CM Siddaramaiah thanks Congress high command for inducting him in party's manifesto panel
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday expressed his gratitude to the Congress president for appointing him as a member of the party's manifesto committee.
In a statement, he said, ''I thank AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge for appointing me as a member of the Congress Party's manifesto committee for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.'' The chief minister said the country recognises the Karnataka model of governance.
''Today, people across the country recognise our government's 'Karnataka Model' of governance as a non-partisan benchmark. Being given the opportunity in the manifesto drafting is an honour I perceive as AICC's recognition of this 'Karnataka Model of Governance,'' he explained.
"A party's manifesto is not just a list of promises to the voters. It is a commitment we make to the people and implementing it is the true essence of governance," he wrote in the tweet. ''Our previous government had implemented more than 95 per cent of the promises in the manifesto, providing equal opportunity and balanced development, thereby earning the trust of the people. ''The current government is also going on the same path. I hope that in the coming days, the people of the country will also benefit from the advantages of the Karnataka Model of governance,'' Siddaramaiah said.
''I am thankful to the senior leaders of the party, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, for supporting all my welfare and infrastructure initiatives,'' the chief minister said. The Congress constituted its manifesto committee for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls on Friday and appointed former Union Minister P Chidambaram as its chairman.
The 16-member panel includes Siddaramaiah and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
I thank AICC President Shri Mallikarjun @kharge for appointing me as a member of the Congress Party's Manifesto Drafting Committee for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) December 23, 2023
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SC should take cognisance: Priyanka on Sambhal issue
New Delhi (PTI): In the wake of violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday accused the Yogi Adityanath government of creating divisions while sitting in power and urged the Supreme Court to take cognisance of the matter and deliver justice.
Three people were killed and scores of others, including security and administration personnel, injured as protesters opposing a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque in Sambhal clashed with police on Sunday.
In a post in Hindi on X, Priyanka Gandhi said, "The attitude of the state government regarding the sudden dispute in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, is very unfortunate. The way the administration acted in haste in such a sensitive matter without listening to the other side, without taking both the parties into confidence, shows that the government itself spoiled the atmosphere there."
The administration did not even consider it necessary to follow the necessary procedure and duty, the Congress general secretary said.
"Trying to spread discrimination, oppression and division while sitting in power is neither in the interest of the people nor in the interest of the country. The honourable Supreme Court should take cognisance of the matter and do justice," Priyanka Gandhi said.
"My appeal to the people of the state is to maintain peace in all circumstances," she asserted.
The district administration has imposed prohibitory orders and barred the entry of outsiders till November 30 following Sunday's violence.
Deputy Inspector General of Police (Moradabad) Muniraj told reporters on Monday that Naeem, Bilal and Nauman -- the three men who died in Sunday's violence -- had been buried. All three were aged about 25.
Divisional Commissioner (Moradabad) Aunjaneya Kumar Singh said on Sunday, "Shots were fired by miscreants... the PRO of the superintendent of police suffered a gunshot to the leg, the circle officer was hit by pellets and 15 to 20 security personnel were injured in the violence."
A constable also suffered a serious head injury while the deputy collector fractured his leg, he had said.
Internet services were soon suspended in Sambhal tehsil for 24 hours and the district administration declared a holiday in all schools for Monday.
The Congress on Sunday alleged that the Adityanath administration was squarely responsible for killing innocents and only the BJP-RSS was guilty of "setting fire" to peace and harmony in Sambhal.
The opposition party had said the videos of direct firing on the protesters depicted the horrifying result of a "well-planned conspiracy" by Adityanath and the BJP-RSS.
