Karnataka: PM Modi’s picture missing from Kisan Samman Scheme ad irks CT Ravi; says scheme hijacked
Bengaluru: BJP’s state general secretary and legislator CT Ravi on Thursday lashed out at the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in the state adding that it has hijacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Kisan Samman Scheme.
In a tweet posted from his official twitter account Ravi added a picture of a newspaper advertisement about Prime Minister Kisan Samman Scheme which had pictures of CM Kumaraswamy and Dy.CM Dr. G Parameshwara and had no picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi which irked the Chikkamagaluru MLA who said the Government did not even show basic courtesy by adding Modi’s picture.
He further added that the Karnataka Government is ‘least concerned’ about the farmers of the state.
Ravi also questioned if the CM can address the matter and clarify why PM Modi’s photo was not missing from the advertisement.
“Such is the arrogance of CONgress & JD (S) don't even have basic courtesy to put the photo of PM Modi” he posted.
PM @narendramodi's Kisan Samman Scheme has been completely hijacked by Karnataka Government which is least concerned about Our Farmers.
— C T Ravi ?? ಸಿ ಟಿ ರವಿ (@CTRavi_BJP) June 20, 2019
Such is the arrogance of CONgress & JD (S) don't even have basic courtesy to put the photo of PM Modi.
Will CM @hd_kumaraswamy address this? pic.twitter.com/0lVgsgYAaE
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South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children
Johannesburg (AP): A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 12 people including three children at an unlicensed pub earlier this month, South African police said on Monday.
The man is suspected of being one of the three people who opened fire on patrons in a pub at Saulsville township, west of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing 12 people including three children aged 3, 12 and 16.
At least 13 people were also injured during the attack, whose motive remains unknown.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Sunday while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, more than 340 km from where the mass shooting took place on Dec 6.
An unlicensed firearm believed to have been used during the attack was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
“The 32-year-old suspect was intercepted by Limpopo Tracking Team on the R101 Road in Westenburg precinct. During the arrest, the team recovered an unlicensed firearm, a hand gun, believed to have been used in the commission of the multiple murders. The firearm will be taken to the Forensic Science Laboratory for ballistic analysis,” police said in statement.
The suspect was arrested on the same day that another mass shooting at a pub took place in the Bekkersdal township, west of Johannesburg, in which nine people were killed and 10 wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on patrons.
Police have since launched a search for the suspects.
South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world and recorded more than 26,000 homicides in 2024 — an average of more than 70 a day. Firearms are by far the leading cause of death in homicides.
The country of 62 million people has relatively strict gun ownership laws, but many killings are committed with illegal guns, according to authorities.
According to police, mass shootings at unlicensed bars are becoming a serious problem. Police shut down more than 11,000 illegal taverns between April and September this year and arrested more than 18,000 people for involvement in illegal liquor sales.
