Bengaluru, May 23: In his first press conference after becoming the Chief Minister, HD Kumaraswamy said that the JDS-Congress combine has tied the Ashwamedha horse of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah in Karnataka.

From now onwards, Shah has to give lifeless horse to Modi, he said and asked Modi not to consider them lightly.

“Senior Congress leader Parameshwar is in my team. He is a very adjustable person. We will discuss and take decisions on major programmes in the Coordination Committee. Modi has said that he would solve Mahadayi dispute within three months. But Modi is clever in telling lies as and when he needs. They know how to place lotus on public ears. People have voted BJP believing that Modi would solve Mahadayi dispute. If he has real concerns, he could have solved the problem long back”, he said.

“We will respect all. But the swamijis should stop giving political statements. The statement of Nelson Mandela that poverty is not an accidental and it could be eradicated is the motto of our government. The national leaders of various political parties have attended the swearing in ceremony not because of protecting this government , but to give a strong message to the people of the country that they have the strength to face the BJP. Local Congress leaders will protect this government”, he said.

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New Delhi: Rajiv Memani, the chairperson of Ernst and Young India, expressed sadness that no one from the firm attended the employee's funeral, saying it was "alien to our culture" and that the individual had supposedly died from extreme work pressure. Memani, who has been subject to intense criticism on social media for what he perceives to be a hostile work environment, expressed his profound sadness for the untimely death of Anna Sebastian Perayil in a post on LinkedIn.

"Although nothing can completely fill the gap in the family's lives, I have sent them my sincerest sympathies. I sincerely apologize for our absence from Anna's burial. This is not at all representative of our culture. Memani said, "It has never happened before and it won't happen again." He also emphasized that he would not stop until the objective of "nurturing a harmonious workplace" was achieved.

Clarifying further he said, “Creating a healthy work environment has always been very important to us, and we place the utmost value on our employees' well-being."I want to reaffirm that our people's welfare is my first priority, and I will personally fight for this goal.”

On July 20, Anna Sebastian Perayil, an employee of E&Y since March, passed away. This week, the incident came to light due to the widespread distribution of her mother Anita Augustine's open letter to the corporation, in which she claimed that Anna gave in to "work pressure".

Augustine stated that her daughter's funeral was attended by no one from the company in question. "I contacted her managers following her burial, but I didn't hear back. In the letter, she said, "How can a company that claims to uphold human rights and values fail to stand by one of its own in their last moments?"

As a result of his denial that “work pressure" was the cause of the Pune woman's death, Memani came under fire on social media, according to an Indian Express article.

The Center started looking into what happened before Anna passed away as the matter escalated in urgency. Shobha Karandlaje, the minister of state for labor, announced on Thursday that a comprehensive inquiry into the claims of a hazardous and exploitative workplace was under progress.