Will file complaint against BJP nominees for violating covid rules: Siddaramaiah

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October 15, 2020

Bengaluru, Oct 15: After the Bengaluru Police filed a case on Thursday against the Congress candidate for Rajarajeshwari (RR) Nagar Assembly bypoll, Kusuma H, for violating the COVID-19 protocol during the nomination-filing process, Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah said his party would also file complaints against the BJP nominees on the same charges.

"@BJP4Karnataka leaders have violated election code of conduct & Covid19 protocols during nomination filing process. But no actions were taken against them. We, from @INCKarnataka shall file a complaint with Election Commission," the Congress leader tweeted on Thursday.

He alleged that the police acted at the behest of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, revealing the "autocratic" nature of the BJP government in the state.

"Police have filed a complaint against the RR Nagar candidate Kusuma and my security personnel in the convoy. They had even prevented us during the nomination filing process. The Police are acting on the behest of @CMofKarnataka and this has exposed the autocratic behaviour of @BJP4Karnataka," Siddaramaiah tweeted on Thursday.

He added the police seemed to be dictating the Election Commission officials and "proactively filing cases against opposition leaders with an ulterior motive". "This clearly indicates the role of ruling @BJP4Karnataka leaders," he further tweeted.

Congress candidate Kusuma H had filed her nomination for the byelection to the RR Nagar Assembly constituency on Wednesday.

State Congress President D K Shivakumar and former chief minister Siddaramaiah had joined Kusuma for the nomination.

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Why Mangaluru Could Become India’s Next Offshore Wind Energy Hub

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Raising the issue in the Lok Sabha under Rule 377, Chowta said studies by the National Institute of Oceanography have identified the Mangaluru coastline as part of India’s promising offshore wind ‘Zone-2’, covering nearly 6,490 sq km. He noted that the region’s relatively low exposure to cyclones and earthquakes makes it suitable for long-term offshore wind projects and called for its development as a dedicated offshore wind energy zone.

Highlighting the role of New Mangalore Port, Chowta said its modern infrastructure, multiple berths and heavy cargo-handling capacity position it well as a logistics hub for transporting and assembling large wind energy equipment.

He also pointed to the presence of major industrial units such as MRPL, OMPL, UPCL and the Mangaluru SEZ, which could serve as direct buyers of green power through power purchase agreements, improving project viability and speeding up execution.

With Karnataka’s peak power demand crossing 18,000 MW in early 2025, Chowta stressed the need to diversify renewable energy sources. He added that offshore wind projects in the Arabian Sea are strategically safer compared to the cyclone-prone Bay of Bengal.

Calling the project vital to India’s target of 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030, Chowta urged the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to initiate resource assessments, pilot projects and stakeholder consultations at the earliest.

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