100 days Bommai administration people have responded by defeating BJP in CM's district:DK Shivakumar
Bengaluru, Nov 4: On a day when the Basavaraj Bommai-led government completed hundred days in office, Congress Karnataka president D K Shivakumar on Thursday said people in the Chief Minister's home district Haveri have responded to his administration's functioning, by defeating the ruling BJP in the recent Hangal bypolls.
"Let him (Bommai) give good advertisement for the good administration and work done, but the people of his district have given an answer. We are not disputing his achievement or questioning his management, we are not making any allegations. We are happy that his party has decided to go for election (in 2023) under his leadership," Shivakumar quipped in response to a question on the Bommai government's hundred days in office.
Speaking to reporters here, he said, "whether Bommai or Yediyurappa is the Chief Minister, it doesn't matter. For us, it is the BJP government and its policies."
Shivakumar was referring to BJP's loss in the Hangal bypolls, which is also seen as a "setback" to Chief Minister Bommai, as it is the neighbouring constituency to his Shiggaon assembly segment in Haveri district, where he had extensively campaigned.
Chief Minister Bommai earlier today had said that he is satisfied with the decisions taken so far in taking the administration in the right direction, and the work is on towards inclusive economic progress.
Ending months of speculation about the change of guard in the state, Bommai on July 28 had taken over as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka, from BJP stalwart B S Yediyurappa, who stepped down from the coveted post, coinciding with his government completing two years in office.
Hitting out at the BJP for showcasing reduction in petrol and diesel prices as Deepavali gift, Shivakumar said, it is nothing but "pickpocketing" that was happening every day, has been stopped.
"When the price is reduced from Rs 10 to Rs 5 it can be called a gift, not taking Rs 45 and giving back Rs 7 or 10, it cannot be called a gift. If you are getting Rs 10,000 or Rs 20,000 salary and if you are given Rs 25,000 it can be called bonus or gift, not first reducing salary to Rs 15,000 and then increasing Rs 5,000. Can it be called a gift?" he asked.
Comparing fuel prices under various governments, the KPCC chief said, "every day the government is pickpocketing from every pocket, whether you are commuting by car or a two wheeler."
He also claimed that the central and state government's decision to slash prices of petrol and diesel was following a message from the people to them, in the bypolls held in various parts of the country.
ಹಾನಗಲ್ ಉಪ ಚುನಾವಣೆ ಫಲಿತಾಂಶದ ಫಲವಾಗಿ ಪೆಟ್ರೋಲ್ ಡೀಸೆಲ್ ಬೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರೀ ಇಳಿಕೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಇನ್ನೂ ಬೆಲೆ ಇಳಿಕೆಯಾಗಬೇಕಾದ ಪದಾರ್ಥಗಳು ಬಹಳಷ್ಟಿವೆ. ಗ್ಯಾಸ್, ಅಡುಗೆ ಎಣ್ಣೆ, ದಿನಸಿ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ. ಜನರು ಬಿಜೆಪಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಕ ಉತ್ತರ ಕೊಡುವ ದಿನಗಳು ಹತ್ತಿರ ಬರ್ತಿವೆ.
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) November 4, 2021
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Assam to lift all cases against Koch Rajbongshis in Foreigners' Tribunals: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati, Apr 4 (PTI): The Assam cabinet has decided to lift all cases pending against people from the Koch Rajbongshi community in the Foreigners' Tribunals, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
They will also no longer carry the tag of 'D' or doubtful voters, he said.
''There are 28,000 cases pending in different Foreigners' Tribunals in the state against people of the community. The cabinet has taken a historic decision of lifting the cases with immediate effect,'' Sarma said at a press conference here after the cabinet meeting.
The government believes that the Koch Rajbongshis are an indigenous community of the state and they are an inextricable part of ''our social and cultural fabric'', he asserted.
The people of this community are poor and have suffered a lot over the years, he said.
''They will no longer carry the tag of foreigners or ‘D’ voters,'' the CM said.
Foreigners Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies, particularly in Assam, established to determine if a person residing in India is a "foreigner" as defined by the Foreigners Act of 1946, based on the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order of 1964.
These tribunals are designed to address matters related to citizenship and the presence of “foreigners” in India, specifically focusing on cases where someone is suspected of being an illegal immigrant.
There are 100 Foreigners’ Tribunals across Assam.
The Koch Rajbongshis have a sizeable presence in Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and parts of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, and they demand Scheduled Tribe status.
