Cheating allegation against MEP founder Nowhera Shaik
Bengaluru, June 22: Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Swabhimani Pade president Krishnappa alleged that Mahila Empowerment Party (EMP) founder Nowhera Shaik cheated the candidates contested in the Assembly elections.
Speaking to reporters at the Press Club here on Friday, he said that Nowhera Shaik cheated the people of the state in the name of MEP. She has got cheques, bonds and money from the people of the state and absconding. Many people have contested the election believing her words and lost their money. So, she should be arrested immediately, he demanded.
Heena Kousar who contested from Maddur constituency said that MEP leaders have convinced the people who made name and fame in the society to contest the election and asked them to spend their own money for the campaigning. They also promised to transfer the amount to their accounts, she said.
They demanded Rs 2-3 lakh from each candidate to give B form to contest the election, got blank cheques and bonds and promised of transferring Rs 28 lakh to the accounts of the candidates. Thus they made the people to believe and cheated, she said.
“Now, Nowhera Shaik is believed to be in Hyderabad or Dubai. But being the common people, how should we contact her? For the last 38 days, we have been protesting in front of the party office at Shivaji Nagar. But none has turned up and contacted us”, he said.
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Former minister C M Ibrahim announces to launch new regional party for Karnataka
Kalaburagi: Two years after being expelled from the Janata Dal (Secular), former minister C.M. Ibrahim has announced that he will launch a new regional political party in Karnataka on January 24, reported Deccan Herald.
Speaking at a meeting organised by the Nava Karnataka Nirmana Andolana in Kalaburagi on Sunday, Ibrahim confirmed the birth of the new party.
The 77-year-old politician stated he would soon be meeting with other like-minded individuals to choose a symbol for the party.
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Ibrahim emphasised that the organisation would be guided by the principles of 12th-century social reformer Basavanna and the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
A veteran politician, Ibrahim served as Union Civil Aviation Minister during the tenure of H.D. Deve Gowda as Prime Minister and later headed the Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular). He was expelled from the JD(S) in 2023 on charges of anti-party activities.
His exit from the party followed sharp differences over the JD(S) decision to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As the then state president of the JD(S), Ibrahim had publicly criticised the alliance, claiming it was finalised without his knowledge. He had also reportedly convened meetings of his supporters and expressed support for the INDIA bloc.
