Probe Maoist threat to PM, avoid petty politics: Congress
New Delhi, June 9: The Congress on Saturday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying the issue of Maoist threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be investigated and not used for "petty politics".
Briefing the media here, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said a threat to the security and the safety of the Prime Minister cannot be dismissed lightly even if it is a rumour or appears suspicious.
"It has to be taken seriously, it should be investigated and action should be taken if somebody is found guilty," said Khera, adding that the issue should not be politicised.
"Do not use a threat to the Prime Minister of India for petty politics," he said.
The country has lost two Prime Ministers and the entire leadership of Chhattisgarh to Naxal violence, he said.
Pune police on Thursday told a court that a plan to assassinate Modi in a "Rajiv Gandhi-like incident" was revealed in a letter seized from a suspected Maoist.
Khera took a dig at the BJP, saying the party "does not know how to conduct itself" when it wins or loses elections, or when it is in power.
"We know what it means, what it means to fight terrorism, to fight Naxalism...but do not play politics. We lost the leadership in Chhattisgarh when the BJP was in power. Did we play politics with that? No we did not... Please do not play politics with PM's security for god's sake," he said.
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Leopard strays into house in Mysuru
Mysuru (Karnataka) (PTI): A male leopard strayed into a house here on Friday, triggering panic among residents, forest officials said.
The incident occurred around 10 am at Siddhartha Layout in the city, they said.
According to officials, the leopard, estimated to be around three to four years old, entered the house of a resident identified as Suresh. The animal was found hiding beneath a cot in one of the rooms. Those in the house managed to escape and alerted forest department officials, who rushed to the spot along with veterinarians.
The leopard, suspected to have strayed from the Chamundi Hills or nearby forest areas, was eventually tranquilised. It was later safely shifted to the Mysuru Zoo, a senior forest official said.
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