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Economic Times
6 days ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
Bengaluru Stampede: Kumaraswamy urges CM to fire Shivakumar
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Union Heavy Industries & Steel Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Wednesday alleged that Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar was responsible for the tragic stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru that claimed the lives of 11 cricket a late-night press conference at his official residence in New Delhi, the Union Minister urged chief minister Siddaramaiah to sack Shivakumar holding him responsible for the criticized the current government in Karnataka as being run by "arrogant fools" and added, 'It pains me to say this, but we have a Chief Minister who is completely inactive. He has no control over the Deputy CM. As for the Home Minister, there's no point even discussing, he merely obeys commands. If told to sit, he sits; if told to stand, he stands.'Referring to the government's felicitation event near Vidhana Soudha, Kumaraswamy said, 'While four people lay dead in a stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Shivakumar continued with the felicitation ceremony as if nothing had happened. How else do you describe such a government other than calling it an arrogant one?'Kumaraswamy expressed dismay over the state's haste in organizing a felicitation: 'On Tuesday night, the team won the IPL trophy. What was the rush to organize a felicitation event immediately? Who invited the team? Why this urgency? Everyone knows the role the Deputy CM played in all this,' he lashed out.'Why hold two separate events? One program, well-organized with proper preparation, would have been enough. There should have been appropriate security and caution. Instead, everything was rushed simply to glorify himself. As a result of this recklessness, sports fans lost their lives,' he criticized the Dy CM's conduct at the stadium, saying:'After his show at Vidhana Soudha, the DCM reached the stadium. Right outside the stadium lay the bodies of the deceased. Rather than stopping the event, he walked into the ground, lifted the trophy, and kissed it. Did he play the match and win the cup himself? Perhaps even the players didn't get the opportunity to touch the trophy. In the midst of deaths, he used RCB's win for his own PR and self-glorification.''This kind of recklessness cannot be tolerated. If the Chief Minister truly has any strength, courage, or leadership, he should start by removing such a person from his cabinet,' the Union Minister demanded.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Bengaluru Stampede: Kumaraswamy urges CM to fire Shivakumar
Union Heavy Industries & Steel Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Wednesday alleged that Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar was responsible for the tragic stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru that claimed the lives of 11 cricket fans. Addressing a late-night press conference at his official residence in New Delhi, the Union Minister urged chief minister Siddaramaiah to sack Shivakumar holding him responsible for the tragedy. He criticized the current government in Karnataka as being run by "arrogant fools" and added, 'It pains me to say this, but we have a Chief Minister who is completely inactive. He has no control over the Deputy CM. As for the Home Minister, there's no point even discussing, he merely obeys commands. If told to sit, he sits; if told to stand, he stands.' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Sistema TMS para empresas de logística Sistema TMS embarcador Saiba Mais Undo Referring to the government's felicitation event near Vidhana Soudha, Kumaraswamy said, 'While four people lay dead in a stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Shivakumar continued with the felicitation ceremony as if nothing had happened. How else do you describe such a government other than calling it an arrogant one?' Kumaraswamy expressed dismay over the state's haste in organizing a felicitation: 'On Tuesday night, the team won the IPL trophy. What was the rush to organize a felicitation event immediately? Who invited the team? Why this urgency? Everyone knows the role the Deputy CM played in all this,' he lashed out. Live Events 'Why hold two separate events? One program, well-organized with proper preparation, would have been enough. There should have been appropriate security and caution. Instead, everything was rushed simply to glorify himself. As a result of this recklessness, sports fans lost their lives,' he said. Kumaraswamy criticized the Dy CM's conduct at the stadium, saying: 'After his show at Vidhana Soudha, the DCM reached the stadium. Right outside the stadium lay the bodies of the deceased. Rather than stopping the event, he walked into the ground, lifted the trophy, and kissed it. Did he play the match and win the cup himself? Perhaps even the players didn't get the opportunity to touch the trophy. In the midst of deaths, he used RCB's win for his own PR and self-glorification.' 'This kind of recklessness cannot be tolerated. If the Chief Minister truly has any strength, courage, or leadership, he should start by removing such a person from his cabinet,' the Union Minister demanded.
