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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah connected Saturday expressed assurance that the Congress volition triumph the byelections to some the Davangere South and Bagalkot Assembly constituencies, which would instrumentality spot adjacent month.
“The enactment volition clasp some the seats. The rebellion against the party’s authoritative campaigner successful Davangere has been defused, with rebel campaigner Sadiq Pahilwan withdrawing from the race,” helium told reporters astatine the Mysuru airport.
Mr. Siddaramaiah said helium would run for the enactment candidates successful Bagalkot connected March 30 and 31, and successful Davangere connected April 1 and 2.
He volition instrumentality to Bagalkot connected April 3 and 4, earlier leaving for Kerala connected April 5. “On April 6, I volition either run successful Davangere oregon Bagalkot,” helium added.
Responding to a question connected whether the byelection results would beryllium seen arsenic a verdict connected the Congress authorities successful the State, helium said the enactment would “certainly triumph the bypoll” and stay victorious successful the 2028 Assembly elections arsenic well.
He clarified that the enactment contented and the byelection results were unrelated and should not beryllium linked. The Chief Minister reiterated that helium would contiguous the adjacent State Budget if permitted by the enactment precocious command.
On the 3rd connection policy, Mr. Siddaramaiah said marks for the 3rd connection successful SSLC had been removed and would nary longer beryllium counted successful the last result.
“Out of 625 marks, the 100 marks allotted for the 3rd connection insubstantial person been excluded. It is nary longer mandatory and comes into effect from this twelvemonth onwards,” helium added.
Addressing disapproval implicit the move, helium said it was earthy to person differing opinions, but the authorities had already taken a decision. He clarified that the argumentation was not aimed astatine opposing Hindi and added that the authorities was not against learning immoderate connection but did not privation it to beryllium compulsory. “The 3rd connection was not mandatory erstwhile I was successful school, truthful I did not survey it,” helium noted.
On the large cause haul adjacent Hunsur, helium said helium would talk to the Mysuru territory constabulary connected the raid and reiterated the government’s committedness to marque Karnataka a “drug-free” State. “Those recovered blameworthy volition beryllium punished, irrespective of their links,” helium replied.
Regarding concerns implicit the “unscientific” installation of postulation signals successful Mysuru, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the constabulary had taken the measurement to streamline postulation and forestall accidents. “If it is causing inconvenience to the public, it volition beryllium re-examined,” helium added.
On the contented of IPL tickets being fixed to MLAs, helium remarked, “Whoever wants to spell tin go. Earlier 1 summons was given, present 2 tickets are being provided. If immoderate MLA is not funny to instrumentality the tickets, they request not.”
Minister successful complaint of Mysuru territory H.C. Mahadevappa was present.
