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Karnataka to stop Maharashtra’s health insurance scheme in 865 border villages: Bommai

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Belagav: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said his government would take measures to stop the Maharashtra government from offering its health insurance scheme in 865 border villages that the neighbouring state is trying to lay claim to.
He was responding to Congress’ criticism over his administration’s alleged inaction over Maharashtra’s Eknath Shinde government recently announcing an additional Rs 54 crore for implementing the ‘Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana’ in the border villages of Karnataka, which the neighbouring state is claiming for itself.
Calling the Maharashtra’s government’s move an “insult” to Karnataka, state Congress President D K Shivakumar and Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Siddaramaiah earlier today demanded Bommai’s resignation, accusing him of having “miserably failed” in protecting the interests of the state and Kannadigas.
In response to a question from reporters about Congress’ demand for his resignation, Bommai said, “If Maharashtra releases (money) here, why should I resign? We too have released funds for places in Maharashtra like Pandharpur, Tuljapur, where people from Karnataka visit.”.
Speaking to the reporters here, he said, “I will look into their fund release, we will take measures to stop it…. I need not learn from D K Shivakumar.” Earlier, warning the Maharashtra government, Shivakumar said not even an inch of Karnataka’s land would be ceded.
“It is our land, our water, and we will protect it. We are ready to sacrifice our lives to protect our land,” he said, as he urged the Karnataka government to take immediate counter measures, stating that it was a mater of the state’s self esteem.
Calling on pro-Kannada organisations, artists and literary figures to come together to express their opposition against Maharashtra’s move with one voice, Shivakumar also questioned Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s silence on the issue.
Meanwhile, speaking to reporters in Hubballi, Siddaramaiah said Maharashtra’s move was a threat to India’s federal structure.

Hitting out at Bommai for having failed to protect Karnataka’s interest, he said he had no right to continue as Chief Minister and should resign immediately.
The decades old border row between the two states had intensified in December last year, with vehicles from either side being targeted, leaders from both the States weighing in, and pro-Kannada and Marathi activists being detained by police amid a tense atmosphere in Belagavi.
Also, both states had passed resolutions against each other in their respective legislatures, putting forward their claim on the border villages.
The border issue dates back to 1957 when States were reorganised on linguistic lines. Maharashtra laid claim to Belagavi, which was part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency, as it has a sizeable Marathi-speaking population. It also laid claim to over 800 Marathi-speaking villages which are currently a part of Karnataka.
Karnataka maintains that the demarcation done on linguistic lines as per the States Reorganisation Act and the 1967 Mahajan Commission Report is final. And, in an assertion about Belagavi being an integral part of the State, Karnataka built the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha there, modelled on the Vidhana Soudha, the seat of the State Legislature and Secretariat, in Bengaluru.
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March 15, 2023
Karnataka BJP MLA slams party for ‘anti-Muslim’ stance

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Video of Umanatha Kotian, a BJP MLA from Karnataka, criticising his party’s purported ‘anti-Muslim’ stance went viral online.
Addressing a meeting of Minorities in Kinnigoli village near Mangaluru a few days ago, Kotian, a first-time MLA from Moodbidri, remarked, “Our BJP leaders think that Muslims and Christians will not vote for the party and so they should not work for them. Nobody else will talk about it but me since I am honest. Our party members are conceited. But, I am working against this mentality,” Kotian stated.
He also stated that he has helped numerous mosques, madrasas, and churches in obtaining development financing. “Even recently, I requested the chief minister to donate Rs 5 crore for mosques and churches and he agreed to give Rs 2.5 crore. But, regardless of religion, you should support someone who delivers,” he remarked, according to a report by The New Indian Express.
Furthermore, he said that his district had not witnessed any community violence or hate speech in the previous five years. “Did you hear anything about how a Muslim or a Christian should not work? I make no distinctions. Come to me if you need anything. I’m not asking you to vote. But all I ask is that you vote for those that deliver,” he remarked.
“Forget the party. I’ve done work for you. As a result, I’m asking for a salary, which is my right,” he explained.
While many have welcomed the BJP legislator, certain Hindutva organisations have attacked him for ‘appeasing Muslims’. “The video was chopped and pasted to suit someone’s requirements,” Umanath Kotian stated when asked, the report said. You must watch the entire video. Then you will understand. I did not mean what the viral video depicts,” he remarked.
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March 15, 2023
Karnataka BJP infighting: Senior min V Somanna lands in Delhi

