"I am a BJP Karyakarta and BJP CM" Basavaraj Bommai says distancing himself from JD(s)
Bengaluru/Hubballi, Aug 7: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavarj Bommai on Saturday asserted he is a "genuine BJP karyakarta" and the Chief Minister from the party, and would function taking every one into confidence.
"He (H D Kumaraswamy) knows at what situation I had quit Janata Dal. I have been in the BJP for the last 15 years, so there is no question of associating me with Janata Dal," Bommai said in response to a question on JD(S) recently liking the present BJP government as a 'Janata Parivar government'.
Speaking to reporters in Hubballi, Bommai said "I'm a genuine BJP karyakarta and a BJP Chief Minister...there is no importance to such mischievous statements."
Basavaraj Bommai, a son of Janata Parivar stalwart and former Chief Minister of Karnataka S R Bommai, had started his political career with the Janata Dal.
Calling Hassan BJP MLA Preetham Gowda a "young friend", Bommai said no politics was discussed during his recent meeting with former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda.
"Office bearers (BJP) from Hassan have come and met me, I have spoken to them, will speak to them once again, there is no need for any doubt or suspicion. I will function taking in to confidence my party, its workers and MLAs," he said.
Bommai was reacting to Preetham Gowda's statement that party workers in his constituency were upset about him visiting Deve Gowda's residence.
"The workers told me that they expected that Bommai would visit Siddaganga Mutt, Suttur Mutt, Sirigere Mutt or Adichunchanagiri Mutt after taking oath as CM.But we don't know why he chose to visit Deve Gowda's residence. We are upset. This is what they told me," Preetham Gowda said.
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Speaking to reporters in Hassan, he said he tried to convince the party workers stating that CM might have gone there to seek blessings as Deve Gowda is a senior leader.
"But, I will meet the Chief Minister, state president and sangh parivar leaders to find answers to these questions, because upcoming zilla and taluk panchayat polls are elections of the workers, where we will have to fight against JD(S) and we have to give a political statement," he added.
Preetham Gowda is the lone BJP MLA from Hassan district, which is a JD(S) stronghold.
Further noting that party workers had a wish that a MLA from the old Mysuru region that has Vokkaliga dominance, would be made a Minister, Preetham Gowda claimed there is now a sense of feeling among karyakartas that the region has been left out.
"I had not gone to any leaders or the Chief Minister asking them to make me Minister.I did not ask for it, so I'm neither disappointed nor hurt about not becoming Minister," he added.
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Delhi: Father, son held for killing 19-year-old woman in suspected honour killing
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested a man and his son for allegedly murdering his 19-year-old daughter in west Delhi's Hari Nagar area, an official said on Friday.
The case first came to light on April 1 after a PCR call was received around 2 pm, alleging that a woman had been killed by her family members and her body was being taken for last rites, he said.
The accused, identified as Mohammad Maneer (55), a vegetable vendor, and his son Meraj Ali (19), were arrested in connection with the case, the officer said.
The victim had been in a relationship with a man from her native place for the past two years, which was opposed by her father, Maneer and brother Meraj, he said.
"When the girl did not end the relationship despite objections, the family killed her," the officer said.
On April 1, the police said that when their team reached the spot, they found that the woman's body was being taken for burial.
Acting on the input, the burial process was stopped over suspicion of honour killing.
"Police intercepted the family members and took possession of the body," he said.
Police said that the man who had made the PCR told them that the woman was in love with his cousin.
During the inquiry, police also interacted with the PCR caller, who said his cousin, a friend of the deceased, had informed him about the situation and suspected foul play, prompting him to alert the police control room.
The body of the woman was subsequently shifted to the mortuary of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital for preservation and postmortem.
Police said that both the crime team and the forensic science laboratory (FSL) team were called to inspect the scene and collect evidence.
Police said that, as per the postmortem report, the cause of death was identified as smothering, indicating that the woman was suffocated.
A preliminary inquiry also revealed that the family had initiated preparations for the last rites soon after the woman's death, raising suspicion about the circumstances.
Initial investigation pointed to the family's opposition to the woman's relationship.
"The family members of the woman saw her with the man, and she was taken back home. We got to know that she was beaten up and even locked inside the house for some days," a source said.
Further investigation into the matter is underway, police added.
