H.D Kumaraswamy hints at Congress party’s collapse in Karnataka says fresh elections in 2024
D.K Shivakumar to go back to jail, doubt him contesting fresh polls: HDK
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal Secular JD(S) leader H.D Kumaraswamy during a recent address to party members in Ramanagara hinted at the possibility of fresh assembly elections in the state in 2024.
Stressing on his leaders to brace up for polls next year, he further asserted that he is aware of the political developments in the state and “it is inevitable for the state to face polls in 2024, the Congress party will collapse, nobody could stop it from happening.”
Furthermore he mentioned that he has not seen such a bad government, the Congress government will collapse due to internal strife.
Kumarwamy further expressed confidence in winning the Magadi and Kanakapura assembly seats in the fresh polls, additionally retaining the Channapatna seat that he won during the polls held in May 2023. Mocking at DKS, he said that he doubts the Karnataka Congress Chief’s contest for the fresh assembly polls.
Meanwhile, he termed Shivakumar responsible for the Congress-JD(S) collapse in 2018-19 and added that the then government crumbled following the feud between Shivakumar and former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi.
Addressing reporters, he stated that, “ no surprise if D.K Shivakumar goes back to jail , however I may be driven back to my native Hassan but not to Tihar jail.”
In the meantime responding to Kumaraswamy’s statements, D.K Shivakumar pointed out that Kumarswamy has revealed his plans and that he was telling what all he can do. At the same time recollecting about the cases lodged against his sister, brother during Kumaraswamy's tenure as Chief Minister, he stated that the JD(S) leader has recalled them now.
In the elections held in May this year, the Congress party won a decisive victory by securing 135 seats. Siddaramaiah, was elected as the Chief Minister, while D.K. Shivakumar, the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, assumed the role of Deputy Chief Minister. The two opposition parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the JDS, forged an alliance, in view of the upcoming general elections.
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Woman, 2 sons found dead in Delhi home; suicide suspected
New Delhi (PTI): Three members of a family were found dead inside their home in southeast Delhi's Kalkaji on Friday, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, officials said.
Police said the incident came to light around 2.47 pm when a police team reached the premises to execute a court order related to possession of the property. When repeated knocks went unanswered, the staff used a duplicate key to open the door.
Inside, officers found Anuradha Kapoor (52) and her sons, Ashish Kapoor (32) and Chaitanya Kapoor (27), hanging from the ceiling, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Hemant Tiwari said in a statement. All three were declared dead.
A handwritten note was recovered from the room, suggesting the family had been struggling with depression.
"The handwritten note indicates emotional distress faced by the family due to which the family may have taken the extreme step," the officer said.
The bodies have been shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) mortuary for post-mortem and other legal formalities under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), police said.
Residents of the neighbourhood said they were shocked to learn about the deaths, adding that the family kept largely to themselves.
Pankaj Kashyap, a resident of Girinagar, said he learnt about the deaths while leaving for work. "I live and work here and was leaving for work when I saw many people standing outside and talking. That is how I got to know that three people had committed suicide. I also saw several police vehicles outside, but I do not know much beyond that," he said.
Baldev, another neighbour, said the family had been living in the newly constructed house for around two years. "We only knew that a mother and her two children lived there. They had moved into the newly built house around two years ago. We did not interact much with them. Today we heard that all three have committed suicide, and whatever we know is based on what people here are saying," he said.
Another neighbour, Ramesh Kumar, claimed the family had earlier attempted suicide.
"About fifteen to twenty days ago, the two sons in the family had attempted suicide and police and ambulances had come. That was when I first got to know who they were. I do not recognise them by face, but we saw the ambulances and police take the two sons that day. Today again we saw ambulances and police arriving, so everyone came out to see what had happened. I do not know how long they had been living here, but this is all we know," he said.
Police said they are examining the family's financial condition, social circumstances, and other factors that may have contributed to the incident. Further investigation is underway.
