I’ve gifted iPhones to MPs: DK Shivakumar
Bengaluru, July 17: “With an intention of getting easy access and reaching information swiftly, I have gifted the iPhones personally to all Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Members”, Medical Education and Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar said.
Rajya Sabha Member Rajiv Chandrashekar tweeted about the iPhones given to the MPs that the government does not have money to give salaries to the civic workers. But the MPs were given iPhones, he tweeted.
Reacting to the twitter post, Shivakumar said that the iPhones were not given from the government money. He has personally given the iPhones to the MPs. Last year also, he had given iPhones to the MPs as gifts. This time also, he has sent the iPhones. As Rajiv Chandrashekar and some others are rich, they have returned the gifts. But those who are in need of the iPhones would utilize them properly. Finding faults in such acts is not right, he said.
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Former minister C M Ibrahim announces to launch new regional party for Karnataka
Kalaburagi: Two years after being expelled from the Janata Dal (Secular), former minister C.M. Ibrahim has announced that he will launch a new regional political party in Karnataka on January 24, reported Deccan Herald.
Speaking at a meeting organised by the Nava Karnataka Nirmana Andolana in Kalaburagi on Sunday, Ibrahim confirmed the birth of the new party.
The 77-year-old politician stated he would soon be meeting with other like-minded individuals to choose a symbol for the party.
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Ibrahim emphasised that the organisation would be guided by the principles of 12th-century social reformer Basavanna and the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
A veteran politician, Ibrahim served as Union Civil Aviation Minister during the tenure of H.D. Deve Gowda as Prime Minister and later headed the Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular). He was expelled from the JD(S) in 2023 on charges of anti-party activities.
His exit from the party followed sharp differences over the JD(S) decision to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As the then state president of the JD(S), Ibrahim had publicly criticised the alliance, claiming it was finalised without his knowledge. He had also reportedly convened meetings of his supporters and expressed support for the INDIA bloc.
