DK Shivakumar invites Kannadiga NRIs' suggestions to Congress manifesto for K'taka polls
Bengaluru: Preparing for the assembly elections, Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar on Tuesday invited Kannadiga Non Resident Indians (NRIs) to share their suggestions for the party's manifesto ''Global Karnataka, Better Karnataka''.
Karnataka is likely to go for assembly polls by April-May next year.
''Kannadigas have made India proud by serving at the global level. The contributions of Kannadigas are unparalleled as many world leaders are recognising India through Bengaluru and Karnataka. But today, Karnataka has also got a stigma. We need to cleanse it and make our state and its identity proud,'' Shivakumar said in the video statement.
Insisting that Kannadiga NRIs should suggest as to how the state and its governance change for better, he said, ''I'm seeking advice from you to make Global Karnataka, a Better Karnataka.'' The KPCC chief also requested Kannadigas settled across the world to share their frank and fair opinions along with suggestions about the areas where the state needs to improve its functioning and also the ways how innovations can be incorporated.
Former State Congress president Dr G Parameshwara-led Manifesto Committee will finalise the draft. The party has shared an email id 'makekarnatakaproud@gmail.com' for people to share their suggestions for the manifesto.
Congress aims to come back to power by winning at least 150 out of 224 seats in the Karnataka assembly.
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹತ್ವದ ಪಾತ್ರ ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಅನಿವಾಸಿ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಲ್ಲಿ ನನ್ನದೊಂದು ಮನವಿ. ಬೆಟರ್ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ, ಗ್ಲೋಬಲ್ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣದ ಕನಸಿಗಾಗಿ ನಮ್ಮೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕೈ ಜೋಡಿಸಿ.
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) December 13, 2022
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Video Of Man Tearing Bike Seat Covers In Uttarakhand Shared With False Communal Spin
BOOM found that the man in the viral video is Dheeraj Aggarrwal, who was caught tearing bike seat covers in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, due to a parking dispute in August 2024.
CLAIM
Video shows Mohammad Junaid tearing the seat covers of vehicles parked on the roadside to boost the business of his bike cover and puncture shop
FACT CHECK
The man in the video is Dheeraj Aggarrwal, who was caught tearing bike seat covers in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, due to a parking dispute in August 2024. Aggarrwal runs a coaching center near the spot where the video was shot.
An old video of a man using a blade to tear seat covers of parked vehicles in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, has surfaced with false communal claims that a Muslim man damaged the vehicles to boost his puncture and seat cover business.
BOOM found that the man in the viral video is Dheeraj Aggarrwal who was caught tearing bike covers due to a parking dispute. We spoke to Aggarwal, who runs a coaching center near the spot where the video was shot; He told BOOM that he vandalised the seats as he was upset with people parking their vehicles there.
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FACT-CHECK: False communal claim added to incident
Taking a hint from the logo of 'Uttrakhand Exclusive' in the viral video, we found the Facebook and Instagram page of this handle. BOOM then reached out to the admin of the page - Gaurav Wasudev who stated that the viral video was uploaded on his page in August 2024, which was later deleted.
Wasudev told BOOM, "The incident in this video is from Dobhal Chowk in Nehru gram area in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The person in the video is a teacher named Dheeraj Aggarrwal."
BOOM then reached out to Dheeraj Aggarrwal who confirmed that he is the man in the viral video. Aggarrwal stated that he runs a coaching center in Dehradun near the spot where the incident took place and the video is from a public parking near his coaching center.
Aggarrwal told BOOM, "This happened on August 5, 2024. Someone made a video of me damaging seats of two-wheelers and circulated it on social media. People would park their vehicles in the parking lot near our coaching center and leave. So, to teach them a lesson I did that. When this matter reached the police on August 6, the police rebuked me for this act but no case was registered," added Aggarrwal. He further added that the video is being shared misidentifying him as one 'Mohammad Junaid' to spread communal tensions.
BOOM reached out to Raipur Police, Dehradun, Uttarakhand who confirmed the incident is from there and also dismissed the communal claims being shared on social media.
Station Officer Pradeep Negi told BOOM, "This is a case from August 2024, the coaching center operator had a problem with people parking their vehicles there. That's why he did this. However, no FIR was registered in this case."
(This story was originally published by boom, and republished by english.varthabharati.in as part of the Shakti Collective)
