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HD Kumaraswamy to take oath on Wednesday, host of opposition leaders to attend

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HD Kumaraswamy to take oath on Wednesday, host of opposition leaders to attend

Chief minister-designate of the newly formed Congress-JD(S) alliance in Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy will take oath on May Wednesday 23 and has said that he would prove his majority in the assembly within 24 hours of taking oath.

A number of leaders from other parties are expected to attend his swearing in ceremony in a show of solidarity – an indication of moves towards a joint front against the BJP.

On Monday, he is scheduled to meet Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in Delhi to discuss the modalities of government formation.

Kumaraswamy had earlier intended to take the oath of office on Monday (May 21) but deferred it as this happens to be the death anniversary of former PM and Rahul’s father Rajiv Gandhi.

According to media reports, the JD(S) president told reporters in Bengaluru that no discussion has taken place so far on the allocation of ministerial berths. He also termed reports on the power-sharing formula of 30 months each between the two parties as ‘bogus’. There were reports about both parties heading the government for 30 months each on rotation, similar to the 20:20 month power sharing agreement in 2006 between the JD(S) and BJP.

“I will be going to Delhi tomorrow to invite Sonia Gandhi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi to attend the oath-taking ceremony on Wednesday. During the meetings, we will discuss some of the issues regarding the new government, and, based on the outcome of these talks, we will decide the constitution of the cabinet of ministers and how many will take oath,” he said.

“My MLAs have given me the complete responsibility of shaping our participation in the coalition. The issue of formation of the cabinet of ministers has not been discussed formally with the Congress leaders. We have only had some informal talks at a personal level. The Congress has its own procedures in these matters,” said Kumaraswamy, who held meetings with his father HD Deve Gowda and his 36 MLAs and also visited a temple in Srirangam in Tamil Nadu on Sunday.

“I will prove my majority within 24 hours of being sworn in as the chief minister,” he said. Kumaraswamy said that coalition issues like allocation of portfolios, choice of ministers, creation of a coordination committee were yet to be discussed. Dismissing reports about his party working out a power sharing formula with the Congress of heading the government for 30 months each, he said that “no such talks have taken place”.

Kumaraswamy dismissed reports that the JD(S) MLAs were being kept in ‘safe custody’ till the trust vote. “We are not holding the MLAs back. We have left it to their discretion to remain in Bengaluru or go back to their constituencies. They are tired from the rigours of the elections and are getting some rest, that is all,” he said.

Most of the Congress MLAs are at the Hilton Hotel. State Congress president G Parameshwara, who is tipped to be the deputy chief minister, said the party high command would take a decision on number of Congress ministers and the position of deputy chief minister.

Sources in the JD(S) said the party would recommend the candidature of Parameswhara, a Dalit leader, for the post of deputy chief minister.

Parameshwara, however, said there was a proposal to appoint two deputy chief ministers from the Congress. This is seen as an effort to balance some of the caste equations in the state, especially to prevent the alienation of the dominant Lingayat community. The current proposal is to have a Dalit deputy chief minister and a Lingayat deputy chief minister.

The JD(S) has five Lingayat MLAs while the Congress has as many as 19. Lingayat leaders in the Congress are pushing for appointment of a deputy chief minister from the community.

The Congress and JD(S) fear polarisation of the Lingayats towards the BJP following the ouster of Lingayat leader BS Yeddyurappa as the chief minister on Saturday. The Congress also attempted to split the Lingayat votes ahead of the polls by recommending the status of a minority religion for the community.

Both Kumaraswamy and Parameshwara on Sunday denied the possibility of the new coalition partners jointly fighting the elections for two pending seats in the 224-member Karnataka assembly — Raja Rajeshwarinagar and Jayanagar.

A number of leaders of other parties are expected to attend Kumaraswamy’s swearing-in ceremony. Media report said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Telangana’s K Chandrashekar Rao are also expected to attend the swearing-in.

Former UP Chief Minister and president of the Samajwadi Party Akhilesh Yadav is also amongst the invitees and Mayawati of the Bahujan Samaj Party, who had tied-up with Kumaraswamy’s JD(S) will be present for the swearing-in.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee too has been invited for the oath taking ceremony and DMK working president MK Stalin too is expected to attend Kumaraswamy’s oath taking ceremony.

Reports said RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, and CPI’s D. Raja have already confirmed to the JD(S) that they would attend the ceremony, while CPI(M)’s Sitaram Yechury’s plans could not be ascertained since he had called a meeting of the politburo on Monday — the first since the 22nd Party Congress in Hyderabad last month. Since the news of oath taking postponement to Wednesday came later, it could not be confirmed if Yechury will be attending or not, reported The Telegraph.

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Delhi Court extends ED custody of CM Arvind Kejriwal till April 1

CM Kejriwal made a submission in front of the court, where he said that in the 31,000 page document prepared by the ED, there is no concrete proof or allegations against him on the basis of which he has been arrested.

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The Delhi Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday has extended the Enforcement Directorate (ED) remand of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till April 1. The Chief Minister will remain in custody till Monday, after which he will be presented in front of the court bench for further proceedings in the case.

