Congress defends Surjewala addressing Brahmin seminar
New Delhi, Sep 5 : Facing accusation of playing the "Brahmin card", the Congress on Wednesday defended party leader Randeep Singh Surjewala addressing a Brahmin seminar wherein he claimed his party has "Brahmin Samaj's DNA in its blood".
Addressing the state-level Brahmin seminar on September 2 in Haryana's Kurukshetra, Surjewala had said: "Indian National Congress is a party in whose blood there is Brahmin Samaj's DNA."
In his speech, he likened Congress president Rahul Gandhi's "fight" with the BJP to the one between "gods and demons."
With the BJP now accusing the Congress palying the "Brahmin card", Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi came out in support of his party colleague.
"The Congress has done this many times earlier. A person belonging to a party in our department does it, and you just attack for the sake of attacking, have we not had an ‘OBC Sammelan', have you not had a ‘SC/ST Sammelan', have you not a ‘Brahmin Sammelan' earlier?" Singhvi told the media here.
Singhvi said the BJP's attack on Gandhi's Kailash Mansarovar Yatra was out of desperation and fear.
Ridiculing Congress, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said the party has the DNA of a "chameleon which changes colour that suits its political ambitions."
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
