Complaint filed with AICC against Siddaramaiah’s Swabhimani Janandolana Samavesha
Bengaluru: A complaint has surfaced against the ‘Siddaramaiah Swabhimani Janandolana Samavesha,’ scheduled to be held in Hassan on December 5 by various progressive organisations. An anonymous individual has written to AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, raising concerns about the event.
The letter alleges that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has consistently distanced himself from Congress platforms and symbols, instead organising programmes under the banners of different organisations since joining the party.
It further highlights that during Siddaramaiah’s birthday celebrations in the past, he avoided involving the party directly. While all the leaders present at the event were from Congress, hosting the event under the party’s symbol could have strengthened its position. However, senior leaders failed to address this.
The letter expresses disappointment over some ministers and MLAs of the state government, elected under the Congress symbol, participating in the Swabhimani Janandolana event in Hassan. It questions why the Congress party and government, which gave them power, are being sidelined. The complaint urges the party leadership to instruct Siddaramaiah and others to organise events under the Congress symbol for the benefit of the party.
The letter also claims that all arrangements for the programme are being made by Congress leaders at party offices, yet the Congress symbol is being deliberately excluded. Party workers are questioning this decision and expect senior leaders to intervene.
It concludes by requesting Siddaramaiah to explain why he distances the Congress party from his events, despite being given power by the party. The complaint calls for immediate action to ensure the party’s interests are safeguarded and loyal workers feel encouraged.
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Gujarat ATS nabs labourer for providing information on Coast Guard ships to Pak agent
Ahmedabad (PTI): The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Friday arrested a labourer for allegedly sharing sensitive information regarding the movement of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships with a Pakistani agent, said a police official.
Dipesh Gohel, who worked as a welder-cum-labourer at Okha jetty in the coastal Devbhumi Dwarka district, shared sensitive information about ICG ships coming to the jetty with a Pakistan-based woman for a payment of Rs 200 per day, said Superintendent of Police (ATS) K Siddharth.
He has been arrested on charges of criminal conspiracy and waging war against the government under sections 61 and 147 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the SP told reporters.
The ATS had been keeping a close watch on Gohel after receiving a tip-off that the labourer was in touch with an agent of Pakistan's spy agency ISI or an Army officer. Technical surveillance mounted after the tip-off established that phone calls and messages to Gohel emanated from Pakistan, he said.
"For the past three years, Gohel has been employed by a contractor who repairs Coast Guard vessels at Okha jetty. Gohel came in contact with a woman named Sahima on Facebook nearly seven months ago. The woman then started talking to him on WhatsApp," informed Siddharth.
The woman, who told Gohel that she works for the Pakistan Navy, offered to pay Rs 200 per day if he shares names and numbers of Coast Guard ships arriving at the jetty and their movement, said the police officer.
"Despite knowing that it was illegal, Gohel agreed and started sharing such sensitive information," said the SP.
Since Gohel does not have a bank account of his own, he gave account details of three of his friends. They all received Rs 42,000 in total through UPI during the last seven months from the woman. Gohel used to take cash from his friends against those deposits, said the IPS officer.
