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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Pune journalist booked on voyeurism charge for filming woman at lodge
Pune (PTI): Police have registered a case of voyeurism against a television journalist in Pune for allegedly filming a woman in an objectionable position without her consent at a lodge in the city, officials said on Saturday.
The FIR was filed against Rohan Kadam under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 77 (voyeurism) and 3(5) (common intention) at the Vishrambaug police station here, while the complaint mentions that he was accompanied by three other journalists, they said.
The incident took place on April 8 when the accused had checked into a room at a lodge in Budhwar Peth, which houses a red light area.
In her complaint, the woman said that while she was wearing her saree after establishing "physical relations with a customer", she realised that an unidentified person was filming her through a net above the partition wall between the rooms.
She opened the door of her room and knocked on the adjacent door, asking the person to come out, the FIR said.
"The woman sought clarification from Kadam, who gave vague answers and refused to show his phone. When the lodge operator, the woman and others questioned him, he claimed that they were a group of four journalists conducting a sting operation," it said.
Police said Kadam was assaulted when he allegedly tried to flee from the spot.
The woman later approached the Vishrambaug police station and lodged a complaint.
"We have registered a case in this regard and further probe is on," a police officer said.
Meanwhile, the Pune Union of Working Journalists (PUWJ) has written a letter to city Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, seeking action against the journalist for the alleged act.
In the letter, the journalists' body said there were murmurs that some journalists and others were trying to ensure that no offence is registered in the matter.
"We do not agree with this and clarify that PUWJ will not come in the way of the probe," the letter stated.
