Sangh Parivar leaders attend MLA Harish Punja's meeting with Police dept over cattle theft issue
The incident has triggered controversy, with people fearing rise in mob attacks on cattle traders
Belthangady,Jul.29: Belthangady BJP MLA Harish Punja on Wednesday called a meeting with Police Officials to discuss illegal cattle transport and cattle theft in the Taluk. But what has triggered controversy is the attendance of Sangh Parivar leaders in the meeting, along with the MLA.
The attendance of people already accused of assaulting cattle traders in the name of illegal cattle transport and others, has further triggered the residents who now fear that such incidents will see steep rise in the coming weeks.
However, issues discussed and measures taken during the meeting that was held on July 28 were not out yet.
The meeting was attended by Belthangady, Punjlakatte, Dharmasthala, Venoor Sub-Inspectors and Traffic Police Sub-Inspectors.
Vishwa Hindu Parishath, and Bajrang Dal leaders Subramanya Agarte, Mohan, Naveen Neriya, Bhaskar Dharmasthala, Santosh Attaje, Ashok Bhat were also present during the meeting.
Vartha Bharati tried contacting MLA Harish Punja and Belthangady Police Inspector in this regard. The story will be updated as and when we get a comment from them.
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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.
