North Karnataka development is my responsibility: CM
Bengaluru, July 31: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that he would visit the districts in North Karnataka after a week as it was his responsibility to develop the region.
Speaking at the meeting of the activists of North Karnataka region at Vidhana Soudha here on Tuesday, the Chief Minister said that the BJP leaders would speak about North Karnataka till Lok Sabha election. It was a BJP strategy to win the Lok Sabha election. They were not in a position to digest his works done in just two months as the CM. He held a meeting with the farmers leaders of all the 30 districts. But BJP state president and Opposition Leader Yeddyurappa did not attend that meeting. Now, he was supporting the swamijis who have been fighting for separate North Karnataka state, he alleged.
Everyone would speak about separate North Karnataka. Where would you bring money for development if North Karnataka was made a separate state? Separate North Karnataka state was not possible, the CM said.
However, the agitators said that they were ready to work. But there was no sufficient power. The region was lagging in medical facilities. Many people from this region had become ministers. But it was lagging behind in development. The voice favouring separate state was not against this government. They have been fighting for this demand for a long time. The Suvarna Vidhana Soudha of Belagavi was inactive. At least for the administrative purpose, it should be revived, they demanded.
Later, Kumaraswamy told media persons that he had spent more time for North Karnataka in his village stay programme. He had stayed in total 35 villages. He had constructed Suvarna Vidhana Soudha at a cost of Rs 450 crore and conducted Sessions. He had decided to declare Belagavi as the second capital of the state. But the next governments did not take it into consideration. During 20-month tenure of his administration, he had given more importance to north Karnataka. The people of north Karnataka had shown love and affection on him. Of course, the JDS does not have its base in north Karnataka. He had asked majority to waive off the farm loans completely. But now, with 37 seats, he had formed the government with the Congress, he reiterated.
He had given funds to all divisions in the Budget. He had waived of Rs 6500 crore farm loans this time and reserved Rs 1000 crore for Bengaluru roads. But right from the first day, he was being counter attacked and tarnishing his image accusing him as he was against north Karnataka, which is not true, he said.
“I have to waive of Rs 4000 crore farm loan announced by the previous government. Recently, I have released Rs 1500 crore. This year, total Rs 18,000 crore farm loan would be waived off. In nationalized banks, there was Rs 37,000 crore loan along with the interest. I have just asked as to why you people are forgetting me during election time. I have not scolded the farmers. Now, the farmers leaders have been protesting against me. If I say anything, media people would write something. For this, I have introspected myself”.
- HD Kumaraswamy, Chief Minister
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FIR against some X users for spreading 'misinformation' that 'Amul' ghee used in Tirupati laddus
Ahmedabad, Sep 21: Police on Saturday registered a case against seven users of social media platform 'X' for allegedly spreading misinformation that the "low quality" ghee used for making laddus at the Tirupati temple belonged to the 'Amul' brand, an official said.
A massive political row has erupted after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu claimed that animal fat was used in making laddus made Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirupati during the previous government in the state.
Anand-based Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets its milk and dairy products under the brand name 'Amul', has denied having supplied ghee (clarified butter) to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages the temple.
As per the FIR, X users of seven different handles spread misinformation that ghee with animal fat used for preparing laddus for Tirupati Balaji temple belonged to the 'Amul' brand with the intention of harming the reputation of the GCMMF, the cyber crime police station official said.
These X users spread misinformation that ghee sold under the Amul brand was used to prepare laddus which is then used as 'prasad' (offering) at the temple in Tirupati, thereby damaging the reputation of the co-operative organisation, it said.
The FIR was filed at the Ahmedabad cyber crime police station.
The accused persons were booked under sections 336 (4) and 196 (1) (a) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita dealing with forgery intending to harm the reputation of any party, and promoting enmity on grounds of religion, race, etc, respectively.
The police also invoked provisions of the Information Technology (IT) Act, the official said.
The GCMMF issued a clarification on its X handle 'Amul.coop' on Friday night and said it never supplied Amul ghee to the TTD.
"We also wish to clarify that Amul ghee is made from milk at our state-of-the-art production facilities which are ISO-certified. Amul ghee is made from high quality pure milk fat...This post is being issued to stop this misinformation campaign against Amul," it said.
GCMMF Managing Director Jayen Mehta said that certain persons were spreading misinformation that the low-quality ghee used at the Tirupati temple was supplied by Amul.
"Cyber crime has registered an FIR against those spreading misinformation against us," Mehta said.
He said that such misinformation is a matter of serious concern for 36 lakh dairy farmer families dependent on Amul for their livelihood.
"We never supplied the ghee to the temple. We have lodged an FIR to stop this misinformation," he said.
