Village accountant in Mandya takes Rs 66,000 for property work; woman complains to DC
Mandya: In an incident reported from Mandya district, a village accountant has been accused of cheating a woman after taking bribe from her. The woman reportedly hailed from Lalanakere village in Nagamangala taluk. T
The accused, identified as Ningappa Surapura, allegedly received a bribe of Rs 66,000 from the victim, Meenakshi, promising to open a land khata (property document) for her.
Meenakshi, a resident of Lalanakere, approached Surapura approximately a year ago to initiate the transfer of ownership of her father-in-law Chunchegowda's land to her husband and brother-in-law. The village accountant demanded money from Meenakshi, starting with the issuance of the death certificate, to carry out the required paperwork. However, despite receiving the amount in multiple installments, Surapura failed to fulfill his promise and complete the necessary work. Meenakshi has also alleged that he made her run from pillar to post for the khata over the past year.
Upon receiving a complaint from Meenakshi, the Mandya deputy commissioner initiated action against Surapura. The revenue inspector of Bindiganavile conducted an investigation into the matter, thoroughly examining the relevant documents. Based on their findings, a report was submitted to the deputy commissioner.
In response, the deputy commissioner issued a showcause notice to Surapura, summoning him to provide an explanation for his actions. However, it has been reported that the village accountant has been absent from work for a week, evading the authorities.
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Rally against "vote chori" to protect every citizen's right, says D K Shivakumar
New Delhi/ Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar asserted that the Congress party's rally against alleged 'vote chori' (vote theft) in New Delhi is to protect every citizen's right to vote.
Accusing BJP government at the Centre of restricting vehicles with Congress workers from entering Delhi to participate in the party's mega rally, Shivakumar, who is also the Karnataka Congress chief, said that about 3,500-4,000 party leaders and workers have come from the state to participate in the rally.
Congress is holding a mega rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on Sunday, against the alleged "vote chori" (vote theft).
"We (state Congress) have made accommodation for 1,500 people (party workers and leaders), more than 2,000 people have made their own arrangements. They have come by flight and train. About 3,500-4,000 people have come. About 1.42 crore signatures have been gathered from the state (as part of its signature campaign)," Shivakumar said.
Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, he said, there is a lot of enthusiasm among party workers and leaders, and they are committed to saving the Congress party in the state and the country, and protecting the citizens' right to vote.
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"As per the information that I have received this morning, the BJP and the central government are stopping vehicles (with Congress workers) from coming to Delhi, they are apparently not allowing vehicles to enter the city. I don't know why they are doing this. I don't know why the BJP and the central government are so worried. But no one can stop our voice," he added.
Further stating that Congress is fighting on behalf of the people of the country to protect their right to vote, the Deputy CM said, there is no politics in it. He said, all the leaders will be leaving for the protest venue from the Congress office in Delhi.
Reacting to a question on Union Home Minister Amit Shah reportedly terming Congress party's rally as an "act of frustration" due to electoral losses, and similar criticism from other BJP leaders, he said, he doesn't want to react to anyone from the saffron party.
"Let them say anything for their enjoyment. We, the Congressmen, won't think about electoral victories and losses. We think about the sacrifice made by our elders during the freedom struggle, to give democracy and a constitution to the country. Sonia Gandhi sacrificed power (PM post) and gave it to an economist like Manmohan Singh. Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi sacrificed their lives for this country," he said.
Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi went to jail for the sake of this country, he further pointed out, adding that, "A hundred years ago, Gandhi took over the leadership of the freedom struggle; today in these difficult times, Mallikarjun Kharge has taken the responsibility as the Congress President."
Shivakumar, responding to a question, said, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will also be attending the rally. "Both of us will go together (to the venue) from the Indira Gandhi Bhavan (in Delhi)."
He, however, did not wish to comment on any meeting with the Congress high command, including Soina Gandhi, on the issue of leadership change in Karnataka. Meanwhile, slogans calling Shivakumar the "next CM" were raised by his supporters as the Deputy CM left the Karnataka Bhavan.
