Kumaraswamy invites Congress leader C M Ibrahim to return to JD(S)
Bengaluru, Dec 7: JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Monday met senior leader and Congress MLC C M Ibrahim and invited him to return to the party fold.
Ibrahim, a former Union Minister and one-time close associate of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, had joined Congress in 2008, and is said to be sulking for some time now, upset with the party and its legislature party leader Siddaramaiah.
"He (Ibrahim) is more like an elder brother in the family. He has had a long political association with my father Deve Gowda (JDS supremo) even before I entered politics.
In whichever party he may be, he is like an elder member of our family," Kumaraswamy said.
Speaking to reporters after meeting Ibrahim, he said, though Ibrahim left the party in 2004 for certain reasons, there has been a cordial relationship between them.
"I have observed how Congress and a few of his friends have treated him.
We had political discussions today... In 1994, he along with Gowda immensely contributed in organising the party. I requested him (Ibrahim) to return to his former party to play the same role in the days to come ...he will take a decision at an appropriate time," he added.
Ibrahim had left JD(S) after the 2004 Lok Sabha elections.
He was also associated with "AHINDA" (a social movement forged by minorities, backwards and dalits) in Karnataka led by Siddaramaiah before both joined the Congress.
Ibrahim was seen as one among the close confidantes of Siddaramaiah.
According to sources, Ibrahim has been sulking, upset with Siddaramaiah after he was not considered for the Leader of the Opposition post in the legislative Council, the position currently occupied by S R Patil, who is also considered to be close to the former Chief Minister.
Stating that he has not yet decided on quitting Congress, Ibrahim said he will travel across the state after December 15 and get the opinion of his followers and well wishers before taking any decision.
"I'm now a Congress MLC. I will have to seek the opinion of the people on what step I have to take next and then come to a good decision... I will also talk to Deve Gowda and take a decision," he said.
Asked what was the reason for him being miffed with Siddaramaiah, he said, "nothing has happened between me and him...I have never left anyone, they left me.
I took Siddaramaiah to Badami (assembly constituency for 2018 polls)...I don't have anything against him. "
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UP woman found hanging at in-laws' home; family alleges dowry murder
Maharajganj (UP) (PTI): A 29-year-old married woman was found hanging at her in-laws' home here, with her in-laws claiming it was suicide while her mother alleging murder over dowry, police said on Sunday.
According to police, Anukriti (29) had married Manoj Gond six years ago and lived with her in-laws in Mahadeva village.
Her in-laws claimed that she died by suicide after allegedly hanging herself inside a room of the house on Saturday evening, police said.
After receiving information about the incident, a police team reached the spot and sent the body for a post-mortem.
Paniyara police station in-charge Sanjay Kumar Singh said that based on a complaint filed by the woman’s mother, a case was registered on Sunday against her husband Manoj Gond, mother-in-law Punam, father-in-law Sumer Gond, and brother-in-law Munna Gond.
The complainant alleged that Anukriti was being harassed for dowry by in-laws and was murdered over dowry-related demands, Singh said.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
