Governor has sent back 15 Bills at the behest of BJP: Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar
Bengaluru, Aug 23: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar today said that the Governor has sent back 15 Bills yielding to pressure from the BJP.
Speaking to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence, he said, “If the Governor takes decisions based on what suits the BJP, why do we need governments in democracy? If there are questions on the Bills, we are there to respond. I appeal God to give good sense to the Governor.”
Asked if there was an attempt to bring down the government, he said, “The efforts to bring down the government will not succeed. We are not going to sit quiet watching these attempts, we do it takes to stop that.”
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Asked why the Congress party, which opposed allocation of lands to Jindal in the past, has allotted land now, he said, “Karnataka needs employment and it is possible only when industries come to the state. We have allotted the land as per the prevalent industrial policies. We have not issued any new lands but have given the sale deed for the land which was to be allotted to Jindal long ago.”
Asked about Home Minister Parameshwar’s visit to Delhi, “He has his department’s work and party’s work. How we can we decide about his travel. We also have work in Delhi and hence we are going together.”
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Mangaluru: Special trains to Chennai for Vishu festival
Mangaluru: To clear extra passenger rush during the Vishu festival, the Southern Railway has announced special train services between Mangaluru Central and Chennai Egmore.
According to an official release, Train No. 06126 Mangaluru Central-Chennai Egmore Special will depart Mangaluru Central at 4:00 pm on April 6 and 13, reaching Chennai Egmore at 10:30 a.m the next day.
In the return direction, Train No. 06125 Chennai Egmore-Mangaluru Central Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 2:00 pm on April 7 and 14 and arrive at Mangaluru Central at 6:50 am the following day.
The train will have two AC two-tier, eight AC three-tier, six sleeper class, four general second class coaches, one Divyangjan-friendly coach, and one luggage-cum-brake van.
In a seperate announcement, the southern railway also announced special service between between Bengaluru Cantonment and Dr. MGR Chennai Central to manage the extra rush of passengers.
Train No. 06545 will depart from Bengaluru Cantonment at 08:05 am on Thursday, 9th April and is scheduled to reach Chennai Central at 3:00 pm on the same day. The return service, Train No. 06546, will leave Chennai Central at 4:45 pm on the same day and reach Bengaluru Cantonment at 11:00 pm.
