Siddaramaiah urges Ministers, MLAs to promote government guarantees ahead of 2024 LS Elections
Belagavi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has called upon his Cabinet members and other Congress legislators to actively promote the benefits of government guarantees while campaigning for the party in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
During the Congress Legislative Party meeting held at a resort on the outskirts of Belagavi city on Thursday, Siddaramaiah emphasized the need for concerted efforts at the booth and block levels to strengthen the party and secure maximum votes in every constituency.
Siddaramaiah highlighted the importance of preparing a report on potential candidates at the earliest, which will be submitted to the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). He suggested organizing government conventions in every Panchayat across Karnataka to raise awareness about the guarantees provided by the government and educate the public about the benefits derived from various projects.
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Expressing displeasure over the absence of some ministers during the meeting in Belagavi, Siddaramaiah stated that he would address the issue during the Cabinet meeting. He emphasized the importance of the legislative party meeting in strengthening the relationship between legislators and ministers, deeming it inappropriate and irresponsible for ministers to miss such a crucial gathering.
Ministers such as Priyank Kharge, MB Patil, Sharan Prakash Patil, Zameer Ahmed, Satish Jarkiholi, and Sharanabasappa Darshanapur were notable absentees from the meeting on Thursday.
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Several Indians inducted into Russian Army remain missing: Report
New Delhi: In a concerning development, several Indians who were illegally enlisted in the Russian Army and forcibly sent to the war zone on the Russia-Ukraine border are reportedly still missing.
According to a report published by The Hindu on Sunday, citing communication from the Ministry of External Affairs and statements from the families of two missing men, Mohammad Amin Sheikh, a 65-year-old resident of Kupwara in Tangdhar, Jammu and Kashmir, said that his 27-year-old son, Zahoor Sheikh, last contacted the family on December 31, 2023.
Amin Sheikh mentioned that his son said that he was going for training and would not be available for the next three months on phone. “But when we started getting news about the deaths of Indians in Russia in January, we got worried and called on his number. We could not reach him. We are yet to hear from him,” Sheikh, a retired Inspector from the Public Health Department in Jammu and Kashmir, was quoted as saying by the publication.
Last week, Mohammad Amin Sheikh and his two other sons travelled to New Delhi to seek answers from the Ministry of External Affairs and the Russian Embassy after the Indian Embassy in Moscow failed to give them information about Zahoor Sheikh.
“We submitted a petition at the Russian Embassy,” 31-year-old Aijaz Amin, Zahoor Sheikh’s elder brother, told The Hindu. “They said they are looking into the matter. The MEA officials said that at least 15 Indians are still missing and though the Russian government is cooperative, their commanders on the ground are not responsive,” he added.
Zahoor had travelled to Russia after he came across a YouTube video promising the job of a security helper in Russia. Instead, he was reportedly deceived into joining the Russian Army.
Similarly, 30-year-old Mandeep, from Jalandhar in Punjab, has been missing since March. His brother, Jagdeep Kumar, also arrived in Delhi, looking for answers from the government about his sibling's whereabouts.
“We last spoke on March 3. He initially went to Armenia and was supposed to go to Italy from there in search of work. Instead, he was tricked by an agent to go to Russia and was forced to join the Russian Army. He was sent to the war zone after a few days of training,” Kumar told The Hindu.
Kumar said he met officials from the External Affairs Ministry in the capital city, who told him that at least 25 Indians were reported missing in Russia.
