Nikhil Kumaraswamy breaks down after finding HD Deve Gowda unwell
Bengaluru: Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the JD(S) candidate from Ramanagara constituency for the upcoming Assembly election, broke down when he found his grandfather and JD(S) Supremo HD Deve Gowda to be unwell.
Nikhil, son of former Chief Minister and senior JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy, visited Deve Gowda at the former Prime Minister’s residence in the city on Monday, to receive the B-Form to file his nomination.
Finding Deve Gowda’s health condition to be poor, Nikhil broke down.
He was accompanied by Kumaraswamy, his mother Anitha and wife Revathi during the visit.
In the 2018 Assembly elections, Kumaraswamy had won from both Ramanagara and Channapatna constituencies. He continued as Channapatna MLA, resigning as Ramanagara MLA. His wife Anitha contested from JD(S) and won the bypoll for the Ramanagara seat, following his resignation.
This year, as Anitha confirmed that she would not contest the elections, the JD(S) has given the Ramanagara ticket to Nikhil Kumaraswamy.
ರಾಮನಗರ ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಜೆಡಿಎಸ್ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿ #ನಿಖಿಲ್_ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಇಂದು ನಾಮಪತ್ರ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ.#NikhilKumaraswamy #Ramanagara #JDs pic.twitter.com/wLGeI1mILO
— Nikhil Kumar Fc (@NikhilKumarFc) April 17, 2023
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Assam to lift all cases against Koch Rajbongshis in Foreigners' Tribunals: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati, Apr 4 (PTI): The Assam cabinet has decided to lift all cases pending against people from the Koch Rajbongshi community in the Foreigners' Tribunals, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
They will also no longer carry the tag of 'D' or doubtful voters, he said.
''There are 28,000 cases pending in different Foreigners' Tribunals in the state against people of the community. The cabinet has taken a historic decision of lifting the cases with immediate effect,'' Sarma said at a press conference here after the cabinet meeting.
The government believes that the Koch Rajbongshis are an indigenous community of the state and they are an inextricable part of ''our social and cultural fabric'', he asserted.
The people of this community are poor and have suffered a lot over the years, he said.
''They will no longer carry the tag of foreigners or ‘D’ voters,'' the CM said.
Foreigners Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies, particularly in Assam, established to determine if a person residing in India is a "foreigner" as defined by the Foreigners Act of 1946, based on the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order of 1964.
These tribunals are designed to address matters related to citizenship and the presence of “foreigners” in India, specifically focusing on cases where someone is suspected of being an illegal immigrant.
There are 100 Foreigners’ Tribunals across Assam.
The Koch Rajbongshis have a sizeable presence in Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and parts of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, and they demand Scheduled Tribe status.
