CM Siddaramaiah warns of strict action in cases of manual scavenging
Bengaluru, Jan 31: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that manual scavenging is not allowed in the state for any reason and warned that strict legal action would be taken in cases were humans were made to do the undignified and dangerous labour.
Speaking after inaugurating a conference on the rehabilitation of manual scavengers and the distribution of welfare in this regard, Siddaramaiah said manual scavenging violates the dignity of the workers.
"It is our party's and government’s commitment that civic workers should live with dignity. Therefore, I raised the salary of Safai Karmacharis (sanitation workers) from Rs 7,000 to Rs 17,000 immediately after becoming chief minister for the first time," he said.
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Furthermore, he said, "Manual scavenging is not allowed in the state for any reason. Legal action will be taken if anyone practices it."
He also reminded the gathering that the Congress government has implemented a scheme providing Rs 7.5 lakh assistance to build houses for construction workers.
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New application filed in SC against Adani group over US indictment
New Delhi: A fresh application has been submitted to the Supreme Court of India, seeking the inclusion of key documents related to the recent US indictment of the Adani Group. Filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, the petition aims to introduce two critical pieces of evidence into an ongoing case related to the Adani Group's financial practices.
The first document is a formal US court indictment accusing Gautam Adani, his relative Sagar Adani, and other company executives of orchestrating a massive bribery scheme to secure solar energy contracts worth billions of dollars in India. The indictment alleges that over $250 million in bribes were paid to Indian government officials to obtain these lucrative contracts.
The second document is a complaint from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which accuses the Adani Group of securities fraud. The SEC alleges that Adani executives misled investors to raise funds for these solar projects, despite knowing that part of the capital was linked to corrupt activities.
This development follows the US Attorney's Office's recent charges against the Adani executives, who are accused of masterminding a bribery scheme to secure power supply contracts with state-run utilities in India. The contracts were expected to yield up to $2 billion in profits over two decades.
These charges come amid an ongoing investigation by India's Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) into the Adani Group, after allegations of stock manipulation and market irregularities surfaced, particularly following the release of the Hindenburg Report in early 2023. The new US legal documents could play a crucial role in strengthening the investigation into the Adani Group's business operations.
