After the show of agitation against Siddaramaiah, Congress condemned the move, and staged a protest on other side of the road

Naina J A, DHNS, Madikeri, AUG 18 2022

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers waved black flags and threw eggs at Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah, while he was travelling in a car at the General Thimmaya Circle here on Thursday. Siddaramaiah was on his way back after touring Kodagu district to visit rain-affected areas and meet those who were worst-affected by the excessive showers. After the show of agitation against Siddaramaiah, Congress condemned the move, and staged a protest on other side of the road. The BJP and the Congress protested against each other at the same spot for more than half an hour. Later, Kodagu Superintendent of Police arrived at the spot to convince the two parties to end their demonstration.

Karnataka Congress a ‘united house’, party will fight polls under ‘collective leadership’: D K Shivakumar

PTI, New Delhi, AUG 18 2022

Shivakumar also exuded confidence that the party will form the next government and bag over 135 seats in the 224-member Assembly. The Karnataka Congress is a “united house” and it will fight the assembly polls next year on its own under a “collective leadership”, party’s state unit chief D K Shivakumar said on Thursday. In an interview with PTI, Shivakumar said he is the least bothered about who becomes chief minister and his mandate is to deliver Karnataka to the Congress in the polls for the betterment of the state. There have been reports recently of differences between Shivakumar and former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah who are considered front-runners for the chief minister’s post if the Congress comes to power after Assembly elections, due in April-May next year.

‘Jihadi mindset’: BJP slams Siddaramaiah for ‘Muslim area’ remark

Siddaramaiah had blamed the BJP for creating communal tension in the district headquarters town of Shivamogga on August 15

PTI, Bengaluru, AUG 17 2022,

Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah’s statement asking “Why put Savarkar’s photo in Muslim area?” has evoked sharp reaction from the ruling BJP, with its leaders terming it as “Jihadi mindset,” and some even seeking to know whether such localities were part of Pakistan according to him. The Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly on Tuesday, blaming the BJP for creating communal tension in the district headquarters town of Shivamogga on August 15, had raised questions about attempts by Hindu and BJP activists to install Savarkar’s photo in a Muslim dominated area. “They tried to put Savarkar’s photo in a Muslim area. Let them put up whatever photo, no problem. But, why do that in a Muslim area? And, why did they say no to Tipu Sultan’s photo?” he asked.Lashing out at Siddaramaiah, a former Chief Minister, state BJP leaders have accused him of indulging in ‘Muslim appeasement’ and even demanded his expulsion from the Congress. “What do you mean by Muslim Area? By periodically displaying a ‘Jihadi mindset’ you are proving to be more dangerous than the Jihadis who kill innocents,” BJP National General Secretary C T Ravi said. Challenging Siddaramaiah for a public debate on “Nationalist Veer Savarkar” and “Tyrant Tipu Sultan”, he asked, “Dare to accept?” Further calling it a mindset that instigates forces that want to divide the country, Ravi said, “does Muslim area mean Pakistan? It’s a dangerous mindset. Siddarmaiah has to withdraw his statement.”

BJP rejigs Parliamentary board; B S Yediyurappa in, Nitin Gadkari out

Nitin Gadkari and Shivraj Chouhan have been dropped from the board

DHNS, AUG 17 2022,

BJP on Wednesday announced a new Central Parliamentary Board. The board with 11 members includes J P Nadda, Narendra Modi, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and B L Santhosh. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan have been dropped from the board. Sarbananda Sonowal, B S Yediyurappa, K Laxman, Iqbal Singh Lalpura, Satyanarayan Jatiya, Sudha Yadav are the new additions. The move is an attempt by the party to make the parliamentary board more socially and regionally representative. Lalpura will be the first Sikh to have a seat in the BJP parliamentary board as a person from a minority community. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, and BJP president J P Nadda are among its members.

