Assembly elections: BJP leader Ayanur Manjunath to enter fray, to resign as MLC
Shivamogga: BJP MLC Ayanur Manjunath has said that he will soon resign as legislator to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka, calling the recent ‘words of contempt’ by Eshwarappa a challenge for him to show his worth.
Addressing a press meet in the city on Monday, Ayanur said, “I have declared that I wish to contest the Assembly polls this year. I had also asked the party heads for ticket, but there are no signs of the leaders giving me ticket. I am, therefore, resigning as MLC.”
Further, he said that he decided to contest after thinking over the words of party leader Eshwarappa recently. “I especially considered Eshwarappa’s use of singular in his speech, which only reflects his lack of language skills. He went to the extent of saying ‘he cannot stand up to me’, and I accept it as a challenge,” he declared.
“I am well aware of Eshwarappa’s poll tactics. Officials concerned have confiscated things worth around Rs 4.5 crore and cash of Rs 1.5 crore on different occasions. Eshwarappa has loads of funds, which he has deposited in wards for the upcoming elections. Yet, his funds will prove ineffective in the current polls,” Ayanur said.
Saying that Eshwarappa had achieved nothing in his 32 years as a representative of the people, Ayanur said that Eshwarappa was good at only making provocative speeches during elections, but this trick would not work for him this time.
People with the sole aim of winning the elections are more often than not the reason for any sort of ‘impurity’ in temples and other places of worship. “I request people not to lose their cool – not even the police. There is always a possibility of difficult, unwanted situations rising up during elections. We must all handle such situations carefully, always,” he reminded.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
