Umesh Katti
Umesh Katti | |
|---|---|
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Shashikant Akkappi Naik |
| Constituency | Hukkeri |
| In office 1985–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Vishwanath Mallappa Katti |
| Succeeded by | Shashikant Akkappi Naik |
| Constituency | Hukkeri |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Education | KLE Society's Raja Lakhamagouda Science Institute (Autonomous) |
Umesh Katti is a Bharatiya Janata Party political activist and six term member[1] of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He entered politics after the demise of his father Vishwanath Katti in 1985 who was Member of the Legislative Assembly.[2] He contested the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections from Hukkeri assembly constituency and won polling 81,810 votes.[3]
Controversies
Operation Kamala
Operation Kamala, also known as Operation Lotus is a term coined in 2008, when India's former minister G. Janardhana Reddy in the state of Karnataka, used various strategies, including persuasion and financial incentives to secure support from legislators bypassing the anti-defection law, so as to take the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) past the majority number.[4][5][6][7][8] Operation Lotus refers to "poaching" or "bribing" of MLAs and MPs of other parties by the BJP, mainly of their rival the Indian National Congress party (INC), often to form government in states where they do not have the majority.[9]
He was one of the 7 MLAs fell for Operation Kamala and resigned in 2008. [10]
Separate statehood
He condemned Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa’s statement about releasing Krishna waters from Tubchi-Babalad lift irrigation scheme to Maharashtra, and yet again, raised the demand for separate Statehood for north Karnataka if the region is neglected. [11]
References
- ^ "Lingayats will still vote for BS Yeddyurappa: Umesh katti". Deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Mahesh (1 May 2018). "ಹುಕ್ಕೇರಿ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಪರಿಚಯ : ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವರುಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಸಮರ". https://kannada.oneindia.com (in Kannada). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "CANDIDATE WISE VOTES DETAILS" (PDF). p. 11.
- ^ Aji, Sowmya (16 May 2018). "After falling short of numbers, BJP revisits 'Operation Kamala' of 2008". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "DH Deciphers | What is Operation Kamala 2.0?". Deccan Herald. 15 January 2019. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "What is Operation Kamala ? Will BJP manage a repeat of 2008?". The Statesman. 16 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "'Operation Kamala' 2.0 in Karnataka: Union Minister behind efforts to bring down Congress-JDS government, claim sources". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Aji, Sowmya (15 May 2009). "BJP's 'poach-all' operation in Karnataka". India Today. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "op-lotus-in-punjab-mlas-offered-25-crores-each-aap-minister-claims".
- ^ "What is Operation Kamal?". 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Umesh Katti raises separate Statehood for North Karnataka issue again". 18 October 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.