Haryana's Subhan Khan gains fame for daring rescue in Telangana Floods
Hyderabad: In a remarkable display of courage, Subhan Khan from Haryana has become a local hero after rescuing nine people stranded on a bridge during severe floods in Telangana. Khan, operating a bulldozer, managed to reach the Prakash Nagar bridge over the Munneru River in Khammam district, where the individuals were trapped due to rising water levels.
The stranded group had recorded a video appealing to the state government for help, as their situation worsened. Although the state government had dispatched a helicopter for the rescue operation, it was unable to reach the location due to adverse weather conditions.
Faced with the lack of immediate assistance, Subhan Khan took matters into his own hands. Despite warnings from others about the risks involved, Khan decided to use his bulldozer to reach the marooned individuals. "If I die, it is one life, but if I return, I will save nine," Khan said before embarking on the rescue mission. He successfully brought the nine people to safety, and his return was met with cheers from the community.
The rescue operation was further highlighted by a video in which a voice, believed to be Khan’s daughter, expressed pride in his bravery: "I am shivering, my daddy, he managed to do what he set out to."
Khan's heroic actions have garnered widespread praise, and his phone has been inundated with congratulatory messages. Among those who reached out was KT Rama Rao, a prominent Opposition leader and former minister.
In a post on X, Rao praised Khan's bravery: "Just congratulated him on the phone. It isn’t just about a lot of guts; you need a heart to be a true hero. You, my brother Subhan Khan, have saved so many families from lifelong pain by helping these nine people."
Rao continued, "When the government was considering how to deploy a helicopter for rescue, you walked into danger and saved them all. Salute to your big heart and amazing grit! I look forward to meeting you once I am back. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
Subhan bhai The Hero who saved 9 Lives.
— Krishank (@Krishank_BRS) September 2, 2024
When Congress Government failed to manage a Helicopter in entire day,
Subhan bhai showed that CM Revanth may use Bulldozer to make people homeless but Subhan used the same Bulldozer to bring back 9 people alive … pic.twitter.com/nhVWDStiiU
If I go, it is one life, if I return, I will save nine lives: this was the courage shown by #Subhankhan who took a JCB to bring back 9 people marooned on Prakash Nagar Bridge #Khammam from early hrs on Sept1; You can hear daughter brimming with pride #MyDaddyBravest #RealLifeHero pic.twitter.com/tbthGfUhRB
— Uma Sudhir (@umasudhir) September 3, 2024
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
