Congress veteran Shamanuru Shivashankarappa meets Bommai, sparks rumors of "adjustment politics"
Bengaluru: A meeting between veteran Congressman Shamanuru Shivashankarappa and former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai at a resort in Bengaluru has sparked rumors and speculation amidst allegations of "adjustment politics" between BJP leaders and the Congress government.
Responding to the rumors on social media, Basavaraj Bommai took to Twitter to clarify the nature of the meeting. He stated, "I hold great respect for Shamanuru Shivashankarappa as he is a veteran politician and also a distant relative. We have met at my house on several occasions. It is inappropriate to interpret our meeting from a political perspective."
Bommai further explained, "While returning to Bengaluru from Shiggaon, I stopped for dinner at a hotel where I coincidentally found Shamanuru Shivashankarappa. We spoke for about 10 minutes regarding marriage alliances for his grandchildren. Our conversation was purely on friendly terms and did not involve any political matters. Social relationships are distinct from political roles, and I will not compromise my political stance."
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Earlier, BJP leader CT Ravi and MP Prathap Simha had made allegations of secret collaboration between BJP members and Congress leaders. MP Prathap Simha claimed, "The BJP intimidates Congress members by citing various cases, such as the Arkavathy scam, denotification case, and the Kempanna Commission Report. In response, the Congress has threatened to investigate cases and allegations against BJP leaders and the government. However, no investigation is ever conducted. This silence on illicit activities naturally raises suspicions of collusion between BJP and Congress leaders in their political activities."
ಶಾಮನೂರು ಶಿವಶಂಕರಪ್ಪ ಅವರು ನಮ್ಮ ಹಿರಿಯರು ಮತ್ತು ದೂರದ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಯೂ ಹೌದು ಹಲವಾರು ಬಾರಿ ನಾವು ಅವರು ನಮ್ಮ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭೇಟಿ ಆಗಿದ್ದೇವೆ. ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜಕಾರಣ ಬೆರೆಸುವುದು ಸೂಕ್ತವಲ್ಲ.
— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) June 14, 2023
ನಾನು ಶಿಗ್ಗಾಂವಿಯಿಂದ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿಗೆ ಬರುವಾಗ ರಾತ್ರಿ ಊಟ ಮಾಡಲು ಹೊಟೆಲ್ ಗೆ ಹೋದಾಗ ಅವರು ತಮ್ಮ ಮೊಮ್ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹೊಸ ಸಂಬಂಧದ ಕುರಿತು ಚರ್ಚೆ ಮಾಡಲು…
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Why remove Mahatma Gandhi's name, asks Priyanka on move to replace MGNREGA
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday slammed the government over its move to change the name of MGNREGA, asking what is the government's intention behind removing the name of Mahatma Gandhi who is the tallest leader not just in India but in the world.
A bill to repeal the MGNREGA and bring a new law for rural employment -- Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025 -- is set to be introduced in the Lok Sabha. According to a copy of the bill, it seeks to introduce the VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025, in Parliament and repeal the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) of 2005.
Asked about the government's move, Priyanka Gandhi said, "Whenever the name of a scheme is changed there are so many changes that have to be made in offices, stationery... for which money is spent. So, what is the benefit, why it is being done?"
"Why is Mahatma Gandhi's name being removed. Mahatma Gandhi is considered the tallest leader not just in the country but in the world, so removing his name, I really don't understand what is the objective? What is their intention?" she told reporters in Parliament House complex.
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"Even when we are debating it is on other issues not the real issues of the people. Time is being wasted, money is being wasted, they are disrupting themselves," Priyanka Gandhi added.
The bill aims at establishing a "rural development framework aligned with the national vision of Viksit Bharat 2047", by providing a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment in every financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to undertake unskilled manual work.
The bill has been listed in the Lok Sabha in the supplementary list of business issued on Monday.
Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, in the statement of purpose of the Bill, said MGNREGA has provided guaranteed wage-employment to rural households over the past 20 years.
However, "further strengthening has become necessary in view of the significant socio-economic transformation witnessed in the rural landscape driven by widespread coverage of the social security interventions and saturation-oriented implementation of major government schemes", he said.
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