'I will face ED inquiry, Padayatra is for people, I don't have to be there': DK Shivakumar

 

'I will face ED inquiry, Padayatra is for people, I don't have to be there': DK Shivakumar

 

Mandya: KPCC president DK Shivakumar said that he will appear before the investigating agency in Delhi regarding the National Herald money laundering case.

Speaking to reporters in Mandya about this, DK Shivakumar said, 'The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a notice for the National Herald case inquiry and I will face the inquiry in Delhi on Friday.'

As Bharat Jodo Yatra is going on in the state, I requested the ED to give me time to appear in the hearing from the point of view of humanity. But another notice came on Thursday and they did not allow it. So I have decided to attend the hearing. "Senior leaders of our party have also told to attend the inquiry," he said.

"The padayatra in the state is a people's yatra, it is conducted by the people themselves. I don't have to be there myself, our leaders take care of all the arrangements. Therefore, I and DK Suresh are going to Delhi on Thursday night to go to the trial.

The ED has also summoned his brother MP, DK Suresh, as part of the ongoing money laundering probe into the operations of the Congress-owned National Herald newspaper.

 

National Herald case: ED rejects DK's plea, directs him to attend hearing tomorrow

Mysore: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar said on Thursday that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has rejected his plea to exempt him from appearing before the investigating agency on October 7 in connection with the National Herald money laundering case.

Dikeshi said that he will decide whether to attend the hearing tomorrow or not after talking to his party leaders.

Rejecting DK Sivakumar's plea, ED in a new message directed him to attend the hearing on Friday itself.

 

"You are again directed to attend our office for recording of your statement on October 7, 2022 as per summon dated September 23, 2022," ED Assistant Director Kuldeep Singh said in an email.

Shivakumar, who is currently participating in the Congress 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' which is passing through Karnataka, had requested the investigating agency to exempt him from attending the hearing till October 21.

"I sought time to appear before the ED, but it was denied. I will decide whether to appear before the agency or not after talking to my leaders," Shivakumar said.

The ED has also summoned his brother MP, DK Suresh, as part of the ongoing money laundering probe into the operations of the Congress-owned National Herald newspaper.

 

Corona Fluctuation: 75 in Bengaluru and 111 people in the state are corona positive; Zero death!

 

Bengaluru: The number of corona positive cases in the state has decreased further, only 111 people have been confirmed as covid positive in the last 24 hours. With this, the number of infected has increased to 40,65,410.

Still no one has died today due to corona virus in the state. The Department of Health and Family Welfare said in a release that 40,244 people have died in the state so far.

75 people have been infected in Bangalore today. With this, the number of infected in the city has increased to 18,72,279. The Department of Health and Family Welfare said that no one died of Corona in the capital today.

Today 131 infected people have recovered and been discharged from the hospital in the state. With this, the number of people who have recovered from the infection has increased to 40,22,374. There are 2,750 active cases.

Allegation of police assault on media representatives during Bharat Jodo Yatra, action against culprits: CM Bommai

Mandya: Mandya district SP N. Yatish's obstinate display has led to widespread criticism and outrage as police misbehaved with media personnel during the Bharat Jodo Yatra of Congress. The attack took place while providing security to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi during the Padayatra. It is said that instead of dispersing the people and controlling the situation during the padayatra, the police oppressed and assaulted the media persons. Police personnel misbehaved with media personnel at Jakkanahalli Cross in Pandavapur, Mandya district. The Superintendent of Police kept silent without taking any action. He said that we will bring a report regarding the attack on the media representatives in Mandya and investigate who is at fault and take action against the culprits.

 State's first tunnel aquarium set up in Cubbon Park!

 Bengaluru: The historic Cubbon Park, one of the attractions of Bangalore, will soon attract more tourists as the Suranga Aquarium will soon rise in this prestigious park. Cubbon Park Aquarium will get a new look, the Port and Fisheries Department has decided to develop the aquarium, which was built in 1983, on a PPP (Public Private Partnership) model. The 38-year-old aquarium will be given a new look by modernizing it. The department has decided to build a long tunnel aquarium at Cubbon Park, and the Fisheries Department is developing the aquarium on a private public partnership model in collaboration with a Bengaluru-based agency. It is said that Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai will lay the foundation stone for the project on July 4. A lot of tourists visit this aquarium in Cubbon Park every day. 1.20 lakh tourists visit the aquarium annually. 12 lakh revenue is also collected from tourists every year. Now the department has decided to give a new touch to the aquarium to attract more tourists. The tender process has already been held and bloo aqua studio Bangalore has submitted a proposal to develop the aquarium at a cost of fifteen crore rupees. Like this, the new design of the aquarium will be decorated without changing the different tanks on 2 floors. A marine aquarium, a jelly aquarium and more than 150 species of freshwater ornamental fish are on display, while the tunnel aquarium houses more than 30 types of ornamental aqua animals and holds 60,000 liters of seawater. It will be 24 feet long, 10 feet wide and 15 feet high, said S Nandakumar, managing director of our Bangalore Aqua Pvt Ltd, a PPP model partner. Similar tunnel aquariums have been developed in Singapore, Dubai and China. In India there is one in Gujarat. But this is the first time in Karnataka, he said.