Top news developments in Karnataka on May 1, 2023
The Hindu
Top news developments in Karnataka on May 1, 2023
1. BJP releases poll manifesto for the Assembly elections in Karnataka, scheduled on May 10. Health Minister K. Sudhakar said that it was framed after several levels of consultations with experts and ordinary people. It was released by party’s national president J.P. Nadda in the presence of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Mr. Bommai has said that emphasis will be on agriculture and irrigation. The JD(S) has already released its manifesto. Congress manifesto is awaited.
2. In a tweet this morning, Leader of Opposition in Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah demanded that the BJP release its ‘report card’ before the manifesto, claiming that 90% of promises made in the 2018 manifesto have not been fulfilled.
3. A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi dubbed JD(S) ‘B team of Congress’, party supremo H.D. Deve Gowda, who is holding a press meet in Dakshina Kannada later in the day, is expected to respond. In the run up to the 2018 elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had called JD(S) ‘B team’ of the BJP.
4. Campaign continues in various parts of Karnataka by all political parties with exactly 10 days left for elections. In Bengaluru, AAP leader and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will campaign in Dasarahalli. Actor Sudeep to campaign for BJP candidates in Belagavi. KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar is campaigning in Bengaluru. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is campaigning in Arsikere.
5. May Day rallies are being held by labour unions in various parts of Karnataka. A rally by united forum of unions is being held at Freedom Park in Bengaluru.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
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.