Ballary Congress MLAs are in our touch: KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao
Bengaluru, September 16: KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao said that as the Ballary MLAs were in regular touch with him, there was no need to speak to them every now and then.
Speaking to reporters at meeting state incharge KC Venugopal at Kumarakrupa Guest House here on Sunday, Dinesh Gundu Rao said that BJP leaders have been luring the Congress MLAs against which, the Congress has complained to IT. All MLAs from the party were united and they would not go anywhere. They have been working in their constituencies. Ballary Congress MLAs were with the party. They have come to the KPCC office. So, there was no need to contact them again and again. It was just a rumour that they were not reachable, he said.
He held discussions with Venugopal on present political developments. But the name of former chief minister Siddaramaiah has been dragging into the issue unnecessarily. He was not doing anything to destabilize the government. Some vested interests have been making false propaganda against him which is not acceptable, he said.
Jarkiholi brothers’ problem was limited to Belagavi district and they do not have any intention of destabilizing the government. The coalition government was stable and there was no threat to it, he said.
Shortly CLP meeting would be convened to discuss by-election to the MLC seats. Suitable candidates would be selected for the places of KS Eshwarappa, V Somanna and Dr G Parameshwar, he said.
Only the Yeddyurappa’s group has been conspiring to destabilize the coalition government. But some leaders in the BJP do not want to topple the government and they were expressing their dissatisfaction against Yeddyurappa. Let them destabilize the coalition government, he challenged.
“BJP has been conspiring to destabilize the coalition government in the state and thus, it has been doing unethical politics. We will disclose this unethical practice shortly. The BJP has been making futile attempt to grab power in the BBMP”.
-Dinesh Gundurao, KPCC president
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Rs 2L fine slapped on passport office in Hubballi for mistakenly stamping ‘cancellation’ on passport
Hubballi: The District Consumer Grievances Redressal Commission has imposed a penalty of Rs 2 lakh on the passport office in Hubballi for mistakenly stamping ‘cancellation’ on a valid passport.
Pankesh Jain, a businessman from Hubballi’s Keshwapur, was denied boarding at Mumbai Airport on his way to Dubai with his wife and two children after a “cancellation” stamp was mistakenly placed on his passport by the Hubballi Passport Office during the children’s passport issuance, as reported by Deccan Herald on Wednesday.
Jain was unaware of the error until the inspection at the airport. He immediately contacted his relatives in Hubballi, who informed the passport office. The department acknowledged the error and corrected the passport by coordinating with the Mumbai office. The correction, however, cost Jain Rs 11,000 and led to a one-day delay in their trip.
Due to the passport cancellation, Jain faced extra accommodation costs in Mumbai and lost two days of his planned Dubai stay. He filed a Rs 25 lakh compensation claim with the Dharwad District Consumer Commission, citing service deficiency by the passport office.
While the respondents cited Section 16 of the Passport Act, arguing that no action could be taken against officials, Commission Chairman Eshappa Bhute and member Vishalakshi Bolashetti, after a thorough review, ruled that the cancellation stamp on Jain’s valid passport was a departmental error, the report stated.
The Commission rejected the respondents' objections and held the passport department accountable for the service deficiency. It directed the department to compensate Jain with Rs 2 lakh, covering Rs 62,876 for additional flight costs, Rs 11,000 for passport correction, one day's accommodation, inconvenience, and Rs 10,000 for legal expenses.
