Contractors'' body warns statewide stir over non-payment of pending bills worth Rs 37,370 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): A contractors association on Thursday warned the Karnataka government that it would launch a statewide stir against the non-payment of pending bills worth Rs 37,370 crore.
Addressing a press conference, Karnataka State Contractors Association (KSCA) president R Manjunath alleged that the situation is dire in the state as many of them, especially the small contractors, are on the verge of ending their lives due to piling debts.
Manjunath said several pleas and memoranda to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Ministers and senior officers have gone in vain and they are left with no other option but go one an indefinite strike.
"Our pleas have gone unnoticed in the last two-and-half years since the government came to power," the KSCA president rued.
KSCA general secretary G M Nandakumar alleged that touts in the Urban Development Department are ruling the roost.
According to him, corruption has gone up manifold in various departments compared to the previous government.
During the BJP rule, the KSCA had alleged that 40 per cent commission is being collected, giving ammunition to the Congress, which was in the opposition, to take on the ruling BJP then.
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UP: Police official shunted after killing of two senior employees of biogas plant in Budaun
Budaun (UP) (PTI): The Uttar Pradesh government has shunted the Circle Officer of the area in connection with the recent killing of two senior officials at an HPCL compressed biogas plant in the district, officials said on Sunday.
Superintendent of Police (Rural) Hirdesh Katheriya said that Ujhani Circle Officer Devendra Singh has been attached to the Police headquarters in Lucknow, and Rahul Pandey of UP-112 emergency response service has been posted to Budaun in his place.
The action comes a day after the state government transferred Senior Superintendent of Police Brijesh Kumar Singh following the double murder at the plant in Sejni village in the Musajhag area.
Meanwhile, under the directions of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted under the chairmanship of the Bareilly divisional commissioner to conduct a detailed probe into the incident.
The incident took place on Thursday when Sudhir Kumar Gupta, 58, deputy general manager at the facility, and Harshit Sharma, 34, an assistant manager, were shot dead by Ajay Pratap Singh, who was earlier a vendor at the plant here in the district.
The main accused has been arrested, and authorities have also pasted notices on six shops allegedly owned by him in Sejni village that were reportedly constructed over government land, they said, adding that the demolition may be carried out after due procedure.
In view of the incident, authorities have also decided to establish a police outpost inside the plant premises with the deployment of two sub-inspectors and eight police personnel to enhance security.
