Kumaraswamy apologises after video shows him using foul language against ex-K'taka Speaker
Bengaluru, Nov 23: Former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday apologised for the use of an expletive while referring to Congress legislator and former state assembly speaker K R Ramesh Kumar.
Kumaraswamy's apology came after his video during a private conversation went viral.
"The word I used for former speaker Ramesh Kumar hurts me too. The use of that word is neither my nature, nor it is my personality. I regret if my word has hurt Ramesh Kumar or anyone else. I withdraw my words," the JD(S) second-in-command said in a tweet.
The JD(S) leader had earlier inspected a government school at Srinivaspur in Kolar district, a constituency represented by Kumar.
Explaining the circumstances which made him angry, Kumaraswamy tweeted, "Yesterday, I was very sad to see a dilapidated school in Bangavadi village of Srinivaspur Assembly Constituency. I was outraged to hear that the children were attending classes under a 'Peepal' tree for the past two to three years."
The former chief minister said he used the invective in anger but never intended to insult anyone.
"I want to clarify that the tears in the eyes of children became a reason behind my outburst," Kumaraswamy said.
ನಿನ್ನೆಯ ದಿನ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸಪುರ ವಿಧಾನಸಭೆ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಬಂಗವಾದಿ ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಶಿಥಿಲಾವಸ್ಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಶಾಲೆ ಕಂಡು ನನಗೆ ಬಹಳ ಬೇಸರವಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಮಕ್ಕಳು 2-3 ವರ್ಷದಿಂದ ಎದುರಿನ ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಕಟ್ಟೆ ಮೇಲೆ ಪಾಠ ಕೇಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು ಎಂದು ಕೇಳಿ ನನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಆಕ್ರೋಶ ಉಂಟಾಗಿತ್ತು. 2/3
— ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ | H.D.Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) November 23, 2022
ಈ ಆಕ್ರೋಶದ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ಭರದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ ಹೊರತು, ಯಾರಿಗೂ ಅಪಮಾನ ಮಾಡುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಅಲ್ಲ. ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಕಣ್ಣೀರು ನನ್ನ ಸಿಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಯಿತು ಎಂದು ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಪಡಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. 3/3
— ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ | H.D.Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) November 23, 2022
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Man arrested in Kerala for molestation case in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A suspect has been arrested for allegedly molesting a woman at Suddaguntepalya here earlier this month, police said.
Santosh aged about 29 has been arrested from Kerala's Kozhikode, they said.
The incident allegedly occurred at 1.55 am on April 3 in Suddaguntepalya and the CCTV footage attributed to the incident had gone viral.
When two women were walking on the street that day, a man, whose face was not visible, grabbed one of them and harassed her. He had immediately fled the scene when the women screamed for help.
The police had registered an FIR under sections 74 (assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 75 (sexual harassment), and 78 (stalking) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Bengaluru City Police Commissioner B Dayananda had recently said that efforts were on to trace the suspect based on CCTV verification, and footage from more than 300 cameras were examined by investigators.
He had also said that multiple teams were formed to nab the accused.
