Govt cars from CM’s residence returned after Election Code of Conduct comes into force in Karnataka
Siddaramaiah, MTB Nagaraj's cars taken away mid-journey
Bengaluru: The announcement of the dates for the Karnataka state assembly elections by the Central Election Commission has put the code of conduct into force. As part of the implementation of the code, the authorities have recovered two government cars from the residence of Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai.
In another incident, opposition leader Siddaramaiah travelled in a government car from Mysore to Varuna to pay tribute to a recently deceased individual named Mallesh. However, by the time the tribute meeting was over, the code of conduct had come into effect. As a result, the authorities impounded Siddaramaiah's car, and he had to continue his journey in a private vehicle.
Similarly, Minister MTB Nagaraju, who was in Nandagudi village of Hoskote taluk, was also briefed by his staff about the implementation of the code of conduct. The minister then chose to leave the government car behind and travelled in a private car instead.
These incidents highlight the strict adherence to the code of conduct by the authorities ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections in Karnataka. It remains to be seen how the situation will unfold as the election campaign gains momentum.
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Assam to lift all cases against Koch Rajbongshis in Foreigners' Tribunals: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati, Apr 4 (PTI): The Assam cabinet has decided to lift all cases pending against people from the Koch Rajbongshi community in the Foreigners' Tribunals, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
They will also no longer carry the tag of 'D' or doubtful voters, he said.
''There are 28,000 cases pending in different Foreigners' Tribunals in the state against people of the community. The cabinet has taken a historic decision of lifting the cases with immediate effect,'' Sarma said at a press conference here after the cabinet meeting.
The government believes that the Koch Rajbongshis are an indigenous community of the state and they are an inextricable part of ''our social and cultural fabric'', he asserted.
The people of this community are poor and have suffered a lot over the years, he said.
''They will no longer carry the tag of foreigners or ‘D’ voters,'' the CM said.
Foreigners Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies, particularly in Assam, established to determine if a person residing in India is a "foreigner" as defined by the Foreigners Act of 1946, based on the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order of 1964.
These tribunals are designed to address matters related to citizenship and the presence of “foreigners” in India, specifically focusing on cases where someone is suspected of being an illegal immigrant.
There are 100 Foreigners’ Tribunals across Assam.
The Koch Rajbongshis have a sizeable presence in Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and parts of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, and they demand Scheduled Tribe status.
