JD(S) Arkalgud MLA AT Ramaswamy resigns from post; may shift to Congress
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Bengaluru: JD(S) legislator from Arkalgud constituency AT Ramaswamy has resigned from the post, submitting his papers to Assembly Secretary MK Vishalakshi on Friday.
The MLA, who is learned to have kept away from the party work the last few days, told reporters after submitting his resignation, “I resign as an MLA without any bitterness. I am grateful to the JD(S) for having given me the opportunity to serve the people for so long. I am also satisfied that I have fulfilled my duties with diligence.”
Ramaswamy said, “I have not undertaken political work for personal benefits of any sort. Instead, I have worked for the people,” and added, “While I never said that I would leave the JD(S), the party leaders themselves expelled me from the JD(S). Objecting to the prevalent corruption proved a problem for me.”
For the last few days, rumours were prevalent that the legislator would join the Congress. The belief that Ramaswamy may do so has been strengthened by his resignation on Friday.
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Will fight those who installed 'fake' Parashurama statue: Karkala Congress leader
Karkala: Town Municipality member and Congress spokesperson Shubhada Rao has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of duping citizens by installing a fibre glass statue of warrior-sage Parashurama at the new theme park in Karkala despite claiming that a bronze statue would be installed there.
Addressing a meeting held at the Bailuru Marigudi Hall on Saturday by the Karkala Parashurama Theme Park Welfare Committee demanding the installation of a bronze statue of the sage at the new park on the Umikal hills at Bailuru town, Rao clarified that the Congress had never opposed the development of the theme park or the installation of a statue of Parashurama at the park, but had expressed dissatisfaction at the BJP replacing the bronze statue meant to be used at the park with a fibre glass statue. He added that Congress aimed to unveil the truth regarding the statue.
Calling Karkala MLA Sunil Kumar's claims about the support of 65 legislators to him whom he could bring to the Parashurama hill as a bluff, Rao said that he would meet the legislator in Bengaluru itself with documentary proof to show that the statue was 'fake'. He also challenged Sunil Kumar to face the truth about the theme park.
A video containing information on the theme park, the statue, the correspondence between the government and the district administration as well as the gram panchayat, in addition to the court order was presented at the meeting.
