KPCC chief hits back at CM, says he is running coalition govt with defected Cong-JD(S) MLAs
Bengaluru (PTI): Hitting back at the Chief Minister for accusing him of making phone calls to BJP MLAs and offering them tickets for the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka, state Congress president D K Shivakumar on Thursday said Basavaraj Bommai had no morality to speak, as he was running a "coalition government" with the support of defected Congress-JD(S) MLAs.
Charging the ruling BJP with rampant corruption, he said, even "ganjala and sagani'' (cow urine and dung considered auspicious and used for purification in religious ceremonies) could not wipe away its government's misdeeds.
"The Chief Minister is saying that I'm contacting BJP MLAs. Didn't you (CM/BJP) knock on the doors of 13 of our (Congress MLAs), three from JD(S) and two independents, and take them along with you and form the government? What morality do you have?" Shivakumar questioned Bommai.
Speaking to reporters here, he addressed the Bommai government, saying, "By taking away MLAs who had won on Congress tickets under 'Operation Lotus', you enjoyed power all these days.
"What morality do you have? Despite people not giving you 112 seats (majority in 2018 polls) you formed an immoral government with the help of those MLAs. You have till today run a coalition government with the support of (defected) JD(S), Congress and BJP MLAs. Yours is a coalition government, which has turned out to be a curse on the state," Shivakumar said.
Bommai on Tuesday charged Shivakumar with making phone calls to BJP MLAs and offering them tickets in constituencies, where the party was yet to announce its candidates for the Assembly polls.
"KPCC president D K Shivakumar since the last two to three days has been making phone calls to our MLAs, in 100 constituencies where they are yet to announce tickets. He is stating that if you (BJP MLAs) come (to Congress) we will give you the ticket," the CM had alleged.
Shivakumar said, "Your (BJP) leaders are trying to purify (your government's misdeeds) by using 'ganjala' and 'sagani', but how much ever ganjala and sagani you use, no one can change what you have done, people will decide."
Shivakumar said in January too that his party would come to power and purify the 'Vidhana Soudha' (the seat of state legislature) with cow urine, alleging that it was polluted by corruption during BJP rule.
He also said that if the code of conduct had come into place earlier it would have been good, as official machinery had been misused and there was rampant corruption. He said he would reveal details about it in the coming days.
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Allahabad HC expresses dissatisfaction over probe in 2009 custodial death case
Prayagraj (PTI): The Allahabad High Court has expressed dissatisfaction over the investigation and state's evidence in a 2009 custodial death case in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh.
A bench of justices Atul Sreedharan and Siddhartha Nandan warned that if relevant videography and photographs are not placed before the court, the only option left to it will be to take assistance of CBI to recover the vital evidence.
The order was passed while hearing a PIL filed by Association for Advocacy and Legal Initiatives.
The court, in its order dated April 7, noted that crucial facts including video and photo evidence of the incident are missing.
The court observed, "In the event, by the next date of hearing, the videography and photographs relevant in this case are not placed before this court, the only other option left to this court is to take assistance of the central bureau of investigation (CBI) to recover vital evidence in this case which shall be considered on the next date of hearing."
"The chain of evidence is unclear casting doubt on the fairness of the investigation," the court added.
The court also directed the then sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Karmendra Singh of Mainpuri to file his affidavit strictly in terms of the order dated February 9, failing which, it said, it shall consider to take appropriate action against him.
The court asked Singh to give a precise answer on the fate of the videography recording which was done in his presence.
The court fixed May 5 as the next date of hearing in the matter.
