time of the flight, to those customers whose flights were cancelled within 24 hours of departure time," the statement said.
