PM takes swipe at Siddaramaiah over seeking votes in name of Cong leader's retirement from politics
Vijayapura (K'taka), Apr 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a swipe at former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah saying that the Congress leader was seeking votes in the name of his retirement from active politics.
He said the people of Karnataka will not choose a "tired and defeated" Congress but a BJP teeming with enthusiasm.
"A Congress leader is seeking votes in the name of their retirement. His biggest poll plank is: 'This is my last election. Give me a chance. What a pathetic state they have reached!" Modi said in an election rally in the district headquarters town of Vijayapura.
The Prime Minister's jibe was aimed at 75-year-old Siddaramaiah who recently announced that this will be his last election and he would not contest polls anymore.
"I know that the people of Karnataka will not choose a tired and defeated Congress but the BJP which is bubbling with enthusiasm," Modi added.
He said there is one slogan of 'Ee Baariya Nirdhara, Bahumatada BJPiya Sarkara' (This time the decision, a BJP government with majority) echoing from every corner of Karnataka.
In an attempt to strike a chord and connect with the dominant Lingayat community of Karnataka who are followers of 12th century social reformer Basaveshwara who was born in Vijayapura, Modi said his party follows the teachings the poet-saint in toto.
The Prime Minister said the 2023 Assembly election in Karnataka, which will take place on May 10, is about building the state in the next 25 years.
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"The BJP has a definite roadmap for the development of Karnataka. Congress has neither the roadmap nor any enthusiasm," Modi told the crowd.
The ruling BJP is pulling out all stops to return to power in this year's state election. The party is facing a tough challenge from the opposition Congress.
Voting will take place on May 10 and the counting of votes is on May 13.
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Register criminal complaint for false info for legal heirship certificate: HC
Chennai (PTI): The Madras High Court has directed the Commissioner of Revenue Administration to issue circular/instructions to all the competent Revenue Authorities across Tamil Nadu to register criminal complaint, if anyone has submitted application seeking legal heirship certificate by suppressing material facts or by furnishing false information.
Justice S M Subramaniam gave the directive in a recent order, while disposing of a petition filed by M Marannan, which sought to quash the order passed by the Tahsildar, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore, rejecting his application for Legal Heir Certificate.
The judge said the details regarding the false information and suppression of facts have to be collected by the competent authorities and criminal complaints have to be registered.
The circular should be issued within five weeks.
The judge said in the event of failure on the part of the competent Revenue Authorities to prosecute the offenders under Criminal Law, the Commissioner of Revenue Administration/Competent Authority shall initiate appropriate disciplinary proceedings against such officials for dereliction of duty, lapses and negligence on their part. If any practices of abetment to commit offences were identified then the Government officials were also liable to be prosecuted under Criminal Law, the judge added.
Claiming that he was the only legal heir of one late Maranna Gowder, the petitioner submitted an application for issuance of a Legal Heirship Certificate. The revenue authorities conducted an inquiry and found that the deceased Maranna Gowder has four legal heirs i.e., his two sons and two daughters. Therefore, the revenue authorities rejected his application for suppression of fact regarding all the legal heirs of deceased Marana Gowder when four legal heirs were alive. Hence, the petitioner has filed the present petition.
The judge said recently, courts were coming across many such cases where false details were provided and suppression of facts were noticed, for the purpose of securing Legal Heirship Certificate. Through such Legal Heirship Certificates, valuable properties were transferred and revenue records were mutated.
Considering the facts that large scale illegalities and irregularities were noticed in the public domain and the Revenue authorities were struggling to identify the true facts relating to the legal heirs since they were residing in far off places, the person who all were suppressing the facts relating to the legal heirs of any deceased person were liable to be prosecuted under criminal law, the judge added.
Furnishing false information and suppression of facts for the purpose of securing Legal Heirship Certificate was an offence contemplated under the Indian Penal Code.
