Karnataka Home Minister assures efforts to end deadlock over assembly coverage
Bengaluru, Oct 17: Amid continuing boycott by the electronic media of the state government and ruling BJP events over alleged restrictions on Karnataka assembly coverage, state Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said efforts would be made to end the 'deadlock' soon.
Government cannot function without publicity from the media, we too have our concern with you (media) on the issue on certain matters... we will make all efforts to end the deadlock as soon as possible, Bommai told reporters here.
He was responding to journalists from Kannada news channels who raised the issue at a press conference addressed by him and Sugar Minister C T Ravi and said they would not be able to cover the news conference until there was a solution.
The journalists highlighted that restrictions were not limited to the assembly alone but also near the Chief Ministers residence and at certain government functions.
Why should electronic media cooperate with BJP? When you are not cooperating with us, how can you expect cooperation from us, a senior TV journalist asked.
During the recent brief session of the assembly, only the Doordarshan was allowed to telecast the proceedings by Speaker Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri.
An order issued by the Assembly Secretariat had said private news channels can take the DD feed if they wish to show the House proceedings.
The matter kicked up a storm with the media and opposition accusing the government of 'restricting' private channels from covering the proceedings.
Journalists and camerapersons had staged a demonstration condemning the decision of the Speaker while Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah had said restriction of media was fatal for democracy.
Minister Ravi said the assembly came under the purview of the Speaker and not under the direct control of the government. "We have understood your feeling and we will talk to the Speaker in our personal capacities. As a party we are with the sentiments of the press."
Hitting out at opposition parties over their stand on the issue, Ravi said Some of our opposition friends speak one thing in private and other in public. I have heard many of them saying that the move is right, but publicly saying it is like emergency."
He also pointed out to the Speakers statement saying the move was on pilot basis for three day session and any further implementation will be after due consultation.
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UP: Fake IAS officer marries woman, flees with Rs 15 lakh dowry
Gorakhpur (UP) (PTI): A newly married man fled with the Rs 15 lakh given to him as dowry by the bride's family, and it came to light later that he was an alleged serial scammer, police said on Sunday.
The accused, identified as Pritam Kumar Nishad from Etawah, allegedly posed as an IAS officer to deceive the woman into marrying him. He is currently absconding with his sister, and a case has been filed against him for cheating, dowry harassment, and forgery, officials said.
According to the police, the woman's family claimed that they spent nearly Rs 30 lakh for the wedding that was solemnised on March 11.
The match was arranged through a matrimonial group, where the accused introduced himself as an IAS officer, sharing purported interview clips, office visuals, and photographs with politicians to gain the family's trust.
Despite initially claiming he would marry without dowry, the accused allegedly demanded Rs 15 lakh shortly before the engagement. The bride's family paid Rs 10 lakh in cash during the engagement and the remaining Rs 5 lakh on the wedding day, the police said.
The fraud came to light on Saturday after the woman reached Etawah, and a wedding attendee informed the family that the accused was not a civil servant. When her relatives visited the address provided by him, they found her in a small rented room, while the accused and his sister had fled, the police added.
The woman has also alleged that the accused planned to take her to Goa and sell her, and accused him of inappropriate behaviour.
The police suspect that the accused may have been involved in multiple such marriages in the past. Based on a complaint lodged at the cantonment police station, an FIR was registered on Saturday evening.
Senior Superintendent of Police Dr Kaustubh said efforts are underway to arrest the accused.
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