Left Cong because Gundu Rao is an unfit leader, says disqualified MLA Somashekar

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September 27, 2019

Bengaluru, Sept 27: We left the Congress party because Dinesh Gundu Rao is an incapable president of Karnataka's Congress unit, said disqualified party MLA ST Somashekar on Friday here.

Speaking to media persons here, Somashekar said: "We left the Congress because Gundu Rao is an incapable KPCC president. The coalition government was not on the proper path. That is why we resigned and destabilized the Kumaraswamy government. Siddaramaiah and KR Ramesh Kumar were very happy to disqualify us."

Somashekhar's remark came in the wake of continuous attacks by Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and Rao on the disqualified Congress legislators.

Responding to the attacks, Someshekar said: "Does Congress only belong to Dinesh Gundu Rao, Krishna Byre Gowda, Rizwan Arshad, and Siddaramaiah? I suggest Rao keep quiet and not speak about disqualified MLAs again and again."

"Why could they not take any action against the person who is the reason for the defeat of KH Muniyappa, HD Deve Gowda, and Nikhil Kumaraswamy? Is this Siddaramaiah's Congress or the original Congress which has got 120 years of history?" he asked.

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Mangaluru NRI returning from Saudi Arabia arrested over Instagram post

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The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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