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Karnataka former Dy. CM Laxman Savadi resigns from BJP after being denied ticket

The BJP last night released its first list of 189 candidates for the Karnataka assembly elections scheduled for 10th May, 2023. In the list there was no mention of Savadi’s name.

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Karnataka former Dy. CM Laxman Savadi

Thursday, the former deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka Laxman Savadi resigned from the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party after being denied ticket.

The BJP last night released its first list of 189 candidates for the Karnataka assembly elections scheduled for 10th May, 2023. In the list there was no mention of Savadi’s name.

Laxman Savadi was a senior leader of the BJP Karnataka unit who served as the deputy chief minister when B.S. Yediyurappa sat on the Chief Minister’s seat in 2019 after H.D. Kumaraswamy.

Savadi considered being one of Yediyurappa loyalist was the most prominent Lingayat face of BJP after the latter, he contested the 2018 state polls from the Athani constituency against Congress’s Mahesh Kumtahalli who won the seat.

Kumtahalli was one of the rebel MLAs who left their party and joined hands with BJP that help form its government under Yediyurappa in 2019.

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The BJP on late on Wednesday denied Laxman Savadi’s ticket and went on to choose Kumtahalli as the most favourable candidate for the Athani constituency.

BJP sidelined Savadi had been applying pressure over the party high command for ticket for a long time but the pressure went vague. Addressing the reporters Savadi said that for the decision of the people of Athani constituency is the priority than the party’s decision and that he will take a final decision tomorrow post discussion with his supporters.

Savadi has convened a meeting of his supporters on Thursday to take a decision on his future path.

There are speculations about Laxman Savadi probability of joining Congress but Karnataka state Congress working president Satish Jarkiholi giving clarification said there was no such discussion on senior level and nothing about it has not to his knowledge yet.

Of the 189 candidates that were announced by the BJP, 52 are new entrants who have assigned tickets. The list includes 32 OBC candidates, 30 SC candidates, and 16 ST candidates.

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Karnataka: 6 boys held for riding two-wheelers with Palestinian flag

They also shouted slogans on ‘free Palestine’, according to police.

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Six minors were apprehended after a video of them allegedly riding two-wheelers holding the Palestinian flag surfaced on social media platforms, Karnataka Police said on Monday.

According to police, the incident took place on Sunday around 1 pm on Dantaramakki road in Chikkamagaluru town in Karnataka.

The official said that three of the 6 boys were on a two-wheeler and one of the pillion rider, a 17-year-old boy was allegedly holding and waving a Palestinian flag while three of their friends followed them on another bike.

They also shouted slogans on ‘free Palestine’, according to police.

A senior police officer said that police apprehended all the six boys involved in the incident. They are all minors, he added.

The police have registered a case under appropriate sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including sections for disturbing communal harmony, a police officer said. Adding that both the vehicles have been seized along with the flag, according to news agency PTI.

The police found during the interrogation that the boys had watched some videos of a procession in Uttar Pradesh in which people were seen carrying Palestinian flags and so they wanted to make a similar reel on Instagram.

Speaking on the matter earlier today, former BJP national General Secretary and MLC CT Ravi alleged that without permission a rally was held yesterday in more than 20 two-wheelers and one four-wheeler holding a Palestine flag.

Ravi said: “I have got information that some influential people had tried to influence in favour of the people involved, more than 200 people came in front of the police station, so an explanation was sought and they were let go. I urged the police for a detailed probe and to destroy the network behind them, the incident should not be taken lightly.”

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Former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa booked under POCSO for assaulting 17-year-old

The prominant BJP leader has been booked under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act, and 354 (A) IPC.

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Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa has been booked under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act, and 354 (A) IPC for assaulting a 17-year-old girl.

According to the FIR, the victim was sexually harassed on February 2 when she and her mother visited him seeking help in another alleged sexual assault case. Reportedly, the 81-year-old BJP leader sexually assaulted the victim after dragging her into a room. When the victim ran out of the room, she complained to her mother about the assault, as per the reports.

The mother of the minor girl filed a complaint with the Sadashivanagar Police in Bengaluru.

Meanwhile, Yediyurappa has rejected the allegation and questioned the timing of the complaint, coming just weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha election.

Addressing the media, the senior BJP leader said he helped the complainant financially. The timing is questionable since the FIR comes just ahead of the polls, he said.

He also claimed that the minor girl visited him seeking help with some cases of cheating. However, the girl didn’t speak to him properly which gave him the idea that she may not be mentally sound, the former CM said.

A few days ago a woman came to his house. She was crying saying that there was some problem. Yediyurappa asked her what was the matter and he personally called the police commissioner about the matter and told him to help her, the former Karnataka CM said while speaking to reporters. Later, the woman started talking against him. He brought this matter to the attention of the police commissioner, he added. However, police filed a complaint against him on Thursday.

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said a lady registered a complaint against Yediyurappa last night. Police have registered the case. Until they know the truth, they can’t reveal anything, he asserted. This is a sensitive thing as it involves a former CM and he added he doesn’t think there is any political angle to this. If the distressed woman needs protection, then it will be given, he further added.

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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurates Indira canteen at Bangalore International airport

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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday unveiled an Indira Canteen at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport and said that 600 Indira Canteens would be set up across Karnataka, including in the national capital. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike, which runs the canteen, expects around 2000 customers, mostly airport cab drivers and bus drivers of the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation.

The canteen, along with the kitchen has been constructed at a cost of Rs 1.35 crore. A BBMP official said that the passengers were also expected to have food at the canteen. He added many passengers are going to depend on Indira Canteen for their food.

After unveiling the canteen Siddaramaiah said they are starting 188 new Indira Canteens in Bengaluru taking the total count in the state to 600. He said 2 canteens have been started as per demand as per demand of taxi drivers and other drivers. He said 40 canteens have already been completed and the rest are underway. The Karnataka Chief Minister said the purpose of the Indira Canteen is to provide meals and breakfast to the poor at low rates.

He said breakfast will be provided at Rs 5 and lunch and dinner will be available at Rs 10. The chief minister said the food menu has been changed and a dining hall has been arranged. He said Indira Canteens will be set up in every ward of Bengaluru and also in other parts of the state.

Setting up Indira canteens was one of the 36 demands submitted by the federation of cab and autorickshaw drivers associations to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy. The demand came in view of driver’s stressful commute between the airport and the city and also the exorbitant rates charged by restaurants at the airport terminals.

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