Mangaluru: Beedi workers, contractors protest proposed COTPA amendments
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February 25, 2021
Mangaluru, Feb 25: Hundreds of Beedi workers and contractors staged a protest in front of the Mini Vidhana Saudha against the proposed amendments to the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), here on Thursday.
Before staging the protest, a rally carried out from Hampankatta to the Mini Vidhana Saudha.
The protest was organised by various Beedi workers unions and contractors associations.
The protestors questioned why the government was making a move towards amending the Act without creating alternate employment opportunities for Beedi workers.
CITU District Secretary J Balakrishna Shetty, HMS leader Muhammad Rafi, AITUC Secretary Seetharam Berinja and others participated in the protest.
Mysuru, Jan 19: Mysuru District In-charge Minister S T Somashekar said the BJP government and its ministers do not need the certificate of the former chief minister and Opposition Leader Siddaramaiah.
‘Uddhav’s comments stupid’
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“Mr. Uddhav Thackeray, don’t try to politicise the issue which is already decided. You are not just a Shiv Sena activist. Don’t forget that you are also a responsible Chief Minister,” Mr. Siddaramaiah said.
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“Mr. Uddhav Thackeray, don’t try to politicise the issue which is already decided. You are not just a Shiv Sena activist. Don’t forget that you are also a responsible Chief Minister,” Mr. Siddaramaiah said.
Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah on Monday condemned the “stupid comments” made by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on the border issue. The former Chief Minister said the “Mahajan report is final with respect to Belagavi border issue”.
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Shivakumar alleges that party workers are being threatened if they declined to join or support BJP
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Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D.K. Shivakumar addressing a party meeting in Bengaluru on Friday.
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Shivakumar alleges that party workers are being threatened if they declined to join or support BJP
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D.K. Shivakumar on Friday alleged that police stations and government departments in the State had become “extensions of BJP offices” and accused the police of filing false cases against party workers.
The State Congress held a Bengaluru divisional-level party meeting here to chalk out its future struggles and protests against the “anti-people policies” pursued by Union and State governments.