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Bengaluru: The infighting within Karnataka’s ruling BJP came out in open as Housing Minister V. Somanna, who is reportedly miffed with former CM B.S. Yediyurappa and his son B.Y. Vijayendra for meddling, reached New Delhi on Wednesday to meet senior party leaders.
The minister, who is in-charge for Chamarajanagar, remained absent from the ‘Vijay Sankalp Yatra’ in the district attended by BJP national President J.P. Nadda and also kept distance from the party activities. His son Arun Somanna, without taking his name, attacked Vijayendra on a public platform.
Somanna is likely to meet Union Minister for Mine, Coal and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi and other senior leaders. Sources said that he is going to seek clarity on his position and seek a stop to interference by Yediyurappa and his son Vijayendra.
A Lingayat leader and brought to the BJP by Yediyurappa, Somanna did not back Yediyurappa when he left the BJP to form his Karnataka Janata Party (KJP) and since then both leaders are at loggerheads.
“Straight talk will land you in trouble. I am not here to plead before anyone. I know how to behave appropriately and I can’t giggle simply. I have practised direct politics. The truth is bitter under present circumstances.
“Yediyurappa is a big leader. I won’t talk about him. You ask him how the situation was 15 years ago? He should also notice who is contributing to the party,” Somanna told media persons.
Asked if he is in New Delhi to complain on Vijayendra, Somanna said that Vijayendra is just the son of Yediyurappa. “What is his age to compare him with me? There are many leaders of his age with me. Yediyurappa has not spoken to me. If he wants to talk, I will go to him. I don’t hate Yediyurappa,” he said.
Sources claim that Somanna is all set to join the Congress as the BJP is not giving concrete promises about his future. The Congress has, on the other hand, given him the offer of a prominent post for him and his son Arun Somanna if he quits the BJP. The Congress is thinking of gaining upper hand in at least 10 assembly constituencies in Bengaluru if it manages to lure him to its side.

Yediyurappa has stated that he would talk to him and ensure that Somanna remains in BJP. But, after Somanna’s statement, he has not made any attempt to talk to him, sources said.
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March 15, 2023
Karnataka Congress gears up for Rahul’s mega rally on March 20

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Bengaluru: To counter the blitzkrieg election campaign of the ruling BJP, the Congress is planning a mega rally on March 20 in Karnataka, which will be attended by Rahul Gandhi.
The Congress is making an all out preparation for the programme.
Rahul Gandhi will be visiting the state for the first time after the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The mega rally is being organised at Belagavi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had taken part in a 10.7 km roadshow in Belagavi and evoked a good response from the people.
The Belagavi district has the biggest landscape and 18 MLAs get elected from here. The political parties are focused on winning the maximum seats from the district.
The Congress suffered a setback in the last few years as one of its influential leaders, Ramesh Jarkiholi joined the BJP. However, the deaths of BJP MP Suresh Angadi and BJP MLA Umesh Katti have proved to be a setback for the party.
Presently, Satish Jarkiholi, brother of Ramesh Jarkiholi, KPCC Working President is leading the party in Belagavi and Congress MLAs Lakshmi Hebbalkar and Anjali Nimbalkar are emerging as important leaders from the region.
After the visit of Prime Minister Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Congress is putting up the show by Rahul Gandhi to galvanise the party workers. The party is contemplating to announce a fourth major poll promise by Rahul Gandhi.
The party has already promised Rs 2,000 cash assistance for all women heads of the family in the state under the Gruhalakshmi scheme. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made the announcement for the scheme during her rally in the capital city in January. The party has also assured free electricity supply of up to 200 units to every household under the Gruha Jyothi scheme.

Sources in the Congress stated that Rahul Gandhi will make an announcement on creating a specific number of jobs or allowances for unemployed youth in Karnataka.
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March 15, 2023
Karnataka: Stones pelted at mosque, Muslim houses, 15 detained

