‘BJP hatched conspiracy to disgrace AICC president by defeating Congress in his home State’
The Hindu
Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and son of All India Congress Committee (AICC) president M. Mallikarjun Kharge Priyank Kharge has said that the BJP hatched a conspiracy to defeat the Congress in the AICC president’s home State and humiliate him.
Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and son of All India Congress Committee (AICC) president M. Mallikarjun Kharge Priyank Kharge has said that the BJP hatched a conspiracy to defeat the Congress in the AICC president’s home State and humiliate him.
“The BJP hatched the conspiracy to defeat the Congress in Karnataka and disgrace AICC president in his home State. But the people defeated the conspiracy by supporting the bhumi putra [son of the soil] and sent a clear message to the conspirators,” Priyank Kharge said.
He was addressing a public meeting in Kalaburagi on Tuesday to felicitate him and Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil who visited their home district [Kalaburagi] for the first time after being inducted into the Siddaramaiah Cabinet.
“In addition to the five guarantees that the Congress had given to the people in the run-up to Assembly elections, I had given them my ‘guarantee’ to make Kalaburagi district corruption-free. The process of fulfilling my ‘guarantee’ has already taken off. In response to my letters, the Chief Minister has ordered inquiries into all the irregularities and misappropriation of funds in KKRDB [Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board]. We will bring all culprits to book,” Priyank Kharge said.
Dr. Sharan Prakash Patil said that the Congress defeated the BJP and has come to power because of the people’s blessings and the hard work of the party workers. He also made it clear that all the five guarantees given by the party in the run-up to the elections will be fulfilled.
“We are committed to giving pro-people and pro-development governance. The five guarantees given by the Congress will be fulfilled and there can be no doubt about it,” he said.
Earlier, the Ministers were brought to the city in an open vehicle in a procession from Kalaburagi Airport.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.
“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.