Karnataka BJP celebrates SC verdict on rebel MLAs’ plea

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July 17, 2019

Bengaluru, Jul 17: A resurgent Bharatiya Janata Party's Karnataka unit on Thursday hailed the Supreme Court verdict on the joint petitions of the Congress-JD(S) rebel legislators for directing the assembly speaker to decide on their resignations and allowing them to skip the session on Thursday for the trust vote, to be moved by chief minister HD Kumaraswamy.

"We welcome the verdict, which is a victory for democracy and the Constitution. It is better Kumaraswamy resigns forthwith than seek a trust vote in the assembly when his coalition government has no numbers to prove majority," BJP's state unit president BS Yeddyurappa told reporters in Bengaluru.

In view of the apex court's order leaving the choice of attending the assembly to the rebels and that they cannot be compelled to participate in the trust vote, Yeddyurappa said even if the ruling allies (Congress and JD-S) issue a whip to be present in the house and vote in favour of the confidence motion, it will not apply to the 15 rebels who sought the top court's permission to abstain.

"The whip won't apply to the 15 MLAs who have resigned. They can't be coerced into attending the assembly session," asserted Yeddyurappa.

In the event that the 15 rebel lawmakers, including 12 of the Congress and 3 of the JD-S, abstain from the assembly as declared by them on Wednesday in Mumbai after the apex court's interim order, the strength of the house will come down to 209 from 224 elected members.

If Congress rebel legislator R Ramalinga Reddy, who resigned on July 6, also skips the session, the house strength will reduce further to 208, with 105 as the new halfway mark for a simple majority.

With the ruling combine's strength reduced to 101, including one of the BSP as against 107 of the BJP with the support of two Independents, the motion of confidence is bound to be defeated if Kumaraswamy goes for a floor test in the House.

"As the coalition government is reduced to minority and lost the mandate of 18 legislators, including 16 rebels and two Independents, Kumaraswamy has no moral right to continue after the Supreme Court's landmark verdict," reiterated Yeddyurappa.

Echoing Yeddyurappa's views, BJP's former chief minister Jagadish Shettar said that the shaky coalition government was causing anarchy in the state by clinging to power even after 16 of its legislators resigned.

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March 21,2024

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Mangaluru: A man from Dakshina Kannada was duped of Rs 2.5 lakh after he was promised a Poland visa.

In a complaint, a resident of Belthangady, stated that the accused, Manoj, had promised a job for his son in Poland. 

Between May 22 of last year and March 19, he handed over Rs 2.2 lakh in various phases, citing different reasons.

However, since the accused failed to provide a visa or return the money, a case was registered at the Dharmasthala police station under IPC sections 417 and 420.

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March 17,2024

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Beltangady, Mar 17: A three-year-old boy was crushed to death under the wheels of an auto-rickshaw in front of his house at Panakaje Mundadi in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada. 

The gut-wrenching tragedy took place on Saturday, March 16 morning when the boy ran out of home to the road. 

The victim has been identified as Kaushik, the son of Chandrashekhar and Usha couple. Their home is situated adjacent to the main road at Panakaje.

It is learnt that the auto-rickshaw failed to notice the boy who suddenly darted towards the road and hit him. 

Even though the injured boy was rushed to a private hospital in Ujire and later to Mangaluru, he breathed his last. 

The Beltangady traffic police have registered a case in connection with the incident.

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March 28,2024

An Indian expatriate, hailing from Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka, who was detained in Jeddah jail in an alleged cyber case, was set free recently. He is allowed to continue his work in the same company. 

The 49-year-old Mangalurean, has been working for a Maintenance company in Jeddah for more than 13 years. He is known for his efficiency and sincerity in the company with good experience in his field of work. 

His company usually assigned him on duty in Jeddah sea port to take the delivery of the goods consigned to his company. As a part of his duty, he normally takes pictures of the goods before the transportation. He did the same in February 2023 too. 

The security personnel informed the police about his act that amounts to be a violation of the port security rule. He was unaware of the rule as he was doing it normally in the port during the release of the goods. Since then, he was detained by the police on the charge of photographing inside the port premises. After more than 6 months detention, he was released and allowed to work in the same company. 

The detainee’s brother based in Jeddah was constantly pursuing the case.

P A Hameed Padubidri, a pro-bono NRI lawyer and social worker based in Riyadh, extended his socio-humanitarian help in this case upon the request of his family and relatives. 

He actively involved trying to set him free from the jail on humanitarian grounds with the coordination and help of the Consulate General of India (CGI) Jeddah. The CGI keenly followed up the case with the concerned Saudi authorities. He was released from the jail recently and shared his happiness with his family and thanked good samaritans. 

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