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Fifteen people were detained by the police on Tuesday after alleged stone pelting was reported on a mosque, an Urdu medium school and a few Muslim houses during a Hindu bike rally to unveil the statue of Sangolli Rayanna. in Haveri district, Karnataka.
Reports suggest that on March 9 a similar rally was carried out and a few members of the Muslim community were alleged to have pelted stones. Today’s incident was suspected to be a revenge act.
Haveri Superintendent of Police Dr. Shivakumar informed that two vehicles and 8-10 houses were damaged. “The rally was going on peacefully but suddenly nearly 150 people took a sudden detour and went near the mosque and pelted stones We have detained 15 people for investigation. Further action will be taken. the situation is under control,” he said.
A man named Irfan Mulla, who spoke to news9live said he was standing near his car when the stone pelting broke out. “They attacked our homes and vehicles. I was standing near my car when they suddenly started chasing me,” he said.
The statue was unveiled at a program in the presence of state agriculture minister Patil and urban development minister Byrathi Basavaraj.
The mob allegedly also threatened the children going to the school and pelted stones at the nearby mosque, the nearby Urdu school was also pelted with stones.
कर्नाटक के हावेरी में भीड़ ने स्कूल जा रहे बच्चों को डराया धमकाया और बराबर की मस्जिद में पथराव किया, पास में ही स्तिथ उर्दू स्कूल पर भी किया गया पथराव, स्कूल जा रहे छोटे छोटे मासूमों की तरफ़ भीड़ चली तो मासूम डर गये और रो पड़े,किसी तरह वह भीड़ से बच पाये!pic.twitter.com/TYX2x12YSG
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March 14, 2023
Video: ‘Is Allah deaf’, questions Karnataka BJP MLA over Azaan on loudspeakers

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Dakshina Kannada: Former Minister and BJP MLA K.S. Eshwarappa has stirred a fresh controversy in Karnataka by stating that “does Allah listen only if the Azaan prayers are played on loudspeakers”.
Speaking at a rally organised as part of the Vijay Sankalp Yatra on Sunday, Eshwarappa said, “Will Allah listen only if the prayers are done through loudspeakers”.
The statement went viral on social media on Monday.
BJP MLA KS Eshwarappa makes controversial remarks during his speech in Mangaluru as Azaan plays in the background.
“This (Azaan) is a headache for me, does Allah hear prayers only if one screams on a microphone? is Allah deaf? This issue must be resolved soon” pic.twitter.com/Xlt3Up7pJp
— Deepak Bopanna (@dpkBopanna) March 13, 2023
While delivering the speech at Shanthinagar in Kavoor near Mangaluru, Eshwarappa said, “Wherever I go, this is a headache,” he said.
“We call people who need to be heard through loudspeakers as deaf. The Supreme Court had given the order in this regard. This problem is going to be solved. There shall be no doubts in this regard,” Eshwarappa maintained.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a call to respect all religions. But, will Allah listen to prayers only if done on loudspeakers?
“We also carry out worship in our temples. Sholaks and bhajans are performed. Even we have more devoutness and respect towards God than them.
“If at all there is any country which saves religion it is only India,” he maintained.

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March 13, 2023
Video: ‘Is Allah deaf’, questions Karnataka BJP MLA over Azaan on loudspeakers

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Dakshina Kannada: Former Minister and BJP MLA K.S. Eshwarappa has stirred a fresh controversy in Karnataka by stating that “does Allah listen only if the Azaan prayers are played on loudspeakers”.
Speaking at a rally organised as part of the Vijay Sankalp Yatra on Sunday, Eshwarappa said, “Will Allah listen only if the prayers are done through loudspeakers”.
The statement went viral on social media on Monday.
BJP MLA KS Eshwarappa makes controversial remarks during his speech in Mangaluru as Azaan plays in the background.
“This (Azaan) is a headache for me, does Allah hear prayers only if one screams on a microphone? is Allah deaf? This issue must be resolved soon” pic.twitter.com/Xlt3Up7pJp
— Deepak Bopanna (@dpkBopanna) March 13, 2023
While delivering the speech at Shanthinagar in Kavoor near Mangaluru, Eshwarappa said, “Wherever I go, this is a headache,” he said.
“We call people who need to be heard through loudspeakers as deaf. The Supreme Court had given the order in this regard. This problem is going to be solved. There shall be no doubts in this regard,” Eshwarappa maintained.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a call to respect all religions. But, will Allah listen to prayers only if done on loudspeakers?
“We also carry out worship in our temples. Sholaks and bhajans are performed. Even we have more devoutness and respect towards God than them.
“If at all there is any country which saves religion it is only India,” he maintained.

