JIVIJAYA BORROWS MORE TIME FROM JDs

Madikeri March 10, 2009

While the statge was set to rope in former minister B.A.Jivijaya from Congress to JDs, Jivijaya has said that he needs a week’s time to join the party.

Talking to this correspondent yesterday, Jivijaya said that he is yet to consult his party workers and will decide about his political game shortly.

However, asked about his future goal as an MP, Jivijaya said that his main priority would be to bring railway line from K.R.Nagar to Kodagu. He recalled that the former Prime Minister H.D.Devegowda had initiated this project and the next governments did not carry on it. Now he wishes to fulfill his dream, he asserted. Hand in hand Coffee and Tobaco issues will also be given priority he informed.

Enough heat and dust is being raised in Congress circle in Kodagu, especially in Somwarpet taluk as their leader B.A.Jivijaya set his one foot in JDs boat. The party leaders and Zilla Panchayath members who were with him fear onslaught from their high command and have begun to issue statements telling that they are not quitting Congress even if Jivijaya shifts floor.

JAK HOLDS FUNCTION

The local unit of Journalists Association of Karnataka celebrated the “memories of 125 years of journalism in Kodagu” at Madikeri yesterday.

Inaugurating the function deputy speaker K.G.Bopaiah said that the fourth estate, Press should function with responsibility to retain the biggest democracy the country is enjoying.

MLC M.C.Nanaiah called upon the press to keep away from politics and caste based politics. Journalist Ravindra Reshme from Bangalore regretted that the media haste caste bias. He also opined that the differentiating newspapers as regional, state or district is improper. While the regional newspapers work for the development of the regions, editors of national newspapers are eager to appear before the television media. Former MLA A.K.Subbaiah spoke on the occasion and said that the newspapers are not effectively questioning the corruption and malpractices in the society. Patrica Bhavan Trust managing Trustee T.P.Ramesh spoke on the development of journalism in the district since 125 years. Six persons involved in journalism, selling papers, transporting them were felicitated on the occasion. President of the JAK, Manu Shenai presided over the function.