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Time of India
4 hours ago
- Time of India
Congress celebrates SC relief for CM's wife in Muda land case
Mysuru: Congress activists celebrated the Supreme Court's ruling granting relief to chief minister Siddaramaiah's wife, Parvathi, in the Muda land compensation case. The celebrations included special pujas at the 101 Ganapati Temple, where workers held portraits of Siddaramaiah and Parvathi, offered prayers, and chanted "Satyameva Jayate. " They distributed sweets as a mark of celebration. Former Muda chairman HV Rajeev, who led the special pujas at the 101 Ganapati Temple, said that the high court and Supreme Court upheld the legality of Parvathi's land compensation under the 2014 Transparency Land Act. He accused the BJP of orchestrating a conspiracy through the ED, calling the verdict a major setback for their "political drama." Rajeev demanded an apology from BJP's national and state leadership. In another celebration, sweets were distributed to the public outside the Lokayukta police office, with activists holding posters hailing the verdict as a victory for truth. The party's Mysuru district unit president BJ Vijayakumar and KPCC spokesperson M Lakshmana led the celebrations. Participating in the celebrations, Karnataka Exhibition Authority chairman Ayub Khan said the verdict has strengthened Siddaramaiah's hand. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 15 most beautiful women in the world Undo Legislative council member D Thimmaiah said the Lokayukta police already cleared Parvathi of any wrongdoing, and the Supreme Court's ruling exposed baseless, politically motivated allegations. He emphasised that Siddaramaiah exerted no influence in the Muda case, and the compensation followed standard procedures. Thimmaiah called for accountability for those who caused Parvathi mental distress. During the celebrations near the Lokayukta police office, former legislative council member Go Madhusudan of BJP was passing by and was offered sweets by Congress workers. He playfully shouted "Super Jai" for Siddaramaiah. "I know all those who came offering sweets to me. It was not the time for argument," he said.


The Hindu
5 hours ago
- The Hindu
DPAR starts collecting data following allegations of flouting rules in reservation in promotions
Following allegations of employees belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) being denied opportunities in promotion across government departments, the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) has started collecting information from all departments. The exercise, which began on Tuesday, comes after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah highlighting opportunities being denied to SC/ST employees. Sources said the Chief Minister had asked for a report from the DPAR. The department had also sought information about the present status of backlog posts, status of reservation in promotion, and the percentage of SC/ST employees in all cadres. 'Respective departments have been asked to submit the department promotion committee proceedings, seniority list, and Government Orders issued pertaining to the promotions for verification,' sources said. Earlier, the Karnataka State Government SC/ST Employees Association had also petitioned the government, complaining that seniority was being ignored and promotion was being denied despite the Consequential Seniority Act coming into force in 2017. Association president D. Chandrashekaraiah told The Hindu that the seniority list was not being drawn properly and every effort was being made to 'deny' promotion to SC/ST employees. 'We have flagged the issue to the government multiple times and despite our concerns, seniority is being overlooked by the department promotion committee,' he alleged.


The Hindu
6 hours ago
- The Hindu
Set up 40,000 solar pump sets under KUSUM: Siddaramaiah
The Karnataka government has set a target of installing 40,000 solar pump sets under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Ujra Suraksha Evam Uttahn Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) for de-dieselisation of the farm sector and enhancing the income of farmers. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reviewed the scheme on Tuesday and said the Centre and State would provide 30% and 50% subsidy, respectively, for the installation of solar pump sets. The beneficiaries have to spend 20% of the cost. He directed officials of the Energy Department to take initiatives for installing 40,000 pump sets this year. Additional applications An additional 27,000 farmers have submitted applications under the scheme, and the State government would spend ₹752 crore, the Chief Minister said. Out of the 4.5 lakh illegal IP sets, he said two lakh pump sets had been regularised, and officials had been told to explore ways to bring illegal pump sets under the KUSUM scheme. A sum of ₹12,785 crore had been set aside for IP sets and ₹11,720 crore had been released as of February 2025. A sum of ₹16,021 crore had been allocated for the same purpose, the Chief Minister said. Energy Minister K.J. George and senior officials attended the meeting. Earlier, the Chief Minister also chaired a board meeting of the Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd..