People ready with a befitting reply to BJP after 10 years of lost peace: Jayaprakash Hegde
Mudigere: Congress party’s Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha candidate hitting Jayaprakash Hegde lashing out at the BJP for its lack of development in the past 10 years, on Monday said “Public, who are facing difficulties due to the BJP administration, are ready to give a befitting reply to the Modi government.” He was speaking at the election campaign meeting organized in Banakal, Kasaba, Gonibeedu, Balur Hobli area of the taluk.
“People cannot be fooled into thinking that they are running a corruption-free administration. The country knows that his corruption was exposed by the Supreme Court due to the election bond scam,” he added.
Furthermore, he pointed out that when he was an MP of the constituency, the Kadur-Mangaluru road widening project had received the green signal, however even after 10 years of the BJP administration, it has not been widened.
Lambasting at Former MP Shobha Karandlaje, who is also the Union Minister of state for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Hegde said, “The problems of the farmers and the people including the problem of the coffee growers and the elimination of arecanut disease were not solved. They have increased the prices of all essential items including petrol and have made people unable to live peacefuly. The BJP is under the delusion that people will support them if they seek votes under PM Modi's name, without making any development and pro-people schemes.”
“Before the BJP came to power, they (BJP) had claimed that they would retrieve the black money and deposit 15 lakhs in every citizen's account. That black money still remains in circulation. The corruption of those who talk about corruption-free governance has been exposed by the Supreme Court over the electoral bond scam. No one is getting free gas under the Ujjwala scheme,” alleged Hegde.
He further highlighted that, “Likewise the state government’s 5 guarantees, the Indian National Congress Party has also announced 5 guarantees. This will further alleviate the suffering of the people. The people should support the Congress for that.”
Supporting Hegde's stance, MLA Nayana Motamma emphasized the positive impact of the state government's guarantees and Hegde's previous pro-people initiatives during his tenure as MP. She highlighted the dissatisfaction among the electorate with the BJP's governance and urged voters to support Hegde and the Congress party for meaningful change.
Former minister B.B. Ningaiah, former MLA M.P. Kumaraswamy, Bloc Congress President H.G. Surendra, K.Venkatesh, C.B.Shankar, C.K.Ibrahim and others were present during the meeting.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
