This shows BJP in poor light
The new adage of coastal Karnataka is that only a dead body gets MP Shobha Karandlaje’s attention. A dead body is found somewhere, and she makes her presence felt. This fact is now well known to media and commoners alike. She is famous to have included the names of those alive too, to the ‘dead Hindus’ list and had demanded an NIA investigation on the matter. She had tried to ensure more dead bodies fell in Karwar following the mysterious death of a person who met his end by drowning.
She had almost forgotten Udupi after she was elected as an MP. But now, she is seen actively meddling with the affairs of the region, joining hands with the leaders of the area. This time, however, there has been no murder whatsoever. Instead, some Sangh Parivar members and police have been arrested in connection with the murder of cattle trader Hussainabba.
Having taken to streets demanding the arrest of culprits in all other deaths in the past, Shobha is now on the streets again, protesting against the arrest of the accused in this case, in Udupi.
People’s representatives should not stand for only one community. In a democratic set up, they need to stand for everyone, across caste-creed-race-gender and communities as well as faiths. It is highly uncivil to insist on the arrest of culprits when the dead belong to a particular community only, and turn the other way around when the crime is meted out on another community. Unfortunately, Shobha Karandlaje is doing the same thing that is detested the most. She is eroding whatever respect BJP is left with, with her unfair actions.
If the incident that happened in Udupi, had taken place in Rajasthan or Haryana, it would have been on the national news with anchors discussing this matter round the clock. Udupi case is even more serious than the murder of a cattle trader in Rajasthan. In that case, Sangh Parivar was a direct participant, while the cops tried to protect them. But in this case, police are the co-accused along with Sangh Parivar members. The dead body was transported using the police jeep. Let us for a moment assume that Sangh Parivar activists did kill Husenabba and handed over the injured to the police. The police should have taken him to the hospital for emergency treatment. It was their duty. If it was discovered that he was dead already, they should have ensured postmortem was done to know the cause of the death, whether it was the assault or a heart attack, and eventually initiate action against the accused.
The main question here is, why did the police team up with the Sangh Parivar members to dispose his body hastily in a settlement after they came to know he was dead? Why did they even pretend to trace him? Either the police and Sangh Parivar must have killed him together; or the cops must have transported his body to help the Sangh Parivar members. Now that the police have concluded the investigation to arrive at a clinching evidence against their own ilk, the police officers who have been hand in glove with this crime, how appropriate is it for the MP to insist that the culprits be released, even after the accused have confessed to their crime?
Does this mean the people’s representatives will work against the legal system that runs this country? And this way, they would be encouraging people to commit more crimes too! The young boys who come under the influence of BJP and Sangh Parivar commit gruesome crimes. Does any leader ever come to help their families after the boys go to jail? Do they ever take responsibility for their actions of having instigated violence? Two of the police staff are on the verge of losing their job, owing to their mistake of having been influenced by propaganda. Their families will be badly affected if they spend their lives attending to court cases till the issue concludes. The family of a cattle trader is deeply affected too, by the loss of his life. This will, someday, have a bearing on people’s representatives too. They are responsible for all the tears that are flowing right now.
Prime Minister Modi had warned against fake cattle protectors, who would protect cattle in the day and turn criminals in the night. In this case, people’s representatives are standing in to protect the culprits. With this, the area may soon be handed over to goondas and rowdies as well. What’s the significance of police stations if MLAs and MPs stand to protect the culprits? They might as well give a list of who can be arrested and who should be let off so that it saves time and resources of the government. Let them ask for all the police stations to be shut off. She is free to write a letter to the central home minister to execute such decisions and save the embarrassment for herself. This could save the salaries paid for the functioning of the police department, to say the least.
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Axar shifts focus to next IPL after KKR all but end DC's campaign
New Delhi (PTI): A beleaguered Axar Patel admitted that both his team's batters and bowlers let the side down after Delhi Capitals suffered a humiliating eight-wicket defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders, virtually ending their IPL 2026 playoff hopes, while indicating the team had already begun looking ahead to the next season.
DC endured a miserable outing at home, managing only 142/8, which Kolkata Knight Riders chased down in just 14.2 overs, powered by a blistering unbeaten 100 from Finn Allen and his destructive stand with Cameron Green (33 not out) as the visitors tore apart the bowling attack.
With just eight points from 11 matches, DC are eighth on the table, while KKR revived their playoff hopes with a resurgent run, moving to seventh with nine points from 10 outings, though their road to the knockouts still remains difficult.
"For now, we'll go back and think about the mistakes we made. After that, obviously there's still a long journey ahead and next year will come too. So we'll think about what plans we can make for next year and what approach we should take," said Axar after the match.
"Based on that, we can also look at the players sitting on the bench and decide who can be given opportunities and what changes we can make," he added, hinting at a possible major overhaul next season.
With 200-plus totals becoming the norm this season, 142 was always going to be inadequate, and Axar admitted the score was well below par while also pointing out at poor judgement shown by the spinners while defending the modest total.
"I think the runs were definitely below par and at the same time the spinners made quite a few mistakes. Looking at the way the pitch behaved, I feel the spinners did make errors.
"At the same time, we lost five wickets in two-three overs, and I think that's where the momentum slipped away from us. That's probably something we need to think about because the same thing happened against CSK...we started well, and then suddenly wickets kept falling," he added.
He admitted the solutions to the issues could be found but players need to show the right mindset and character.
"See, you can't solve it in a complicated way. So, I think it's more about applying the right mindset. Even if you lose one or two wickets, you can still spend time at the crease and play through it. I think that's what needs to be applied, when wickets are falling in clusters, you need to absorb the pressure for an over or two," opined Axar.
KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane was pleased to see a struggling Finn Allen finally rediscover his touch with the bat.
"I'm really happy for Finn Allen. He was struggling first four or five games, working really hard, but the way he batted tonight was fantastic. But I want to praise our bowlers again.
"We did well because of them. And they've been doing it so well consistently, especially those middle overs and the death overs. Our spinners, Sunil Narine, Varun (Chakravarthy) and Anukul Roy, have been fantastic," he said.
"Fielding-wise, yes, we are working really hard. Our fielding coach has been really strict with us. And that's what has been helping us. The result which you've been seeing about the catches and the ground fielding, credit goes to our fielding coach as well," he added.
