Opposition Congress leader Siddaramaiah who contacted Karavali
Ale and The Canara Times Chief BV Seetaram over telephone, a day prior to the
padayatra reaching Bellary, spoke encouraging words to BV See.
Dakshina Kannada District in-charge Minister J Krishna Palemar who
failed in his attempt to secure a stay order from the Bangalore City Civil Court against
Karavali Ale and Gowri Lankesh for publishing reports regarding him, has secured
a High Court stay order against the dailies publishing ‘false reports’ regarding him.
Yashwanth Shetty, former president of the Ellur gram panchayat has
threatened to stage a protest in front of the ZP office in Mangalore if the suspended
secretary of Ellur Gram Panchayat was reinstated.
An interesting battle is on the cards between two BJP leaders who are vying
for the post of the Udupi TMC President, elections for which is scheduled to be held on
August 10, Tuesday.
Opposition Congress leaders in the Mangalore City Corporation have alleged that there was a complete administrative failure in the MCC under the BJP rule and demanded the resignation of Mayor Rajani Dugganna who, they said has turned a blind eye to the misrule.
Opposition leader Siddaramaiah who has taken the home minister to
task for the failure of Tourism Minister Janardhan Reddy to appear before the court even
when the court has issued eight non bailable warrants against him, has on this occasion
referred to Home Minister’s statement in the assembly some time back defending the
arrest of Karavali Ale Chief BV Seetaram arrest case by saying that BV See had several
non-bailable warrants against him.
Hectic lobbying has begun in the District Congress, close on the heels
of the selection of former legislator Gopal Poojari to the post of Udupi DCC Chief. As
of now, there are all indications of the sitting DCC Chief B Ramanatha Rai getting re-
elected to the post.
State Minister for Co-operation Lakshman Savadi has raised many an
eyebrow with his recent statement that “No one has assured former state BJP president
DV Sadananda Gowda of the KMF Presidentship.
Hectic lobbying is presently underway by several BJP men to grab the top post
of TMC Chief for the second year of the BJP rule in the Udupi TMC. However, reports
suggest that the top post was all likely to go to a staunch loyalist of Home Minister VS
Acharya as per the wishes of the minister.
Doubts are being raised over the statement made by Shivaram Bhandari
of Uppala that the cops have committed atrocities on him and have forced him to admit
that former minister Nagaraj Shetty was behind the suspicious death of Rajappa, the
gardener in Shetty’s farm at Panjikallu. Already, three cops have been suspended on the
charges of committing atrocities on Shivaram Bhandari.
