Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is in New Delhi to meet the Congress high command to get a pat on his back for his party's spectacular victory in the recently held by-polls. In Andhra Pradesh, the protest against the formation of Telangana continues as YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy has refused to break his indefinite fast.
Karnataka:
Including the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC chief Dr. G Parameshwar, most state Congress leaders are camping in the national capital. Siddaramaiah is meeting the high command to get a pat on his back for his party's spectacular victory in the recently held by-polls. KPCC chief wants the post of Deputy Chief Minister for himself. The Vokkaliga strongman DK Shivakumar, whose younger brother DK Suresh defeated JDS Supremo HD Deve Gowda's daughter in law Anitha Kumaraswamy in the just concluded Lok Sabha by-polls is also lobbying for a ministerial berth with a plum portfolio in the state government. Dozens of MLAs and hundreds of state Congress leaders want the post of chair persons of various boards and corporations run by the government. Doling out time in Karnataka?
The Mysore Dasara procession is more than 400 years old. It is one of the oldest annual events in the World. The idol of the presiding deity of Mysore, Goddess Chamundeshwari is taken in procession (Jamboo Savari) in the Golden Howdah on the day of Vijaya Dashami, every year. The 750 kg Howdah is mounted on the lead royal elephant with the statue of the goddess. But, the Karnataka High Court feels that the Howdah is too heavy for the poor elephant. While disposing a case related to elephant conservation, the High Court advised the Karnataka government to use a lighter Howdah instead of centuries old heavy Howdah. However the court refused to give any instructions to the government on the grounds that it can't intervene in such matters. It is now up to the state government to deal with this elephantine problem.
Andhra Pradesh
The jailed YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy has refused to break his fast. Jagan, who started an indefinite fast opposing Telangana and justice for all regions in the state, informed the jail authorities that he is not going to end it, even if he is forced to do so. Jail manual does not allow inmates to go on strike and carry out any protest from the prison. Meanwhile Jagan's party workers alleging harassment from the jail authorities. His family members fear that they may not be allowed to visit him in jail for breaking prison rules.
Reddy's mother YS Vijayamma has alleged that the Congress's 'divide and rule' policy has destroyed the Andhra Pradesh. Vijayamma, met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on Tuesday. She requested both the President and the Prime Minister not to take a hasty decision on division of the state. She informed them that the normal life has come to a standstill across Seemandhra after the announcement of Telangana state. She attacked the Congress for keeping her son in jail for over a year. Vijayamma was accompanied by MLAs and an MP of the YSR Congress. This her fourth visit to New Delhi in the last one year.
Tamil Nadu
The state Congress leaders and some local functionaries of the DMK are confident of yet another Congress-DMK alliance before the next Lok Sabha polls. "Today, in Tamil Nadu, both the Congress and the DMK are almost in the same position. While the DMDK, which has consolidated anti-Dravidian forces to certain extent, has succeeded in establishing itself as a force to reckon with, the Congress could not do it because it never capitalize the anti-Dravidian sentiments in the State," said a party leader. There is also a talk of Congress aligning with actor turned politician Vijayakanth's DMDK. AICC vice president had greeted Vijayakanth on his birth day.
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