Proven that it is '40 pc commission govt': Cong on BJP MLA's son's arrest for taking bribe in K'taka
New Delhi, Mar 3: The Congress on Friday attacked the BJP over a Karnataka MLA's son being arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe, with AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge saying it proves that it is a "40 per cent commission government" in the state.
Lokayukta sleuths recovered unaccounted cash of more than Rs 6 crore from the house of BJP MLA K Madal Virupakshappa's son Prashanth Madal close on the heels of his arrest for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 40 lakh.
Prashanth, the chief accountant of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board, was caught red-handed on Thursday evening while accepting the bribe from a contractor at the Karnataka Soap and Detergents Limited (KSDL) office. The MLA is the Chairman of KSDL, makers of 'Mysore Sandal' soap.
"It is very bad. It has been proved that what the people were alleging that this is a 40 per cent commission government," Kharge told PTI.
The Lokayukta should quickly take action against the "culprits who are doing all this", he added.
Asked whether this incident would "benefit" Congress in the run up to the election, Kharge said, "We don't make allegations to get votes. In the interest of the party, we will not just exploit such a situation but we have been saying that this (BJP) is a 40 per cent commission government."
"Lots of corruption is there (in the government), and a lot of money is misused, and no project is qualitatively completed," he said.
Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said the BJP's stink of corruption has not even spared the 'Mysore sandal' soap.
"People are distressed and have made up their mind for change. No matter how many road shows and rallies you (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) hold, people have made up their mind. We have constantly stood with the people and raised voice against corruption," she said.
Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah said, "Whenever we said there is rampant corruption and 40 per cent commission is demanded from contractors, the chief minister asked us to furnish details. Isn't this evidence that the 40 per cent commission government is functioning in the state."
The Congress said it would lay siege to the chief minister's residence on Race Course road in Bengaluru on Saturday demanding that Basavaraj Bommai quit his post taking moral responsibility.
Facing the heat, Virupakshappa, MLA from Channagiri constituency in Davangere district, on Friday tendered his resignation from the post.
In his resignation letter to the Bommai, he said there is no "relation" between him and the Lokayukta raid which he termed as a "conspiracy" against him and his family.
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೆ BJP ಆಡಳಿತದ ಬಹುದೊಡ್ಡ ಕೊಡುಗೆಯೆಂದರೆ 'ಕರಪ್ಶನ್ ಕ್ಯಾಪಿಟಲ್' ಎಂಬ ಬಿರುದು. 40% ಕಮಿಷನ್ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಆಡಳಿತದಿಂದ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು, ಗುತ್ತಿಗೆದಾರರು, ಜನಸಾಮಾನ್ಯರು ಬೇಸತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಭ್ರಷ್ಟ BJP ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಹೋರಾಡೋಣ ಬನ್ನಿ ಕೈಜೋಡಿಸಿ.
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ಅಕ್ರಮ ಹಣ ಶಾಸಕರ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದೆ, ಈ ಪ್ರಕರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಶಾಸಕರು ಎ1 ಆಗಿದ್ದು, ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಅವರ ರಕ್ಷಣೆಗೆ ಮುಂದಾಗಿದೆ.
ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಲೋಕಾಯುಕ್ತ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಶಾಸಕರನ್ನೇ A1 ಆಗಿ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು.
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Talks with Iran ended after 21 hours without reaching agreement, says US Vice President Vance
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Islamabad (PTI): US Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that the Islamabad Talks with Iran failed as the two sides could not bridge the gulf of differences despite hectic efforts spreading more than 21 hours.
Vance addressed a press conference here after “substantive discussions” in direct talks between the two sides -- the first since 1979 at this level --mediated by Pakistan.
“We have been at it now for 21 hours, and we have had a number of substantive discussions, that’s the good news,” Vance said.
“The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement,” he added.
“We have made very clear what our red lines are, what things we are willing to accommodate them on and what things we are not,” the US vice president said, adding that the Iranian delegation had “chosen not to accept our terms”.
He was asked to elaborate the main sticking points of what did the Iranians reject but he refused to go into specifics.
“I won’t go into all the details because I don’t want to negotiate in public after we negotiated for 21 hours in private. But the simple fact is that we need to see an affirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon and that they will not seek the tools that would enable them to quickly achieve a nuclear weapon,” Vance said
He said stopping Iran from getting a "nuke" was the “core goal of the US president, and that’s what we have tried to achieve through these negotiations”.
Vance also praised Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, terming them “incredible hosts”.
“Whatever shortcomings were in the negotiations were not because of Pakistanis, who did an amazing job and really tried to help us and the Iranians bridge the gap and get to a deal,” he said.
Separately, the spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Esmaeil Baqaei, in an X message also confirmed that the two sides failed to make a deal and “numerous messages and texts have been exchanged between the two sides".
“In the past 24 hours, discussions were held on various dimensions of the main negotiation topics, including the Strait of Hormuz, the nuclear issue, war reparations, lifting of sanctions, and the complete end to the war against Iran and in the region,” he wrote.
“The success of this diplomatic process depends on the seriousness and good faith of the opposing side, refraining from excessive demands and unlawful requests, and the acceptance of Iran’s legitimate rights and interests.”
Baqaei also expressed appreciation to the “government and the warm-hearted and noble people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for hosting the negotiations and their benevolent efforts in advancing this process”.
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