Congress offers support to JD (S) to form government
Bengaluru: With no party getting a clear majority in Karnataka assembly polls, it is likely that the coalition government of Congress and JD (S) will be formed in Karnataka.
KPCC President Dr. G Parameshwara has said that the Congress party has offered its support to JD (S) in the formation of the government.
Meanwhile, it has been learnt that Congress president Sonia Gandhi has contacted JD (S) chief HD Deve Gowda and discussed the formation of the government.
Though the BJP has emerged as the largest party in terms of maximum seats, It has failed to achieve the magic number (113) required for the formation of government in the state.
While the BJP has won 104 seats, Congress emerged victorious in 78 seats, JDS in 38, and two other candidates have also made their way to state Assembly. However, results are yet to be announced at around 20 constituencies. In this situation, former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy is likely to become Chief Minister once again in the state.
Though the BJP has won more seats, the dream of government formation is far away. The Congress-JDS move has led to the BJP's headache.
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Kerala: Court imposes 41-year jail term on man for sexual assault of minor
Kozhikode (Kerala) (PTI): A Kerala court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 41 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor boy near Valayam in 2021.
Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court judge K Naushad Ali sentenced 64-year-old Panchara Musa, also known as Ganapathiyat Musa, under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to special public prosecutor Manoj Aroor.
As the sentences are to run concurrently, the convict will have to serve the highest term of 20 years’ imprisonment, SPP Aroor said. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 52,000 on Musa.
The incident took place in August 2021 when the accused allegedly took the 14-year-old boy to a bus stop in Valayam town and sexually assaulted him, the prosecutor said. The accused also gave Rs 50 to the boy, he added.
Following the incident, the boy and his father lodged a complaint at the Valayam police station.
A case under various provisions of the POCSO Act and the IPC was registered, and the accused was subsequently arrested, the SPP said.
The prosecution examined 16 witnesses and submitted 16 documents to substantiate its case against the accused, he added.
