20 BJP MLAs ready to join JDS: Minister Revanna hits back at opposition
Hassan, August 10: Minister Revanna hit back at the opposition on Friday and said “20 MLAs from BJP are ready to join JDS, but we have kept quiet thinking that Yeddyurappa’s health should not get disturbed.
Speaking to reporters at a private hotel in the city, he said that the BJP leaders are promoting that the JD (S) and Congress MLAs are in touch with them. But there are more than 20 MLAs in the BJP who are in contact with the JDS. “We have stopped them thinking that the Yeddyurappa's health should not get disturbed by the BJP MLAs move.
Shiradi Ghat work has been completed. The office that was located there has been shifted to Holenarasipura. Similarly, offices have been moved to Hassan, Arsikere, and Belur. There are over Rs.600 crores of works in this range. Officials were unable to come from other places to inspect works. Therefore this move has been taken, the minister said.
CM Kumaraswamy has already waived off the farmers’ loan up to Rs one lakh. In the coming days, on August 15 or during Gowri Ganesha festival, the CM will be giving a new gift to the farmers, he said.
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K’taka HC judge whose controversial remarks triggered controversy expresses regret before open court
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court judge, Justice V Srishananda, on Saturday expressed regret in open court after facing backlash over his controversial remarks in his recent court hearings, reported Bar and Bench.
Two purported video clips from Justice V Srishananda’s court hearing that show him making inappropriate comments went viral across social media platforms.
On Saturday, Justice Srishananda invited members of the Advocates Association, Bengaluru, and senior lawyers to his courtroom at 2:30 PM, where he read out a note expressing regret for inappropriate comments.
Quoting Advocates Association President Vivek Subba Reddy, Bar and Bench wrote, “He expressed regret for the comments and clarified that it was not his intention to offend any community or members of the Bar. He also requested the association to relay this message to all members of the Bar.”
Reddy further stated, “We also advised him to encourage young lawyers in the courtroom and refrain from making any irrelevant remarks during hearings.”
Another senior lawyer present during the session confirmed to the legal news portal that Justice Srishananda also addressed comments directed at a woman lawyer, who was seen in one of the videos being reprimanded by the judge. The judge Justice Srishananda clarified that his remarks were not intended to target her (woman lawyer) specifically, but rather pertained to the appellant she was representing. “He explained that his comment was meant to imply that the appellant seemed to know a lot about the other party,” said the lawyer.
In addition, Justice Srishananda assured those present that he would avoid making such comments in the future.
The controversy came to light on September 19, when a video clip from an August 28 Court hearing surfaced on social media, showing Justice Srishananda referring to a Muslim-majority sub-locality in Bengaluru’s Goripalya as "Pakistan." Hours later, another video from the same courtroom emerged, in which the judge was seen making a gender-insensitive remark.
Following outrage over the viral videos, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant, and Hrishikesh Roy, on September 20 took a suo motu cognizance and sought a report from the Karnataka High Court Registrar General in connection with the viral video.
