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New Indian Express
2 days ago
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- New Indian Express
MLAs never satisfied with grants: Home minister G Parameshwara
BENGALURU: Home minister G Parameshwara said that MLAs are never satisfied with the grants given to them. All governments face the same problem. 'It will be difficult to meet the demands of MLAs. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will sort it out,'' he said. Dr Parameshwara told reporters that at the Congress Legislative Party meeting, the MLAs were allowed to express their opinion. After a few MLAs highlighted issues pertaining to the development of their constituencies, the CM announced Rs 50 crore to each constituency to implement development projects, he said. Referring to his recent statement in Bagalkot on the development of Badami caves, Dr Parameshwara said the ancient caves need at least Rs 1,000 crore for their conservation. 'I only stated that a proposal in this regard should be sent to the Centre. I did not say that the state government does not have money for such projects,'' he added. On the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, Dr Parameshwara said BJP leaders want to keep it alive for political gains. One should look forward, not backward. Let them discuss Prime Minister Narendra Modi's blueprint for the country's development in the next 50 years,'' he said.
New Indian Express
23-04-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Karnataka HC rejects plea against Siddaramaiah's election from Varuna
BENGALURU: Stating that there is no averment in the petition as to how the 'five guarantees' have materially affected the result of the election, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday rejected the petition filed by a voter of Varuna assembly constituency, questioning Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's election as MLA in 2023. 'If the assertion of 'guarantees' was grounds to set aside the election, the question of invoking the same to declare an election to be void would require an act by the returned candidate. Admittedly, the 'guarantees' flow from a promise made in the manifesto of the party, and cannot be attributed to the candidate, and accordingly, the question of invoking Section 100(1)(d)(iv) of the RP Act in the present case does not arise, to declare the candidate is not qualified to be chosen from Varuna assembly constituency,' said Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav, rejecting the election petition. 'The plaint is liable to be rejected both on the ground of 'want of cause of action' as well as being barred by law,' the court said, allowing an interlocutory application filed by Siddaramaiah against the petition. The petitioner, K Shankara from Koodanahalli in Mysuru district, questioned the election of Siddaramaiah as MLA, mainly on the grounds that the five guarantees are construed as corrupt practices amounting to bribery and undue influence in terms of Section 123(2) of the Representation of the People (RP) Act. The court noted that the 'guarantees', which are promises of freebies, cannot be considered to constitute a corrupt practice under Section 123 of the RP Act in the light of the law laid down by the apex court in the S Subramaniam Balaji case. Even the petitioner's contention that Siddaramaiah had affixed his signature to the handout and thus adopted the manifesto as his own, is required to be rejected as the handout is an appeal by the party to vote for its candidate. The affixing of signature on the handout is 'only in the capacity of a CLP (Congress Legislative Party) leader and not more', the court said.
