Close liquor shops in DK Police limits till May 3, M’luru Commissionerate limits till May 4: DC
Mangaluru: As precautionary measure in the backdrop of the murder of rowdy-sheeter Suhas Shetty, Deputy Commissioner Mullai Muhilan has ordered the closure of all liquor shops within Mangaluru Police Commissionerate limits as well as Dakshina Kannada District Police jurisdiction limits.
While shops under the jurisdiction limits of Mangaluru Police Commissionerate are to remain closed till 6 am on Sunday, May 4, the DC has said. He has added that shops within Dakshina Kannada District Police jurisdiction limits will be closed till 6 am on Saturday, May 3.
Speaking on the incident and the outcome, the senior officer said that the murder of Shetty has created tension across the district. Officers are making efforts to maintain peace by ensuring there is no violation of law, he added.
Muhilan spoke of the possibility of violence across Dakshina Kannada district at the hands of miscreants who consume intoxicants and clarified that he was issuing the order for closure of the shops as District Magistrate following the proposals by the Mangaluru City Police Commissioner and the Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police.
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Opposition raking up Dalit CM issue to divert attention: Karnataka Minister
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday accused the opposition of "unnecessarily stoking" the debate over a Dalit Chief Minister to deflect attention from governance.
He asserted that only the Congress has the commitment to elevate a Dalit leader to the top post.
Speaking to reporters here, Parameshwara said the ongoing discussion on a Dalit Chief Minister was being amplified by opposition parties.
“This is the work of the opposition. To hide their own failures, they are raising the issue of the Chief Minister. Isn’t the administration running smoothly? Isn’t the Chief Minister governing?” he asked.
The Minister noted that for the past 10–12 days, detailed budget discussions had been held across departments and governance was progressing normally.
Parameshwara, who is a Dalit, said the Congress alone had the history and political will to make a Dalit Chief Minister.
“Yes, it must be the Congress party. Who else will do it?” he said, while clarifying that the timing of any such decision would be determined by the party high command.
On Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s media statement targeting the JD(S) and invoking social justice, Parameshwara said Siddaramaiah had earlier been part of the JD(S) and even served as its president before being expelled.
He noted that the internal history of that party was best known to those within it and declined to comment on specific internal matters.
Defending the Chief Minister’s ideological position, Parameshwara said Siddaramaiah’s politics had always been rooted in social justice and that there was nothing new or opportunistic about his stance.
The Chief Minister, he said, had consistently built his political career on that foundation.
