Nero fiddling while Rome burns: HD Kumaraswamy attacks CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday took a dig at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah alleging that he was behaving like the Roman emperor Nero at a time when the people of the state are suffering from drought.
Siddaramaiah government seems to be making a mockery of the drought situation in the state and the sufferings of the people, the former chief minister said, as he accused it of being immersed in “campaign fairs” by holding conventions using taxpayers money.
“There is a drought, unheard of in the history of the state. Water scarcity has worsened. People and cattle are suffering to get water. Despite this situation, the Congress government is spending crores of rupees of taxpayers money into guarantee conventions. Shame,” Kumaraswamy said in a statement.
“Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Siddaramaiah you are our Nero. Zero for the state. You are not worried about the people, you are only worried about the election,” he said, adding that the people of the state would ensure that this “election worry” becomes detrimental to the Congress party and its government.
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The ruling Congress, banking on its implementation of five ‘guarantee’ schemes to garner votes in the Lok Sabha polls in the state, is holding a series of ‘Guarantee Samaveshas (conventions)’. One such meeting is being held in Mandya today.
Alleging that the government does not have Rs 2,000 to give to each drought-affected farmer, but there is enough money to hold guarantee conventions, the state JD(S) chief asked, “What kind of Siddanomics (term earlier coined to describe Siddaramaiah’s approach towards the state finances) is this, Mr Siddaramaiah?”
Questioning the many “thousands of crores” that have allegedly been spent on these guarantee conventions and advertising in almost a year, he urged the government to be accountable to the people.
“If necessary, issue a White Paper on the amount spent for propaganda on guarantee schemes and conventions,” he said, as he insisted that people should know the truth.
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UP: Disguised as a woman, man sets married lover on fire after she refuses to leave with him
Mathura (UP), Mar 11 (PTI): A man disguised as a woman set his married lover on fire inside her house here on Tuesday afternoon after she refused to leave with him, police said.
As the woman's neighbours rushed to her house after hearing her screams, the accused, Umesh (28), tried to escape by jumping from the terrace but sustained severe injuries, police said.
Both Rekha (30), who suffered over 70 per cent burns, and Umesh are undergoing treatment at SN Medical College in Agra, they said.
Rekha, a resident of Koh village, was alone at home watching TV when the incident occurred. Her children, aged seven and five, were at school and her husband Sanju, a farm labourer, was away at work, Farah police station in-charge Sanjay Kumar Pandey said.
Around noon, Umesh, a resident of Hasanpur village in Haryana and the brother of Rekha's elder sister-in-law, reached her house with a bottle of petrol, the police official said.
"Umesh was wearing a lehenga to disguise himself as a woman and was dropped off near the village by a friend on a motorcycle. He entered Rekha's house from the terrace, walked into her room and pressured her to leave with him. When she refused, he poured petrol on her and set her on fire," Pandey said.
Alerted by Rekha's screams, her neighbours rushed to her help while Umesh tried to escape by jumping from the terrace. However, he was seriously injured, the official said.
After reaching the spot, police took Rekha and Umesh to the Farah community health centre. Due to their critical condition, they were later referred to SN Medical College in Agra, police said.
"Umesh was a regular visitor to Rekha's house and their relationship developed over time. On August 31 last year, Rekha left home with him. Her family filed a police complaint and she was brought back from Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh on February 10," Pandey said.
"After the incident, Rekha distanced herself from Umesh, realising her mistake. When she refused to go with him today, he became enraged and tried to kill her," the official said.
Pandey said that no formal complaint has been lodged in the matter yet. "Once a complaint is received, legal action will be taken. For now, saving their lives is the priority," he said.
