Siddaramaiah questions Modi's visit to Karnataka, asks if it was to loot or to give the state
Bengaluru: Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday questioned the reason for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Karnataka, in a series of tweets with a hashtag ‘AnswerMadiModi’ and ‘SaveNandini’.
In reference to Amul announcing its entry into Karnataka’s dairy market, Siddaramaiah asked Modi if his purpose for coming to Karnataka was to give or to loot the state. He pointed out that banks, ports and airports had been stolen from Kannadigas and asked if Modi was trying to ‘steal’ Nandini now.
“Is your purpose of coming to Karnataka is to give to Karnataka or to loot from Karnataka?... You have already stolen banks, ports & airports from Kannadigas. Are you now trying to steal Nandini (KMF) from us?” Siddaramaiah tweeted.
He pointed out that Bank of Baroda from Gujarat took over Vijaya Bank, which was founded in Karnataka, and ports and airports were handed over to Adani, a native of Gujarat. Adding that, now, Amul, a dairy brand whose roots are in Gujarat, is trying to take over the market of Nandini, a brand from Karnataka, Siddaramaiah asked sharply if Gujaratis considered Kannadigas as enemies.
He also asked about Modi’s role in the state's milk production, which, he said, was affected after Amit Shah spoke about the possibility of the merger of KMF and Amul.
Later in his tweet, the Congress leader alleged that Modi had deprived Kannadigas of their jobs in the banks, ports and airports, instead of giving two crores of jobs a year to youth of the state.
Siddaramaiah added, “Karnataka BJP wants to hurt the state's farmers by giving KMF to Amul.”
He closed the thread, mentioning how, in contrast, the ‘Ksheera Dhare’ scheme implemented by the Congress to provide an incentive of Rs 5 for every litre of milk helped to increase milk production from 45 lakh litre in 2013 to 73 lakh litre in 2017.
Prime Minister @narendramodi avare,
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 9, 2023
Is your purpose of coming to Karnataka is to give to Karnataka or to loot from Karnataka?
You have already stolen banks, ports & airports from Kannadigas. Are you now trying to steal Nandini (KMF) from us?#AnswerMadiModi #SaveNandini pic.twitter.com/LooivhuEn3
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ADM responds in Hindi: U'khand HC asks if person who can't speak English control executive position
Nainital, Jul 26 (PTI): The Uttarakhand High Court has asked two top officials of the state to find out whether an officer who has no knowledge of English can effectively control an executive position after an additional district magistrate responded in Hindi during the hearing of a PIL.
When the division bench of Chief Justice Guhanathan Narendar and Justice Alok Mahra asked why he chose Hindi instead of English, the official said while he could understand the language he was unable to speak it fluently.
At this, the bench asked the State Election Commissioner and the Chief Secretary to find out whether an officer of ADM (Additional District Magistrate) level, who has no knowledge of English, can effectively control an executive position.
The ADM concerned is also the electoral registration officer of Nainital.
The high court asked the state election commissioner and the Chief Secretary to appear before it via video conferencing at the next hearing of the PIL on July 28 to respond to the query.
The situation arose during the hearing of the PIL questioning the inclusion of names of outsiders in the voter list for panchayat elections in Budhlakot gram sabha of Nainital district.
Taking a strict stance on the issue, the high court questioned the State Election Commission on the criteria used for the inclusion of such individuals in the voter list.
The court asked on what basis these individuals were identified as residents of the area.
The election officer, who appeared personally before the court, informed that the names were identified based on the family register.
However, the court observed that under the Panchayati Raj Act, birth and death certificates are considered more important documents than the family register.
So far, more than 25 petitions challenging various issues related to the panchayat elections have been filed. Notably, Akash Bora, a resident of Budhlakot, filed the PIL stating that 82 names in the village's voter list belonged to people from outside the area, most of whom are from the state of Odisha and other places.
When he complained to the SDM, a fact-finding committee was constituted, which found that 18 individuals listed were indeed outsiders.
However, even after the final voter list was released, the names of these 18 individuals were not removed.
After filing the PIL, the petitioner also submitted a list of 30 more such individuals to the court.
However, despite repeated complaints, no action has been taken, the PIL said.
The list includes names of outsiders from places such as Haldwani, Nainital, Odisha, Delhi and Haridwar.
