‘Defeat due to separate Lingayat religion issue’
I’m committed to my statement: D.K. Shivakumar
Bengaluru, October 18: Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar said that “we have made a mistake by entering into separate Lingayat religion issue. I have given that statement after introspection”.
Speaking to reporters at Sadashivanagar in the city on Thursday, the Minister said that the government and political parties should not interfere in religion and caste issues. Religion should be there in politics and not vice-versa. “I am still committed to my statement that we have made a mistake in the issue. I have given that statement very consciously and after introspection”, he clarified.
About statement
While speaking in a religious programme at Lakshmeshwara in Gadag on Wednesday, the Minister said that ‘the previous government has done a mistake in interfering in the religious issue’ and sought apology.
“Politicians should not interfere in religious issue. But our previous government has made that mistake. I was also a minister in that government. The public opinion I have got here in the religious issue was a clear evidence for our mistake”, he said.
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Fake currency notes with face value of Rs 2.99 lakh seized in Kolkata, one held
Kolkata (PTI): A 68-year-old man was arrested from Kolkata on Thursday morning after fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with a face value of Rs 2.99 lakh were seized from his possession, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police apprehended the person from the Dharmatala bus stand area in the central part of the city, he said.
“Six bundles of FICN of Rs 500 denomination were seized from his possession. The person seems to be a member of a racket involved in fake currency note supply. A case has been filed against him and he will be produced in a local court later today,” he said.
The accused is a resident of Malda district, the officer said, adding that a probe into the matter is underway.
