Dissolution of KPCC will help bring in new leaders; state party chief Dinesh Gundu Rao
Bengaluru, June 19: All India Congress Committee's move to dissolve KPCC would pave the way for reorganization of the party at all levels, creating an opportunity for new leaders, state Congress chief Dinesh Gundu Rao said Wednesday.
"The AICC President has dissolved the present Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.
The intention is to reorganize the party at the state, district and block levels, which is important," Rao told reporters here.
Stating that he and Working President Eshwar Khandre would have to start working towards reorganizing and strengthening the party, he said they would hold discussions with legislature party leader Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara, AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal and other leaders on the way ahead.
"We will look for giving an opportunity to new leadership in the party. Those loyal to the party and honest workers will be identified and given an opportunity in the organization.
We have also started working towards appointing members to various boards and corporations and it will be finalized in a month," he said, adding that this would instill confidence among workers.
In a major move after the rout in the Lok Sabha polls, the AICC Wednesday said it has decided to dissolve the KPCC, while retaining its President and working President.
In its worst ever performance in Karnataka, the Congress had managed to win only one of the 21 seats it had contested.
Congress' ruling coalition partner- the JD(S) won one out of the seven seats it had contested.
BJP had swept the polls, bagging 25 out of the 28 seats.
According to sources, the move has come after the party's"disastrous" performance, despite having a mammoth number of office bearers, about 280 of them.
As most of the office bearers were old timers, the party is looking at giving an opportunity to fresh faces towards strengthening the organisation from the grass root level, sources added.
However, amid speculation that the KPCC President and Working President are also likely to be changed, the AICC has decided against it.
This reorganization would give an opportunity for Dinesh Gundu Rao to build his own team and work afresh towards organising the party, sources said, adding that it was a much needed one.
Some within the party believe that a change of KPCC President and Working President also cannot be ruled out in the days ahead.
Meanwhile, Minister D K Shivakumar, who was considered to be in the race for the KPCC President's post said no post is vacant now and he has not asked for any position.
"...party has decided (to dissolve) with an intention to make way for new faces and those who work in the interest of the party...
I don't know how it will be done (reorganization)," he told reporters in New Delhi.
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Bengaluru: Scrap worker held for UPS battery thefts; 51 batteries recovered
Bengaluru: A 38-year-old scrap worker accused of stealing UPS batteries has been arrested by the Parappana Agrahara police for targeting roadside power backup units in Electronic City.
According to The Indian Express, the accused has been identified as Chinnadurai (38), a native of Tamil Nadu. He was apprehended on March 9 from a scrap shop in Vaddarapalya on Koppa Begur Main Road following a tip-off.
Police said the accused targeted roadside power backup units installed for CCTV cameras, streetlights, and traffic signals, disrupting public infrastructure, particularly in Electronic City Phase-2 and Shanthipura Main Road.
The case was originally registered on February 5 after a private company reported the theft of 10 UPS batteries from roadside locations.
During interrogation, Chinnadurai reportedly confessed to carrying out the thefts as a source of livelihood and admitted to similar offences across the city.
The police recovered 51 UPS batteries of various companies and seized an autorickshaw used in the crimes. The total value of the recovered property is estimated at Rs 4 lakh.
“With his arrest, we have detected this case and also solved two other theft cases registered against him in different police stations across the city,” a police officer said.
As per the report, the accused was produced before a court on March 10 and remanded to judicial custody.
The thefts had earlier led to traffic signals going non-functional in Electronic City, raising safety concerns among commuters.
