Siddaramaiah kicks off grand 'Namma Jaatre' folk festival in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated the procession marking the commencement of the 'Namma Jaatre' folk festival near the Vidhana Soudha steps in Bengaluru on Sunday.
The event is a part of the 'Karnataka Sambhrama-50' celebrations, which commemorate the golden jubilee of renaming Mysore state as 'Karnataka' and also coincide with the 'Unboxing Bangalore' brand initiative.
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Organized by the Kannada and Culture Department, the launch ceremony witnessed the presence of dignitaries, including Shivaraj Tangadagi, Minister for Backward Class Development and Kannada and Culture, Naseer Ahmed, CM's Political Secretary, Rajneesh Goel, Chief Secretary, Shalini Rajneesh, Additional Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner, N Manjula, Chief Secretary of the Kannada and Culture Department, and prominent Kannada film actors Sadhu Kokila and Pooja Gandhi.
ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ @siddaramaiah ಅವರು ವಿಧಾನಸೌಧದಲ್ಲಿ "ನಮ್ಮ ಜಾತ್ರೆ" ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ಉದ್ಘಾಟಿಸಿ, ಶುಭ ಹಾರೈಸಿದರು.
— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) December 10, 2023
ಕನ್ನಡ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಇಲಾಖೆ ಸಚಿವರಾದ ಶಿವರಾಜ್ ತಂಗಡಗಿ, ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯದ ಮತ್ತು ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ಹಿರಿಯ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು. pic.twitter.com/B0VOkZrdSc
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Fan tries to die by suicide over Nikhil Kumaraswamy's bypoll loss
Bengaluru: Channapatna JD(S) candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who lost the byelection to C.P. Yogeshwar of Congress, on Sunday consoled a fan who reportedly attempted to end his life and requested him not to repeat such acts.
Manjunath, fondly called Abhi, had even penned a letter before taking the dangerous step. Nikhil, who called on Manjunath at the latter’s home in Kudloor in Channapatna, expressed shock and sadness over the incident.
Nikhil Kumaraswamy reassured Manjunath, expressing his support during the difficult time. He told him that he was deeply troubled to learn of this incident and emphasised that he would stand by him. Nikhil also promised to offer assistance in any way he could, including helping him secure employment opportunities in the future, as reported by the Deccan Herald.
He also reminded Manjunath of the importance of his children’s well-being, urging him to focus on their future. “Please, look at the faces of your growing children. Even I have a three-year-old son. The children are young, let us take care of their future also. I will arrange some job opportunities for you. I might not be an MLA but this is a challenge. I will get you employed,” he said.
Nikhil told media persons that he is extremely hurt more by Manjunath’s attempt to die than by his loss in the election. “At 7:30 a.m., we got a message that in Valetoopu, Manjunath had consumed poison yesterday. In Channapatna, our workers and leaders have built this party with zeal. Let the admiration be there in your hearts but if it crosses the line, your families get hurt and we get very pained by it,” he was quoted as saying by the publication.
Speaking of his byelection loss, Nikhil reiterated that the JD(S) had got its traditional votes, but that the votes of a particular community went against the party.
“Deve Gowda gave reservation to a community. We tried our last attempt to take that community into confidence. But they conveyed to us that they do not require us. In future, we will take other communities into confidence,” he remarked in a veiled reference to Muslims.
Nikhil lost the election by a margin of 25,413 votes to Congress candidate C.P. Yogeshwar.
