'Copycat' Modi govt only duplicating UPA policies, says Siddaramaiah

November 11, 2014

Bengaluru, Nov 11: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of duplicating programmes that had been launched by the previous UPA government.

Speaking after laying the foundation stone for different development works at Yadgir on Monday, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the copycat' BJP-led NDA government at the Centre had now launched Jan Dhan Yojana and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, which were already under way, but under different names.

The previous UPA government had launched a financial inclusion plan and the same programme was relaunched as Jan Dhan Yojana and the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was nothing but Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan, he claimed.

Taking potshots at BJP leaders in the State, Mr. Siddaramaiah claimed they were blind to all the development activities taken up by the State government and continued to attack the government out of desperation.

Mr. Siddaramaiah said that of the 165 assurances given in the election manifesto, 95 had been fulfilled and the remaining would be fulfilled at the earliest.

Replying to the demand made by Congress leader in the Lok Sabha M. Mallikarjun Kharge, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that he would release additional grants to complete projects to provide drinking water from the Bhima to Gurmitkal and 27 villages at the earliest.

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‘Profit’ trap: Mangaluru trader duped of ₹33.1 lakh in online App scam

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A 34-year-old fruit and vegetable trader in Mangaluru has reportedly lost ₹33.1 lakh after falling victim to an online investment scam run through a fake mobile app.

Police said the scam began in September, when the victim received a link on Facebook. Clicking it connected him to a WhatsApp number, where an unidentified person introduced a high-return investment scheme and instructed him to download an app.

To build trust, the fraudster asked him to invest ₹30,000 on September 24. The trader soon received ₹34,000 as “profit,” convincing him the scheme was genuine. Over the next two months, he transferred money in multiple instalments via Google Pay and IMPS to different scanner codes and bank accounts shared by the scammers. Between September 24 and December 3, he ended up sending a total of ₹33.1 lakh.

When he later requested a refund of his investment and promised returns, the scammers demanded additional payments, claiming he needed to pay a “service tax” first. Even after he paid a small amount, no money was returned, and the scammers continued pressuring him for more.

A case has been registered at the CEN Crime Police Station.

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