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March 13, 2023
Congress, JD(S) used Karnataka as ATMs: Anurag Thakur

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Kolar: Union Minister Anurag Thakur Sunday alleged that the Congress and JD(U) used Karnataka as an ATM to fund their leaders.
Thakur, on the campaign trail in the state where the Assembly election is slated to be held in a couple of months, accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of “spreading lies” about the “closure” of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
He asserted that the BJP government ensured the state-run unit emerged as the country’s biggest helicopter manufacturing unit.
The BJP leader undertook a roadshow in Kolar and addressed a meeting of the party’s SC and ST Morchas in Bengaluru.
“When there was a Congress government in Karnataka, Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi used the state as an ATM. The money went from here. Under the JD(S)-led government, the state had become an ATM for one family,” Thakur alleged.
He also accused Rahul Gandhi of “maligning” India on foreign soil. “These are the same people because of whom a part of Kashmir is occupied by Pakistan,” Thakur said.
He said Karnataka had benefited from the “double-engine” government as Prime Minster Narendra Modi ensured that Karnataka received funds for development works. “Modi sent money to Karnataka and not the other way round.”
Thakur claimed that under Congress rule, Rs 6,000 crore was spent for building roads and highways in Karnataka, but under Modi’s leadership, Rs 50,000 crore was spent for the purpose in five years.

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March 12, 2023
Modi slams Rahul Gandhi for remarks on democracy in poll-bound Karnataka

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Dharwad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday targeted Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on democracy in the country at an international forum and said no power in the world can harm India’s democratic traditions.
Without naming Gandhi and referring to the Congress leader’s remarks made in London — that structures of Indian democracy are under “brutal attack”, Modi termed it an insult to 12th century social reformer Basaveshwara, the people of Karnataka, India’s great traditions and its citizens.
The PM’s statement is being seen with political significance, as Basaveshwara is highly revered in Karnataka, especially by the dominant Lingayat community who form the major vote base of the ruling BJP.
Modi was on his sixth visit this year to Karnataka, where Assembly elections are due by May.
“I have come to the land of Bhagwan Basaveshwar and I’m feeling blessed. Among the contributions of Basaveshwara, most important is the establishment of Anubhava Mantapa, this democratic system is researched across the world, and there are several such things because of which we say India is not just the largest democracy, it is also the mother of democracy,” he said.
Addressing a large gathering after inaugurating the permanent campus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Dharwad here, he said, he has had the good fortune of unveiling the statue of Basaveshwara in London a few years ago.
“Statue of lord Basaveshwar is in London, but it is unfortunate that in the same London questions were raised on India’s democracy; the roots of India’s democracy have been nurtured by centuries of our history. No power in this world can harm India’s democratic traditions. Despite this some are constantly making it stand in the dock,” Modi said in a veiled swipe at Gandhi.
Such people are insulting Bagawan Basaveshwara, the people of Karnataka, India’s great traditions, country’s 130 crore aware citizens, he further said, adding “people of Karnataka should be cautious about such people.”

Earlier, in a veiled attack on Gandhi over his recent remarks in the UK, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had said when India’s dominance on global platforms is growing, some people are criticising the country on foreign land.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi among others were present at the Dharwad event.
Karnataka is the engine of “high tech India”, Modi said. “It is important this engine gets the power of double engine government.”
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March 12, 2023
Karnataka: Modi throws flower petals back at crowd at road-show in Mandya

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Mandya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday threw flower petals back at the crowd, at several places as he was given a rousing welcome during a massive roadshow in this district headquarters city.
Modi enthusiastically waved at a large cheering crowd, who had lined up on both sides of the route, as the ruling BJP appeared focused on winning a good number of seats in the Old Mysuru region, where it is traditionally weak. Assembly elections are due in May in Karnataka.
The Prime Minister picked up the shower petals which got piled up on the bonnet of his car and was seen hurling them back at the crowd.
He also got out of his car and greeted folk artists who staged a performance in his welcome.
Modi is in the district to dedicate the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway to the nation. The project involves a 6-lining of the Bengaluru-Nidaghatta-Mysuru section of NH-275.
The 118 Km long project has been developed at a total cost of around Rs 8,480 crores and will reduce the travel time between Bengaluru and Mysuru from around 3 hours to about 75 minutes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted with flower petals during a roadshow in Mandya district, Karnataka on Sunday
The 1.8-km-long road show route in the city was decked up with saffron hues, as BJP flags, posters, and banners were installed all along.
Standing on the ‘running board’ of his moving car, Modi greeted by waving at the crowd gathered on the sides of the roads and on nearby buildings, many of whom were seen chanting ‘Modi, Modi’ slogans and shouting loud cheers.
Mandya in Old Mysuru region is a Vokkaliga community-dominated district, largely seen as a bastion of JD(S), where the Congress to is strong, and the BJP is trying to make inroads.

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March 12, 2023