BBMP result is proof for coalition government’s safety: DCM
Bengaluru, September 28: Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar said that the election of Congress and JDS candidates as mayor and deputy mayor for BBMP was the proof for the safety of the coalition government in the state.
After felicitating newly elected Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun and Deputy mayor Rameela Umashankar at the BBMP here on Friday, the DCM said that the mayor has got 131 votes while deputy mayor has got 129 votes and thus captured the power and this was a humiliation to the BJP. Though BJP has tried to hijack the independent corporators of the BBMP, Congress and JDS coalition has managed to win the election. There was no truth in the allegation of BJP, he said.
“Congratulations to Gangambike Mallikarjun and Rameela Umashankar who were elected as mayor and deputy mayor respectively. Congress-JDS coalition has got the victory. With this, the responsibility of the coalition government has increased. I hope that we will manage this effectively”.
- HD Kumaraswamy, Chief Minister
“The BJP has witnessed a humiliating defeat by trying to destabilize the Congress-JDS coalition government in the state. It has failed in its ‘Operation Corporators’ attempt in the BBMP. Mayor and Deputy Mayor were elected with the cooperation from all corporators. The BJP has tried to put pressure on JDS members inside the Corporation and thus killed the democracy”.
- Dinesh Gundu Rao, KPCC President
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“Mistake owing to communication gap,” MLA Yatnal clarifies over alleged derogatory speech on Prophet
Vijayapura: Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal has denied making any derogatory statement about Prophet Muhammad, clarifying that there was a misstatement during his speech at a Ram Navami event in Hubballi. "I did not speak about Prophet Muhammad. I meant to refer to Muhammad Ali Jinnah, but there was a mistake in the speed of speech," he said addressing reporters on Monday.
He alleged that members of the Congress, frustrated by their hooliganism and failure to collect their hafta (extortion) in Vijayapura are using the Prophet as an excuse to speak against me. “There is no culture of denigrating another religion in Hinduism. Our gurus and elders have not taught us that,” he said.
Responding to another controversy involving an audio clip in which he was allegedly threatened, Yatnal said the police are investigating the matter and that those behind it will soon be exposed. “No one can finish me. The Hindus of Karnataka are with me. If someone tries to finish me, the whole state will rise in protest,” he warned.
