Honour Shivakumar Swamiji with 'Bharat Ratna' posthumously, CM Kumaraswamy demands centre
Bengaluru, Jan 21: Deeply condoling the death of Dr Shivakumar Swamiji of Siddaganga Mutt, who was known as 'walking god', Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that the Swamiji has lighted the life of lakhs of children with three types of Dasoha.
"His work of education and food has become a model for all beyond country, language, caste and religions.
When I was the chief minister, I had given the 'Karnataka Ratna' award and it was a great experience. Then I had recommended the central government to honour the Swamiji with the Bharat Ratna award. His service to the society in education and Dasoha should be emulated. In view of this, I will appeal the central government to give Bharat Ratna to the Swamiji posthumously", he said.
"Though the Swamiji departed us physically, through his services, Education and others activities, the Swamiji is still alive. He has lived up to his beliefs till his last breath and I will bow down to a great soul. I pray the God to give his devotees, Students, Followers and people of the Mutt the courage to bear the loss", the CM said in a statement.
'The death of Dr. Shivakumar Swamiji of the Siddaganga Mutt who served the society without having any discrimination between the people, was a great loss to the society".
Priyank Kharge, Social Welfare Minister
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73 Rajya Sabha MPs declare criminal cases; 31 billionaires: ADR Report
New Delhi (PTI): Around 32 per cent of sitting Rajya Sabha MPs have declared criminal cases against themselves, while 14 per cent are billionaires, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
The report is based on an analysis of affidavits of 229 out of 233 Rajya Sabha MPs. One seat from Jharkhand is currently vacant, while affidavits of three MPs were unavailable. The analysis includes 37 recently elected members.
Of the 229 MPs analysed, 73 (32 per cent) have declared criminal cases, with 36 (16 per cent) of them facing serious charges. One MP has declared a case of murder, four have cases of attempt to murder, and three have cases related to crimes against women.
Party-wise, 27 of 99 BJP MPs, 12 of 28 Congress MPs, four of 13 TMC MPs, and four of 10 AAP MPs have declared criminal cases. Three MPs from CPI(M) and BRS each have disclosed criminal cases.
The report also found 31 MPs (14 per cent) having a net worth of billions of rupees.
Among major parties, six BJP MPs, five Congress MPs, four YSRCP MPs, two AAP MPs, two BRS MPs, and three NCP MPs have declared assets exceeding Rs 100 crore.
The average assets of a Rajya Sabha MP stand at Rs 120.69 crore.
Among major parties, the average assets per MP are Rs 28.29 crore for BJP, Rs 128.61 crore for Congress, Rs 17.70 crore for TMC, and Rs 574.09 crore for AAP. Other parties include YSRCP (Rs 522.63 crore), SP (Rs 399.71 crore), BJD (Rs 105.63 crore), and DMK (Rs 11.90 crore).
BRS MP Bandi Partha Saradhi has declared the highest assets at over Rs 5,300 crore, followed by AAP's Rajinder Gupta with over Rs 5,053 crore, and YSRCP's Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy with over Rs 2,577 crore.
On the other end, AAP MP Sant Balbir Singh is the poorest, with assets worth about Rs 3 lakh. He is followed by Maharaja Sanajaoba Leishemba of Manipur with around Rs 5 lakh, and TMC's Prakash Chik Baraik with approximately Rs 9 lakh.
