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Heated argument between CM and MP Pratap Simha
Madikeri, Dec 7: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy expressed his anger against the statement of Lok Sabha Member Pratap Simha during foundation laying programme for rehabilitation project on Friday.
While speaking, Pratap Simha said that under the central government’s NDRF scheme, total 800 affected people were given Rs 1.01 lakh compensation each. In the SDRF compensation, the central government has 75 per cent and state government has 25 per cent and the central government has also given funds for repairing the damaged national highways in the district. When the Union Defence Minister was asked for helicopter during natural disaster, the Minister said that she did not get the proposal from the state government. Later, he only requested the Minister to send the helicopter, the MP said.
Irked over the MP’s statement, CM Kumaraswamy, on the dais, asked Pratap Simha ‘why you are not giving proper information?’
While speaking, Kumaraswamy said that he himself and the Chief Secretary have asked help from the Air Force during the natural disaster. Apart from this, the state government has to give fee for the helicopter service. In rehabilitation work, there was no question of political parties, the CM taunted the MP in his speech.
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Integrity of electoral process severely compromised, Cong to soon launch movement: CWC
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress Working Committee met here on Friday and adopted a resolution alleging the integrity of the entire electoral process was being severely compromised against which the party would soon launch a movement.
In the resolution of the top body of the Congress, the party said free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that was being called into "serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission".
The CWC, which met amid the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, said the session has been a washout so far because of the Narendra Modi government's "stubborn refusal" to have an immediate discussion on three pressing national issues -- "the recent revelations regarding corruption by a business group, and the violence in Manipur and Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal".
Asked why the Congress Working Committee (CWC) resolution does not name the business group, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "The answer is the Adani group".
"The CWC believes the integrity of the entire electoral process is being severely compromised. Free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that is being called into serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission.
"Increasing sections of society are becoming frustrated and deeply apprehensive. The Congress will take these up these public concerns as a national movement," the resolution stated.
Addressing a joint press conference along with Ramesh and Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, party general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal said the party discussed the political situation in the country for four-and-half hours and adopted the resolution.
He said the CWC has decided to constitute internal committees to look into electoral performance and organisational matters.
About the Assembly polls results in Maharashtra, Venugopal said the electoral outcome in the state was "beyond normal understanding and it appears to be a clear case of targeted manipulation".
