Uppinangady: Four attacked for conversion bid, handed over to police

August 29, 2011

Puttur, August 29: In another incident of moral policing and religious goondagiri, four people have been assaulted by a gang for allegedly indulging in conversion before being handed over to the police in Nidle near Uppinangady on Sunday.

The Upppinangady police have arrested the four and booked cases against them on the basis of a complaint filed by Praveen Boodujalu.

Mary (60), a resident of Mundrupadi in Dharmasthala, along with her son K.G. Kunjimonu (30), daughter in law Lenny (23) and B.T. Sainu (34), a resident of Kalanja, were brutally beaten up by the gang for trying to convert people into Christianity in Puttur and Belthangady areas by a gang.

The quartet were roughed up by the gang when they were allegedly trying to lure people into Christianity at a Dalit colony in Boodujalu in Nidle.

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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