B.K. Shivaram, the latest police officer to join a long line of police officers in Karnataka politics—Sangliana, P. Kodandaramaiah, L. Revanasiddaiah, D.T. Jaya Kumar, B.C. Patil, Abdul Azeem, among others—sat down for an interview with Chetan of TV9:
Chetan: How much do you think you could have earned during the course of your career?
Shivaram: About Rs 30-35 lakh.
Chetan: After deducting all your household and personal expenses, how much do you think you may have saved?
Shivaram: You know, I come from a respectable family. One of my brothers (B.K. Hariprasad, the AICC general secretary) is in politics, everybody is in a very good position. It’s not as if I come from the footpath.
Chetan (again): How much do you think your life’s savings could be?
Shivaram: About 15-20 lakhs, maybe 20-25 lakhs.
Chetan: If that is so, how did you go to seek voluntary retirement from government service in a BMW car worth over Rs 75 lakh?
Shivaram: I didn’t go in that car; it was a friend’s car… (Later) I know who is behind your question about the Rs 75 lakh car.
churumuri 
Yea – It was a friend’s car. So…there you go! :)
I’m glad that we have a TV channel asking such questions ‘on their face’. To that extent it makes me feel good.
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It is obivous that the kind of money that they see politician make ……..attract these “honest” cops to the “profession” of politics. They do have all the “experiance” of typical politician during thair tenure, lying, cheating, rowdysm.. extortion to name few.
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“I know who is behind your question about the Rs 75 lakh car.”
argumentum ad hominem, accepting favours from such wealthy friends! He must be from Gandhi’s party!
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of course, there is something always behind everything.
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Shivaram: You know, I come from a respectable family. One of my brothers (B.K. Hariprasad, the AICC general secretary) is in politics, everybody is in a very good position. It’s not as if I come from the footpath.
Does Mr Shivaram hint that these questions should be put to B K Hariprasad?
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In daadagiriya dinagalu-3, Agni Sridhar has hinted few things about B K Shivaram.Since he he has retired,I think he should reveal everything!
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Thanks for the post. I am not going to vote this guy, if he stands in elections, in my constituency
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KH. honest cops…wonderful. Once you wear the uniform honesty is always hidden… Tou take oath in courts and say that whatever you say is TRUTH. Finish. That’s way the Dharmadevathe’s eyes are covered. Honest officers are not posted in Bangalore city at all. They will be made to work in rural places where there will be only work. Nobody will say that my family is not a respectable family. Family people need not come into picture. It is the individual and his attitude that counts much.
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TV9 stinks anyway…
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Hi Guys,
Read Ravi Belagere’s article on B K Shivaram in today thatskannada.com, he has some interesting and gory encounter details done by this guy.
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http://thatskannada.oneindia.in/column/ravibelagere/2008/0701-tough-cop-shivaram-bk.html
yillina story yinneno heLuthe
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I am glad Mayura beat me to this. Do read Belagere’s gratuitous glorification of this retiring goon’s trigger-happy behavior, his penchant for breaking people’s legs, and a host of other patently illegal acts on the part of a policeman. Belagere is delighted that this man shot a man in the forehead and turned his head into a cauliflower. We are supposed to admire this man making some rowdy clean the latrines at a police station wih his bare hands. Isn’t this precisely the kind of mentality that promotes untouchability? If what Belagere says is true, the ACP should spend a few decades behind bars, but he has a seat waiting for him in one of our legislative bodies. Criminality parading itself in uniform is still criminality.
If the police can have so much power, why have law courts?I
I think Belagere, Karnataka’s journalistic Socrates and Brihaspathi, also mentions a Sangram Singh somewhere. What has become of that man? S. M. Krishna goes to Juhu; for following his criminal order, Sangram Singh goes to prison. Should have been the other way round.
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Oh another great interview by TV. But, here are some must knows about TV9 Chkravyuha conducted by Chetan for all those die hard TV9 fans.
1. Chetan does not do the homework, the newsteam does it. Most of the questions are written by the news head or the reporters.
2. Chetan fumbles and stutters and he stutters even when he speaks normally. He makes up for it by trying a drawl or splattering his poor Kannada with some poor English.
3. Chetan has a penchant for using English because he has an academic background in English and wants to show off.
4. Sometimes Chetan fumbles so much in the show that some of his questions are reshot with extra dum to dupe the viewer into believing that his questions are like gunshots.
5. Siddaramaiah was surprised after an interview that watching the show on tv he told his friends that he did not remember most of the questions because the channel had reshot some other questions in place of some meek questions for which Siddu had also answered meekly but in the end on tv Siddu got to see an aggressive Chetan asking tough questions answered by a somewhat diffident looking Siddu. The power of re-editing.
