Flood relief: Former CM Siddaramaiah accuses BJP of running 'fake news factory'
Bengaluru, Jan 8: Accusing the BJP of running a "fake news factory" at full potential, former chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said according to reports only Rs 669 crore of additional flood relief funds is being released by the Centre for the state as opposed to the ruling party's claim of Rs 1,869.85 crore.
Reacting to his attack, the State BJP unit, without clarifying on the actuals of the amount being released, said it believed in speaking the truth and not spreading lies.
Siddaramaiah, leader of the opposition in the state assembly, tweeted: "Reports from State govt officials tells that only Rs 669 crore of addl funds (sic) are released in 2nd instalment as opposed to the claim of Rs 1870 Cr by @BJP4Karnataka leaders.
At a time when manufacturing industries are closing, BJP's fake news factory is running at full potential!!
Calling BJP leaders "devotees of the God of lies," he said in another tweet that Prime Minister Narendra Modi released an additional Rs 669.85 crore moved by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappas plea, taking the total amount to Rs 1,869.85 crore.
He said it was funny that they were attempting to depict the total relief amount as 1200+1869.85 equalling to Rs 3,069.85 crore.
Siddaramaiah's tweet was in response to Karnataka BJPs tweet last night claiming that the High Level Committee (HLC) Chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved the release of Rs 1869.85 crore as central assistance to the state towards flood relief.
This was in addition to Rs 1200 crore already released by the Centre in October 2019, the BJP unit had said.
On Monday, the HLC had approved additional central assistance to seven states affected by floods last year, from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), including Karnataka.
While a PIB release states that Rs 1869.85 crore was approved for Karnataka, according to sources in the state government the figure was inclusive of Rs 1,200 crore released in October.
Earlier in the day, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa while expressing confidence that more funds will be released in later stages, maintained that Rs 1869 crore has been released in addition to Rs 1,200 crore earlier, and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"...funds will never be enough, they (central government) will release in stages, they have released such big amount- earlier Rs 1200 crore, now again Rs 1869 crore- I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for it," he told reporters here.
Revenue Minister R Ashoka said the state government will press for more funds in the days to come, and the state government will fulfil promises made to those hit by floods.
Karnataka faced two spells of unprecedented rains and floods last year, resulting in widespread damage to life and property, following which the state government had submitted a report to the centre claiming loss was to the tune of about Rs 38,000 crore.
Reacting to Siddaramaiah's attack of "fake news factory" against it, the state BJP tweeted "Ayyo @siddaramaiah Avare, We surrender to You as we are incapable of running Fake News Factory like You or @INCIndia.
We believe in speaking the Truth like Gandhiji, not spreading lies like Goebbels. Kannadigas still remember the "Lies Bhagya (a scheme)" you gave them as CM from 2013-18."
Reports from State govt officials tells that only ₹669 Cr of addl funds are released in 2nd installment as opposed to the claim of ₹ 1870 Cr by @BJP4Karnataka leaders.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) January 7, 2020
At a time when manufacturing industries are closing, BJP's fake news factory is running at full potential!! https://t.co/AG7Ly7aayM
ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ @BSYBJP ಗೋಗರೆತಕ್ಕೆ ಕರಗಿದ @narendramodi
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) January 7, 2020
ರೂ.669.85 ಕೋಟಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ನೆರೆಪರಿಹಾರ ದಯಪಾಲಿಸಿದ್ದು,
ಒಟ್ಟು ಪರಿಹಾರ
ರೂ.1869.85 ಆಗುತ್ತೆ.
ಸುಳ್ಳು ದೇವರ ಭಕ್ತರಾದ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ನಾಯಕರು ಪರಿಹಾರದ ಮೊತ್ತ 1200+1869.85=ರೂ.3069 ಕೋಟಿ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿ ಸಂಭ್ರಮಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ತಮಾಷೆಯಾಗಿದೆ.
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ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ನೀಡಿರುವ ರೂ.669.85 ಕೋಟಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ನೆರೆ ಪರಿಹಾರ ರಾವಣನ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಗೆ ಅರೆಕಾಸಿನ ಮಜ್ಜಿಗೆ.@BSYBJP ಅವರೇ, ನೆನಪಿರಲಿ ನೀವೇ ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಂಡಂತೆ ಅಂದಾಜು ನಷ್ಟ ರೂ. 50 ಸಾವಿರ ಕೋಟಿ, ನೀವು ಕೇಳಿದ್ದು ರೂ.38 ಸಾವಿರ ಕೋಟಿ.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) January 7, 2020
ನಿಮ್ಮ ಗೋಗರೆತಕ್ಕೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದ್ದು ಕೇವಲ ರೂ.1869 ಕೋಟಿ.
ಇಷ್ಟು ಸಾಕಾ?
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ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ @BSYBJP ಅವರೇ,
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) January 7, 2020
ನೀವು ರೂ.38 ಸಾವಿರ ಕೋಟಿ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಕೇಳಿದ್ದು ಆಗಸ್ಟ್ ತಿಂಗಳ ನೆರೆ ಹಾವಳಿಗೆ.
ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ ತಿಂಗಳ ಅತಿವೃಷ್ಟಿಯ ನಷ್ಟದ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆಯೇ ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಂಡಿಲ್ಲ.
ತಕ್ಷಣ ಅದನ್ನು ಮುಗಿಸಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ಪರಿಹಾರದ ಬೇಡಿಕೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿ.
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Retired Army man killed in Kota; wife, aide held
Kota (Raj) (PTI): A 45-year-old retired Army man was allegedly strangled to death in Kota city in a conspiracy hatched by his wife with her lover and his friend, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place in the Avani Road area under the RK Puram police station limits on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
The deceased, identified as Manoj Kumar Sharma, a native of Kishangarh in Ajmer, had been living with his family in Kota for several years. He worked as a clerk in the Ajmer electricity department after retiring from the Indian Army five years ago.
The police said the accused were preparing to perform the last rites on Friday morning without informing Sharma's parents, who live in Kishangarh. However, the neighbours grew suspicious and informed them. The parents reached Kota on Friday afternoon, stopped the cremation and lodged a complaint against the deceased's wife, Deepika (40), her lover Devesh and his friend Vishnu.
The police found strangulation marks on the body, indicating foul play, Circle Inspector of the local police station Sidharth Shrivastav told reporters on Saturday.
During the initial inquiry, it was revealed that Deepika was in a relationship with Devesh, a resident of the Khedli Phatak area in the city, who frequently visited her house in the absence of her husband.
On Thursday night, Sharma, Devesh and his friend Vishnu allegedly consumed liquor, during which a scuffle broke out between Sharma and Devesh. Devesh, along with Vishnu, allegedly strangled Sharma to death in Deepika's presence, the CI said.
The couple's children -- daughter (12) and son (14) -- were sent to bed in an upper-storey room at the time of the incident, ASI Brijraj Singh said.
On the complaint of Sharma's father, the police registered a case of murder and criminal conspiracy against the three accused. Two accused have been arrested, while Devesh is absconding, the CI said, adding that two police teams have been formed to trace and arrest him.
Family members of the deceased said relations between Sharma and Deepika had been strained for several years and alleged she frequently assaulted him.
