LS poll under collective leadership: Deve Gowda
“No objection over Rahul Gandhi’s ambition to become PM
Hubballi, July 15: Saying that the Lok Sabha election would be faced under collective leadership, JDS supremo and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda said that the Third Front was not yet formed and he would not lead it.
Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, the former PM said that all leaders of the Third Front were present during the swearing in ceremony of Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar. But till now, the Third Front had no clarity. In each state, the regional parties have their own positives and negatives and in some states, national parties have strong base. In the threshold of Lok Sabha elections, there might be alliance with some political parties in some states. This alliance could also be happened post-election. But it would depend upon the demands of the circumstances, he analysed.
“In Tamil Nadu, there are several groups and it would be difficult to understand their strength. There is no clarity on the political parties which go with the Congress against BJP. But I would not say that all the 29 leaders of various parties who came to Bengaluru, would come together. But they created a history by coming under one roof while the JDS-Congress coalition government was forming. My fight is limited to protect the JDS in the national politics. I would not go to take up the leadership against BJP. I have the seniority. But I also know the strength of my party”, he said.
“I will not object for Rahul’s leadership”
“I’ll not have any objection for the leadership of AICC president Rahul Gandhi and his ambition to become the Prime Minister. The Congress would decide on making Mallikarjuna Kharge as the PM. We are concerned with the number of seats in the Lok Sabha election. JDS-Congress alliance should also be discussed and finalized”.
- HD Deve Gowda, JDS Supremo
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Three company directors held in Rs 100-crore investment fraud in Kochi
Kochi (Kerala) (PTI): Police on Sunday arrested three directors of a firm accused of cheating hundreds of investors of over Rs 100 crore through a fake investment scheme linked to agricultural tourism here, officials said.
The accused were identified as Muraleedharan, Ashik Murali and Akhil Murali, all natives of Thrissur.
The arrests were made by the Kalamassery police in connection with a fraud involving ATCOS (Agri Tourism Cooperative Society), a firm headquartered at Pathadipalam here.
Police said the company had promised high returns by collecting investments from the public in the agricultural tourism sector, but allegedly cheated hundreds of people and fled with the money.
ATCOS was registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act and operated 13 branches across various districts in Kerala, besides a branch in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, officials said.
When investors failed to receive their promised returns or the invested amount, complaints were filed with the police.
Officials said around 54 cases have been registered against the firm in 32 police stations across the state, including 29 cases at the Kalamassery police station alone.
Following instructions from Kochi City Police Commissioner K S Mahesh Kumar, a special investigation team was formed under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Shehensha and Thrikkakara ACP Manoj Kumar.
The team traced the accused to an apartment in Amala Nagar in Thrissur, where they had been hiding after secretly renting the flat, officials said.
The bank accounts of the accused have been frozen, and steps have been initiated to trace their assets, officials said.
Police also conducted a raid at the company’s office at Pathadipalam and seized several documents related to the case.
The accused were produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Kalamassery, which remanded them to judicial custody and sent them to Kakkanad jail.
Police said they would seek the custody of the accused for further interrogation as the investigation continues.