6. Chetan wants to look as the greatest interviewer in Kannada and wants to prove that he alone is the custodian of truths. It is a known fact that in some cases some guests were threatened into participating in the show.
Great tv journalism. Hats off to Chetan.
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Pulakeshi,
Incididentally, B K Hariprasad who is a ex-rowdy from GAS college bangalore and the current general secretary of the congress is the brother of B K Shivaram. We all know what B K Hariprasad was doing during Gundu Rao’s chiefministership…he was the muscle man for Gundurao.
This is the kind of family BK Shivaram comes from…so we can be pretty sure what his life as a politician will be like
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Bad news, Mayura. If a two-bit police thug Chennigappa could elected, Shivaram’s are pretty bright.
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Bad news, Mayura. If a two-bit police thug Chennigappa could get elected, Shivaram’s prospects are pretty rosy.
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Pulakeshi,
I fully agree with you..getting elected should be a cakewalk for BKS considering BKH’s support and the support of the congress party. It is very sad that these people are projected as law abiding police officers by R Belagere.
Another thing I noticed in RB’s article was the interest BKS showed in putting Devaraj Urs’s daughter behind bars for killing chandralekha. I bet this is the period when Devaraja Urs had fallen foul with Indira Gandhi and started his own regional party. BKH must have used his brother to go after Devaraj Urs’s daughter.
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Urs’s daughter murdered someone lats year
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I mean Bharathi killed chandralekha about 3 years ago. sorry for the incorrect remark
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It is our fate to listen to belegere(rowdiginta kolaka- lankesh) about BKS. all cops are rude and protect law from very few people(not all), so is the great BKS. BUT HE GOT GOOD PUBLCITY, I PITY HIS MATES IN KHAKHI, WHO ARE EQUALLY STRICT AGAINST FEW AND CORRUPT LIKE HIM, FOR NOT GETTING SAME MEDIA COVERAGE. AS FOR AS BMW, HE SAYS WELL SETTELLED FAMILY BUT MOST PEOPLE KNOW THAT HIS PARENTS WERE POOR.
COMING TO HIS BROTHER, GOONDA BKH, WHO COULDNT WIN A SINGLE DIRECT ELECTION BUT HE IS POWERFUL IN DELHI( GOD ONLY KNOWS HIS STREGNTH). ONLY GOONDAS, PIMPS AND TALE MASIDAVRU MATRA CAN FLOURISH IN CONGRESS
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@ Satish:I totally disagree with your comments here.Kindly dont comment if you have no clue about each and every aspect about a persons life.
BKS and BKH are truly gem of people and so are his family members.
Term “well settled” means contended with what they had in life even though they were poor each member managed to get a degree atleast despite their poverty.Money alone didn mean everything for them their hardwork and courage got them to a well state today.
Talking about couldn win a single election.He is not a person who would win elections by wrong means thats why his strength is recognized.
Kindly think before you comment here.
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@ Chetan – ur questions are rubbish, Sri.B.K.Shivaram is undoubtedly a gem in Karnataka police. His police works should be remembered by all people of this state and especially Bangalore city people. Better do a proper home work before asking such baseless questions.
Think normally, a best friend of his feels an honor to drop BKS by his car to take his VRS, yes if i was his best friend i would have done the same, no matter i had a 800 or BMW.
Now a days media wants all illegal, for that they even see legal things in illegal way and broadcast it without confirming wat is true.
I support Simran in this issue.
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I have personally known B.K.Shivram and B.K.Hariprasad for 40 YEARS.
They could have made millions.Even now they lead a modest life with all their net work and power.In the present politics They are the best of the lot and will do much better than most present polititians.Any body who comments should work like them and show what they are.
VERY EASY TO TALK BUT HARD TO WALK>
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hi….. guys B.k. Shivaram is a very good person do u know he is my Dad friend and i lost my dad last 10 years back but B.K. Shivaram helped me for my studies, Even for many students he is helping for their future. Please try to know about him properly…………..
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i think chetan you ask baseless question to b k shivaram i no very well about him who give you freedom to ask like rubbish question he is gem of person what he said is correct * i no who is stand with behind dis question*, tell me chethan agni sridhar. h
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If going in a BMW is an issue you all are discussing here, and at the same time you are unaware of achievements of BK Shivram, you are just making a foul cry and showing disrespect. You never deserve a police protection.
I better believe a police officer who controlled rowdyism, than a rowdy (Agni Sridhar) who was made to suffer by police.
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