“Will face poll along with Congress”
Former PM Deve Gowda predicts early election to Lok Sabha
Bengaluru/ New Delhi, June 28: Former Prime Minister and JDS supremo HD Deve Gowda predicted early election to the Lok Sabha and it may fall in either November or December.
Speaking to reporters at New Delhi on Thursday, Deve Gowda said that going by the functioning of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah, it is sure that the country would go for early LS poll and both the PM and Shah have already directed all states to prepare for the early election. There is no doubt if the monsoon Parliament Session is the last session of the government. Shortly, he would meet the leaders of non-NDA parties, he said.
Alliance with Congress
The JDS would make alliance with the Congress for the next Lok Sabha election. In Uttar Pradesh, the BSP would give some seats to the Congress, for which discussions were going on. But in Karnataka, seat sharing issue was not yet discussed. Even it was discussed about him contesting from Mandya. There were some problems in Karnataka and soon discussions would be held, Gowda said.
Attended Defence Ministry meeting
“It is reported that I came to Delhi to meet Congress leaders. But I came here to participate in a Defence Ministry meeting. I have not attended three meetings of the Ministry. But now, the meeting was cancelled for some reasons”, he said.
For the smooth running of the coalition government, Coordination Committee was formed in Karnataka. The Coordination Committee, AICC president Rahul Gandhi and Karnataka Incharge KC Venugopal would take a final decision on everything including Budget presentation, he clarified.
Declined to react
Deve Gowda said that he would not react to the statement of former chief minister Siddaramaiah. The coalition government would run as per the agreement between the Congress and the JDS. AICC president Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy would discuss and find solution, he said.
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Three company directors held in Rs 100-crore investment fraud in Kochi
Kochi (Kerala) (PTI): Police on Sunday arrested three directors of a firm accused of cheating hundreds of investors of over Rs 100 crore through a fake investment scheme linked to agricultural tourism here, officials said.
The accused were identified as Muraleedharan, Ashik Murali and Akhil Murali, all natives of Thrissur.
The arrests were made by the Kalamassery police in connection with a fraud involving ATCOS (Agri Tourism Cooperative Society), a firm headquartered at Pathadipalam here.
Police said the company had promised high returns by collecting investments from the public in the agricultural tourism sector, but allegedly cheated hundreds of people and fled with the money.
ATCOS was registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act and operated 13 branches across various districts in Kerala, besides a branch in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, officials said.
When investors failed to receive their promised returns or the invested amount, complaints were filed with the police.
Officials said around 54 cases have been registered against the firm in 32 police stations across the state, including 29 cases at the Kalamassery police station alone.
Following instructions from Kochi City Police Commissioner K S Mahesh Kumar, a special investigation team was formed under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Shehensha and Thrikkakara ACP Manoj Kumar.
The team traced the accused to an apartment in Amala Nagar in Thrissur, where they had been hiding after secretly renting the flat, officials said.
The bank accounts of the accused have been frozen, and steps have been initiated to trace their assets, officials said.
Police also conducted a raid at the company’s office at Pathadipalam and seized several documents related to the case.
The accused were produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Kalamassery, which remanded them to judicial custody and sent them to Kakkanad jail.
Police said they would seek the custody of the accused for further interrogation as the investigation continues.
