The Weekly Observer, Vol 13, Issue 17

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Observer The weekly

ursday, November 14, 2013

VOL 13 ISSUE 17

Muslims stage

Increased health

Three generations

hunger strike

risks due to fewer

of drug dealers

over holy ground

ASHA workers

busted by police

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Rally for free rice Congress MLA ST Somashekar. According to Sanjeev Raj, a

food grains, however, is purely an

who attended was asked to produce

initiative of the Congress Party.”

the token in order to receive the

member of the Kumbalgodu

He added, “ere is no connec-

promised amount of rice. is is

Panchayat and the Congress

tion between the meeting and the

how the Party keeps a count on the

Party, the event, ‘Sahakara Sap-

distribution of rice. We are not

number of people who attended the

tah’ (Co-operation Week), is an

using this as a promotional gim-

event.”

annual one which provides food

mick. is is purely social work.”

grains and pensions to the poor and aged people in the area.

Swami, an auto-rickshaw driver

According to Jayamma, 67, a res-

from Kumbalgodu, said, “e

ident of Ramanagara, “e Chief

claims of the Congress that the dis-

Motamma, an elderly lady who

Minister promised to provide

tribution of rice is only for helping

attended the rally said, “When

monthly pensions worth Rs. 400 to

people are wrong. It is very evident

A local Congress worker hands out bags of rice to rally attendees they took us for the meeting we Bhaskar Dutta, they later exchanged for rice. were promised 20 kilograms of rice. Mayuri J. Ravi & Pranay e rice was being distributed at However, aer the rally was over, Lakshminarasimhan

widows. He also told us to stay with

that this is done to attract votes in

the Congress Party and not cast our

the upcoming elections. “

She added that despite being

the BJP Prime Ministerial candi-

Hundreds of people were given

and a Panchayat member’s house in

Narayanamma, a resident of De-

promised more, she was only given

date Narendra Modi’s imminent

rice for attending a rally organ-

Kumbalgodu. e bags of rice were

vagere Colony, said, “e local Pan-

one kilogram of rice for attending

visit to the city.

ized by the Congress party.

branded with images of Karnataka

chayat members told us there was a

the rally.

a real estate office in Tagachaguppe

Ten bus-loads of villagers from

we were only given 5 kilograms.”

votes in favor of the Opposition.”

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and

meeting at Tavarekere which is 20-

and

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Com-

25 kilometers from Kumbalgodu. I

resident

Tagachaguppe were driven to Gol-

mittee President G. Parameshwara.

do not know how much rice I have

Kumbal-

larahatti on the NICE Road junc-

Some of those who attended

been given. We are just accepting

godu, said,

tion for the rally which was

spoke to the Observer and claimed

whatever we are being given.”

“When peo-

reportedly attended by more than

they had been promised 20kg of

Devaraj, the son of the Kumbal-

ple boarded

one lakh people.

rice but only received 5kg. One lady

godu Panchayat President, said “Sa-

the bus they

even complained she only got 1kg

hakara Saptah is a commemorative

were given a

of rice for attending.

Kumbalgodu,

Gollahalli

Although local Congress members maintained that the event was

Sushila, a of

event where we provide recognition

token. Aer

purely aimed at social upliment,

e rally was attended by Siddara-

to people who have been active so-

the

locals were handed tokens which

maiah, G. Parameshwara and local

cial workers. e distribution of

everyone

ML A owns death crash bus Anannya Sarkar & Bhavika Bhuwalka Seven people including three children died when a Volvo bus travelling from Bangalore to Mumbai caught fire on ursday morning. It’s the second time in 15 days a Volvo coach travelling from Banga-

lore has caught fire. Abdul Hamir, police inspector, Haveri Police Station, said the bus, owned by three-time MLA and exminister Zameer Ahmed Khan, hit the median at Haveri and caught fire. Mr Khan’s company has pledged Rs. 5lakh to victims. Hamir said, “A family of five, with

e event comes in the wake of

rally,

A woman takes away bags of rice aer attending the rally

Photo credit: Rajendra Ritti

three children, died along with one of the bus drivers, Nawaz, who was sleeping on the floor. e identity of the seventh person is unknown.” e injured were rushed to Haveri District Hospital for treatment. Continued on Page 5

The charred Bangalore-Mumbai National Travels bus


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