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Two-thirds of Karnataka SIT funds spent on legal expenses in Prajwal Revanna cases | Bangalore News

Two-thirds of Karnataka SIT funds spent on legal expenses in Prajwal Revanna cases | Bangalore News

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Almost two-thirds of funds spent by Special Investigation Teams (SIT) formed to investigate various cases in Karnataka since 2023 went towards legal expenses in sexual assault cases involving former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, the Government said on Monday. While the total legal and investigation expenses incurred by the SITs in various cases amounted to Rs 4.54 crore, Rs 2.96 crore (65.19 per cent) was the cost of fighting the Revanna cases in the trial court, the Karnataka High Court, and the Supreme Court. Funds spent on investigating the sexual assault cases against Revanna amounted to Rs 33.91 lakh, according to a response tabled by Home Minister G Parameshwara in reply to an unstarred question raised by BJP MLA Munirathna during the winter session of the legislature. The total cost of investigation and legal fees in the cases against Revanna was Rs 3.29 crore. Of the legal expenses incurred in the Revanna case, Rs 2.41 crore was the fee paid to Special Public Prosecutor Ravivarma Kumar, and Rs 28.37 lakh was the fee paid to SPP …

Congress’ “Two-Thirds Majority” Jab At BJP Over ‘One Nation, One Poll’

Congress’ “Two-Thirds Majority” Jab At BJP Over ‘One Nation, One Poll’

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New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday held a division vote to introduce two bills to amend the Constitution and permit simultaneous federal and state polls, as part of the ruling BJP’s ‘one nation, one election‘ push. The bills were passed by simple majority, as required by the rulebook; 269 MPs voted in favour and 198 opposed it. However, the margin was flagged by critics of the ‘one nation, one election’ bill, who claimed, vociferously, that it shows the government lacks support, even at this stage, to pass the bills. “Two-thirds majority (i.e., 307) was needed out of the total 461 votes… but the government secured only (269), while the opposition got 198. The ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal failed to gain two-thirds support,” Congress MP Manickam Tagore said on X, with a screenshot of the e-voting system. Two-thirds majority (307) was needed out of the total 461 votes, but the government secured only 263, while the opposition got 198. The ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal failed to gain two-thirds support. pic.twitter.com/5GIQQ0qY7r — Manickam Tagore …

BJP will get two-thirds majority in Jharkhand, says Chouhan

BJP will get two-thirds majority in Jharkhand, says Chouhan

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Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) expressed confidence that the BJP will get two-thirds majority in Jharkhand, where the first phase of polling is underway. Follow the Live Updates of the ongoing voting in Jharkhand He also said that people will vote for his party in order to end the “corrupt” rule of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-Congress-Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) alliance. Mr. Chouhan is Bharatiya Janata Party’s Assembly election in-charge in Jharkhand. “I am continuously keeping a tab on Jharkhand. The way polling is going on there, BJP is getting more than two-thirds of majority in the first phase of voting,” the Union Agriculture Minister told reporters after casting his vote in his native village Jait under the Budhni Assembly seat. “Voters supporting the BJP are coming out to vote in large numbers,” he said. “Not only BJP supporters, but common people also want a change in the regime. The people of Jharkhand will defeat …