Centre drought relief like feeding elephant halfpenny-worth buttermilk, DKShi’s jibe at union govt
Bengaluru: “Union government’s drought relief is like feeding elephant halfpenny-worth buttermilk,” said Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President, DK Shivakumar taking jibe at Union Government, which released the drought relief fund of Rs. 3,454 crore for Karnataka on Saturday.
Taking to his official ‘X’ handle, Shivakumar expressed his displeasure against the union government pointing out that out of the 18,172 crores requested by the state government, the union released only Rs. 3,454 crores.
Furthermore, venting his anger at the center, he said “the Congress government is ready to accept any big challenges for the protection of the self-respect of the farmers and the Kannadigas of the state. We are asking for the rights of the Kannadigas and not for alms.”
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In September last year, the state government had requested the Centre to release Rs. 18,174 crore for drought relief. Despite this request, the central government did not release the funds, leading the state government to approach the Supreme Court. Subsequently, the central government assured the Supreme Court that it would release the drought relief by Monday. Accordingly, the central government has announced the drought relief fund on Saturday.
ಆನೆ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಗೆ ಅರೆಕಾಸಿನ ಮಜ್ಜಿಗೆಯಂತೆ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಕೇಳಿದ ₹18,172 ಕೋಟಿ ಬರಪರಿಹಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಕೇವಲ 3,454 ಕೋಟಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರು ಹಾಗೂ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ರೈತರ ಮೇಲಿರುವ ತನ್ನ ದ್ವೇಷವನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೆ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿದೆ. ರಾಜ್ಯದ ರೈತರು ಹಾಗೂ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಸ್ವಾಭಿಮಾನದ ರಕ್ಷಣೆಗಾಗಿ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಎಷ್ಟೇ ದೊಡ್ಡ… pic.twitter.com/GmIALBp0di
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Jharkhand: 3 arrested for 'raping' 2 women in Gumla
Gumla (PTI): Three persons were arrested on Monday for allegedly raping two women at a village in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, police said.
All the three accused have been remanded to judicial custody, Gumla Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge, Mahendra Karmali, told PTI.
According to police, one of the women had been called to Gumla Sadar by her boyfriend on Sunday for an outing.
“She arrived at the spot accompanied by a female. The woman’s boyfriend then called a friend, and they took the two women to a secluded place in Sisai police station area in the evening, forcibly made them consume alcohol before raping them,” the officer said.
The accused later called another man to the spot, who also allegedly raped the women, he said.
“The women later reached the Sadar Police Station and lodged a complaint on Sunday night. Police conducted raids and nabbed the three accused on Monday,” he added.
Further investigation is underway.
