Why is Karnataka home minister silent about attack on party colleague, asks Congress
Bengaluru: The Congress has criticized the BJP on social media for not speaking up against the attack on its own Dalit legislator M P Kumaraswamy recently, although the MLA himself has expressed displeasure for the silence.
Mudigere legislator Kumaraswamy was attacked by the people of Kundoor village on Sunday. The locals, who had been protesting with the body of a victim of elephant attack in the village, expressed their anger over the legislator for not taking measures to curb the elephant menace. They were also apparently upset that Kumaraswamy arrived late Sunday evening although they had been protesting since morning.
The BJP MLA said on Wednesday that he was disappointed that Home Minister Araga Jnanendra had not called him at least out of courtesy to inquire about his welfare after the assault. “The chief minister and even former chief minister B S Yediyurappa have called and asked me about my condition, but the home minister has not,” Kumaraswamy said and alleged that he was being sidelined as he was from a Dalit community.
In its tweet in relation to the matter, the Congress on Thursday said that if no member of the BJP had publicly shown dismay at the attack of a colleague, if the home minister had neither called Kumaraswamy nor apologized for the failure of his department, it would only show how little the BJP respected Dalits.
“A BJP legislator has himself said that, given the level of corruption in the Home Department, one could pay and get a desired posting. Does Jnanendra play a role in such corrupt activities? Why else is he silent now? Why else is the BJP silent regardless of the holler raised by an MLA of the party regarding the attack on him?” the Congress has asked on Twitter.
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— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) November 24, 2022
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IMF approves USD 206 million emergency funding for cyclone-hit Sri Lanka's recovery
Colombo (PTI): The IMF has approved an emergency funding of USD 206 million under its rapid finance instrument to help Sri Lanka “address the urgent needs arising from the catastrophic Cyclone Ditwah and preserve macroeconomic stability”.
The cyclone caused widespread destruction in the island nation and left over 643 people dead.
In a statement issued on Friday, the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the disaster has created urgent humanitarian and reconstruction needs, generating significant fiscal pressures and balance-of-payments needs.
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The emergency financial support provided by the IMF under the rapid finance instrument will help address these pressures, it said.
The IMF added that the cyclone devastation hit when the Fifth Review of Sri Lanka’s USD 2.9 billion bailout was nearing completion.
“Given the time needed to assess the economic impact of the cyclone and examine how an IMF-supported programme can best support Sri Lanka’s recovery and reconstruction efforts while preserving objectives and policy priorities, the Fifth Review has been deferred," it said.
"An IMF mission team will visit Sri Lanka in early 2026 to resume discussions,” it added.
The 48-month extended fund facility deal with the IMF in March 2023 carried hard reforms to Sri Lanka's welfare-based governance.
It was signed after Sri Lanka plunged into an unprecedented economic meltdown with its first-ever sovereign default.
Several hours before the IMF decision, the parliament here approved without a vote a supplementary estimate of LKR 500 billion, which the government said was required to restore the livelihoods of those affected by the disaster.