Time of India
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
HD Kumaraswamy takes on Shivakumar, says renaming Ramanagar as Bengaluru South is real estate play
Union Heavy Industries & Steel Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday lashed out at Dy CM DK Shivakumar for influencing the state government to rename Ramanagar as Bengaluru South district while accusing him of promoting his real estate interests with the decision. Kumaraswamy represents the neighbouring Mandya while his brother-in-law Dr CN Manjunath (BJP) represents Bengaluru Rural in the Lok Sabha. Ramangar is part of Manjunath's constituency. Kumaraswamy, addressing a press conference in Delhi, slammed the Cabinet decision, the purpose of which, he said, was to drive up the real estate prices. Ramanagar was carved out of Bangalore Rural district in August 2007 when Kumaraswamy was the CM. The JDS leader had also represented Ramanagara in the assembly. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like An engineer reveals: 1 simple trick to get all TV channels Techno Mag Learn More Undo "Situations will change. The name they've changed now will change in the future," Kumaraswamy said. Shivakumar represents Kanakapura in the assembly, and the political rivalry between him and Kumaraswamy exacerbated after Manjunath defeated his younger brother DK Suresh (Congress) in the LS polls, last year. The Dy CM announced the Cabinet decision in Bengaluru on Thursday, saying they were restoring the district's earlier name which had the prefix Bangalore. Live Events 'Ramanagar has given the state three CMs. Kengal Hanumanthaiah built the magnificent Vidhana Soudha that the world is in awe of. He challenged Nehru politically. They could've named the district after such a great leader. If they had, I would've appreciated it. But using Kengal's name wouldn't raise their land value. Right?" Kumaraswamy said. Renaming was part of a conspiracy by Shivakumar to inflate land prices. "The hidden agenda is clear… After all, this man is a real estate businessman. He knows how to play tricks to increase his land value…' In October 2023, months after coming to power, Shivakumar had urged voters in Kanakapura not to sell their farmlands to Bengalureans, saying the taluk would one day merge with Bengaluru and prices of their land would shoot up. Shivakumar, who has won from Kanakapura taluk eight times, had told his voters that he could neither support them with money nor build houses for them. "But God has given me the strength to increase the value of your property ten times... Remember you don't belong to Ramanagar district, but Bengaluru district.' The Deputy CM, who is also in charge of the coveted Bengaluru City portfolio, had said at a temple event. 'A day will soon come when villages here will become part of Bengaluru. At that time, the buyers will value your land by feet (not acres).' Later, in a chat with ET, Shivakumar had said he was working on certain plans for his taluk including expansion of the industrial suburb of Harohalli, nestled between Bengaluru and Kanakapura. The Cabinet decision to rename Ramanagar follows a law to split Bengaluru's civic body BBMP into multiple corporations and bring it under the ambit of Greater Bengaluru Authority under the CM. Karnataka's capital witnessed a blistering growth in the past two decades, and the civic body expanded subsuming the city municipal councils and 110 villages in the vicinity. The city, home to several global technology firms and thousands of startups with an estimated 2.3 million tech workers, also ranks among the top few global cities in the startup landscape.
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Bengaluru, Delhi & Hyderabad get lion's share of e-buses; Kumaraswamy to meet with OEMs soon
Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Surat cities will get 10,900 brand new electric buses under the PM's e-Drive Scheme over the next two years. Bengaluru will get a lion's share of 4500 buses, followed by 2800 buses for Delhi, 2000 for Hyderabad, 1000 for Ahmedabad and 600 for Surat, Union Heavy Industries & Steel Minister HD Kumaraswamy told ET after chairing a meeting in Delhi on the subject. 'We have not allocated 3000-odd buses to any city because we have not received requests from Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, so far. We want to give them some more time to make a request. If none of them make a request, we may give 500-1000 more to Karnataka and about 400 more for Telangana,' the minister said. The Centre is keen to see these buses ply on the city roads in the next two years. 'PM's e-Drive is a good scheme. The cities, of course, would have to get the charging infrastructure in place,' he said, while adding that today's meeting marked a significant step forward in advancing PM Modi's vision for giving our cities a clean and inclusive urban transport solution. Kumaraswamy said he would call for a meeting with the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) soon to understand their production capacity and align the delivery schedule with the Centre's targets. He aimed to have all the 15,000 buses delivered in phases over the next 16 months, and wished to understand if the manufacturers could roll out buses fast. 'Delhi asked for 2800 buses and we met their demand,' the Union Minister said. 'From Bengaluru to Delhi, cities are actively embracing electric buses to make public transport cleaner and efficient.' The PM e-Drive initiative aims to deploy 14,028 electric buses with a total financial outlay of Rs 10,900 crore over a two-year period from April 2024 to March 2026. The scheme represents one of the world's largest national efforts to electrify public transport at scale. The Ministry of Heavy Industries remains committed to timely delivery, operational readiness, and strategic partnerships with all participating states, Kumaraswamy, who is also the former CM of Karnataka, said.