The court has passed its order for the extension of the remand in the money laundering case related to the Delhi excise policy, being investigated by the ED for the last two years. Arvind Kejriwal is the fourth Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader to be arrested in this case. Previously, Satyendar Jain, Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh were arrested in the same case. 

During the hearing today, the ED argued that Arvind Kejriwal needs to be brought face to face with some of the accused in the excise policy case. The ED further said that the data in one of the mobile phones, belonging to Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita, was extracted and is being analyzed.

Nonetheless, data from the other 4 digital devices seized during search at Arvind Kejriwal’s premises on March 21 are yet to be extracted as the arrestee has sought time to provide password/login credentials after consulting with his lawyers.

In its fresh remand plea, the investigation agency said that during Arvind Kejriwal’s custodial interrogation, his statements were recorded on five days and that he was giving evasive replies. It further said the statements of three other persons have also been recorded during the remand.

CM Kejriwal made a submission in front of the court on Thursday, where he said that in the 31,000 page document prepared by the ED, there is no concrete proof or allegations against him on the basis of which he has been arrested.

Meanwhile, Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal said on March 28 that the AAP national convener is not keeping well and is being harassed a lot while in ED custody over the past week. She asserted that the Chief Minister is being harassed a lot and his sugar levels are fluctuating.

CM Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21 and was sent to 7-days of custody. His arrest has triggered protests in the national capital and the nearby northern state of Punjab, which is also governed by AAP, over the last few days.

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Lok Sabha elections: Priyanka Gandhi questions Centre on inflation, unemployment, farmers income under Congress media campaign

She questioned about no participation of Dalits, backward classes, tribals, minorities and poor upper castes in the posts and resources of the country.

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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra questioned the BJP led government at the Centre on several developmental issues under the party’s media campaign for Lok Sabha elections, Mere Vikas ka Do Hisaab.

Priyanka Gandhi asked the BJP government to give it an account of development during its tenure of 10 years. Slamming the government on youth issues, the congress leader questioned why 83 per cent of the total unemployed in the country are youth and where are the 2 crore jobs annually? She further asked about vacancy in 30 lakh government posts and exam paper being leaked.

Alleging that corporates Rs 16 lakh crore has been waived off, Priyanka Gandhi asked why are farmers committing suicide due to debt. She also asked when will the farmers’ income double and when will they get MSP? She also enquired about no proper participation of Dalits, backward classes, tribals, minorities and poor upper castes in the posts and resources of the country.

The Congress General Secretary also raised questions on the increasing number of atrocities on women. Her remarks on social media  platform, X came on a day Congress ran a media campaign with the tagline ‘Mere Vikas Ka Do Hisaab’ and ‘Haath badlega halaat’, posing questions to the Modi government.

Earlier, Congress Parliamentary Chairperson Sonia Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making a systematic effort to cripple the Congress financially and deny a level playing field in the Lok Sabha election. The Income Tax Department reportedly restricted the operations of the bank accounts following a tax dispute.

Meanwhile, the Income Tax Department asserted that it has not frozen the party’s bank account, but has made a recovery of Rs 135 crore because of its violation of the law that grants political parties tax exemptions. It added that the party is free to operate these accounts beyond the money recovered by the department.

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Punjab: AAP leaders Sushil Kumar Rinku, MLA Sheetal Angural join BJP

Rinku said Aam Aadmi Party lagged behind in Jalandhar on the issue of its development. He said they had not fulfilled the promises which they had made during the byelection as the AAP government did not support him. He said he was impressed by the style of working of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.

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The Aam Aadmi Party had a double setback in Punjab as its lone Lok Sabha MP, Sushil Kumar Rinku from Jalandhar, and Jalandhar West MLA Sheetal Angural joined the BJP in Delhi on Wednesday. BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde welcomed them in presence of Punjab BJP chief Sunil Kumar Jakhar and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

Rinku said Aam Aadmi Party lagged behind in Jalandhar on the issue of its development. He said they had not fulfilled the promises which they had made during the byelection as the AAP government did not support him. He said he was impressed by the style of working of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. He added that whatever works related to Jalandhar he took to Delhi were granted and the Adampur airport was made operational.

Rinku said Jalandhar had been given a stop for the Vande Bharat train. He said the people of Jalandhar need over bridges in the city and in Adampur. He said he was seeing a ray of hope by joining BJP. He said he is conducting a new experiment. He said he did not have greed for himself but he had wishes for the people of Jalandhar.

The Aam Aadmi Party came to know about the joining of Rinku to BJP when he suddenly disappeared from the AAP’s election campaign after he was named the candidate. He was among the first 8 candidates announced by the Aam Aadmi Party.

 Sheetal Angural became a first time MLA in 2022. He is going to hand over his resignation from the assembly on Thursday. With his resignation, the Jalandhar (west) seat will go into elections. Angural defeated Rinku in 2022 Assembly elections when the latter was in Congress. Earlier on Tuesday BJP had poached Congress MP from Ludhiana, Ravneet Bittu.

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