Bilkis Bano case convicts released on policy govt told HC to have ceased in 2014

The Gujarat govt’s order which allowed remittance plea of 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano gangrape case citing 1992 policy appears to be a contradiction in its approach

Satish Jha, DHNS, Ahmedabad, AUG 17 2022

Mushraf Khan Pathan has served over 25 years of life imprisonment at Sabarmati Central Jail in Radhika Gymkhana killing case. His remittance plea was rejected by the state government based on the 2014 remittance policy. He approached Gujarat High Court, which in April asked the state government to consider his case as per the remittance policy of 1992 and decide within six weeks.  Pathan continues to be in jail. Similarly, the Jail Advisory Committee rejected the remittance plea of Mohammed Umar alias Fighter, serving life imprisonment of 20 years for murdering ex-Congress parliamentarian Rauf Valliullah in 1992,  based on 2014 remittance policy. He sought relief on the ground of 1992 policy which entitles a convict sentenced to life imprisonment to be considered for remission after completing 14 years of imprisonment. Fighter has been behind the bars for over 22 years. The High Court, on July 7, quashed the committee’s order and directed the state to reconsider his case in four weeks. Fighter is still in jail. imprisonment. Fighter has been behind the bars for over 22 years. The High Court, on July 7, quashed the committee’s order and directed the state to reconsider his case in four weeks. Fighter is still in jail. government’s approach. The government has said that since 11 were convicted in 2008, they were required to be dealt with by policy prevalent in 1992 as per Supreme Court order, while the relief to Pathan and Fighter were rejected citing 2014 policy despite the period of their convictions by special TADA courts much before the year 2008. In the case of Pathan and Fighter, the Gujarat High Court had told the state to consider their plea of remission based on 1992 policy. “We have only followed the Honorable Supreme Court’s direction, which had made the issues of jurisdiction and application of new or previous policies very clear. The order stated that the Gujarat government will have the jurisdiction to decide the remission, and it would be based on 1992 policy,” Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Raj Kumar told DH.

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Raju Srivastava’s Health Deteriorates, Brain Dead Declared

Raju Srivastava’s close friend Sunil Pal shared a video where he declared Raju’s brain is dead.

By India.com Entertainment Desk

India’s popular comedian and actor Raju Srivastava’s health deteriorated on Thursday, August 18. He has been on the ventilator since August 10 after suffering from a heart attack while gyming in Delhi. The 58-year-old comedian has not shown any improvement and day by day his health is getting worse. Raju Srivastava’s health is critical. Even his close friend Sunil Pal shared a video where he declared Raju’s brain is dead. India’s top neurologist Dr. Padma Srivastava has been called from Kolkata to take over Raju Srivastava’s case Prime Minister Narendra Modi had today spoken to Raju’s family and expressed concern about his health. The PM also assured the best medical support to the comedian. Raju had started his political journey in 2016 by joining Samajwadi Party and later joined BJP when Rajnath Singh was the party president. Raju has acted in movies like Aamdani Athanni Kharcha Rupaiyaa, Main Prem ki Diwani Hoon and Bombay to Goa, to name a few.

Abandoned boat with 3 AK-47 rifles seized off Raigad coast

Mrityunjay Bose, DHNS, Mumbai

An abandoned foreign-origin vessel, with three AK-47 rifles and ammunition on board, was seized off the Harihareshwar-Shrivardhan coast in the Raigad district of Maharashtra on Thursday. Following the capture, the police and other security forces were mobilised to be alert for any untoward incident. Any immediate threat was ruled out, as the boat seemed to have been adrift for a while, and that it might have floated over to Raigad coast from the Oman coast. As soon as the boat was sighted in the choppy Arabian Sea, the Indian Coast Guard and Maharashtra police were alerted, and an investigation. The 16-metre-long boat was identified as Lady Han, owned by an Australian, Hana Laundergun, her husband, James Harbert, was the ship’s captain. Top officials of the Indian Coast Guard, Raigad police and Anti-Terrorism Squad were in Raigad for further investigations.

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