Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Sep 9: The September 6 issue of the Gauri Lankesh Patrike has former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa’s land denotification case on the cover.

The story traces the latest case against Yeddyurappa to a probe order issued by his successor Sadananda Gowda. The shady transaction by which land was denotified to benefit the former chief minister is highlighted.

Gauri Lankesh has written an editorial on the triple talaq judgment. In her column Kandahage which translates ‘As seen,’ she has focused on two recent Supreme Court judgments.

While she welcomes the “progressive verdict” that struck down triple talaq she has questioned the apex court’s ruling for an NIA probe into the allegations of ‘Love jihad’ in Kerala.

B S Yeddyurappa 

The issue also refers to Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat as 'cheddi don' from coastal Karnataka. It speaks of how the state government stopped him from using temple funds to run two private schools.

Detailed reports on the lapses of local government in Mandya or Chitradurga are written. The piece on Chitradurga analyses why Zilla Panchayat President Sowbhagya is ‘not reachable’.

A humour column, ‘Katte Purana’ by Chandre Gowda, film and book reviews and short stories are some light reads one can find in the magazine.

Gauri’s journalism was the direct output of her activism and her political leanings. Over the last few months, the tabloid had extensively dealt with the repeated attacks on minorities and secularism, most of which came because of her active role in forums like Koumu Sauharda Vedike.