Congress leader DK Shivakumar hospitalised, second time in 10 days

Congress leader DK Shivakumar was admitted to a hospital following a complaint of chest pain in Bengaluru on Monday night. Earlier on November 1, the Congress leader was admitted to a hospital following high blood pressure and variations in sugar level. 

He visited various temples and mutts during his visit to Mysuru on November 7. Shivakumar was released from Tihar Jail on October 23 after Delhi High Court granted him bail in a money laundering case. While the ED had opposed his bail plea, Justice Suresh Kait of the Delhi High Court granted bail to Shivakumar on October 23. Ruling that the Karnataka Congress leader was not a flight risk, he added that there was no possibility of the evidence being tampered with as the documents were already with the investigative agencies. Shivakumar, who was released on a bail bond of Rs 25 lakh cannot leave the country without the permission of the court. Subsequently, the ED challenged the bail granted to him in the Supreme Court.  The ED case against Shivakumar is based on the charge sheet filed by the Income Tax (I-T) department in 2018. Essentially, the I-T department raided 60 properties of Shivakumar and his associates in August 2017. It unearthed nearly Rs 8.59 crore of cash at four of his premises in Delhi.

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Karnataka Congress Leaders meet to discuss by-polls

Ahead of the by-elections, Karnataka Congress leaders on Monday held a meeting here to discuss strategy and candidates for the respective seats. Siddaramaiah, Dinesh Gundu Rao, BK Hariprasad, Rahman Khan, Eshwar Khandre. KH Muniyappa, Saleem Ahmad and MM Pallam Raju, were the leaders present in the meeting. Speaking to ANI, Khandre said,

"We are ready to fight the by-polls. We have made all the arrangements. We have shortlisted the names of the probable candidates from the Congress party and those who defected from Congress party will be taught a lesson this time."

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(With Inputs from ANI)