Kedila GP President caught red-handed by Lokayukta

March 11, 2011

Mangalore, March 11: A gram panchayat president has been trapped by the Lokayukta sleuths red handed while accepting bribe from a labourer.

Kedila Gram Panchayat President Guddappa Rai had allegedly demanded bribe from complainant K Krishnamoorthi Bhat for the release of a bill pertaining to the construction of Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendra building near the panchayat office.

According to the complaint, Rai had demanded Rs 40,000 as bribe to release Rs 10 lakh. The complainant agreed to pay Rs 25,000 and went to the gram panchayat with Rs 10,000 as the first installment after filing complaint with the Lokayukta.

Lokayukta sleuths led by Superintendent of Police D S Jagamayyanavar trapped Rai while he was accepting Rs 10,000 from Bhat.

SM Varnikar, Udaya M Nayak, Dileep Kumar, Laxmikantha and others staff took part in the operation.

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DK in-charge minister presents CM’s MSP plea to Prime Minister in Mangaluru

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November 28,2025

Mangaluru, Nov 28: Karnataka Health Minister and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday handed over Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the severe distress faced by farmers due to crashing crop prices.

PM Modi arrived at the Mangaluru International Airport en route to Udupi, where Gundu Rao welcomed him and submitted the letter. The chief minister’s message stressed that farmers are suffering heavy losses because maize and green gram are being bought far below the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The state urged the Centre to immediately begin procurement at MSP.

According to the letter, Karnataka has a bumper harvest this year—over 54.74 lakh metric tons of maize and 1.98 lakh metric tons of green gram—yet farmers are unable to secure fair prices. Against the MSP of ₹2,400/MT for maize and ₹8,768/MT for green gram, market rates have plunged to ₹1,600–₹1,800 and ₹5,400 respectively.

The chief minister has requested the Centre to:

• Direct NAFED, FCI and NCCF to start MSP procurement immediately.
• Ensure ethanol units purchase maize directly from farmers or FPOs.
• Increase Karnataka’s ethanol allocation, citing high production capacity.
• Stop maize imports, which have depressed domestic prices.
• Relax quality norms for green gram, allowing up to 10% discoloration due to rains.

The letter stresses that MSP is crucial for farmer dignity and income stability and calls for swift central intervention to prevent a deepening crisis.

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