Act tough against those who spread rumours: DCM Parameshwar
Rumours over child lifting
Bengaluru, July 16: Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that he has directed the Cyber Crime police to take tough action against those who spread rumours over child lifting in the state.
Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha here on Monday, the DCM said that a group of people had attacked innocent people suspecting them as child lifters in Bidar recently and such incidents have been repeating in the state. A software engineer working in Google was lynched and three others were injured in the incident. Related to the incident, 13 persons were arrested. The guilty would be punished. But the Cyber Crime police would take action against those who spread rumours in social media to create fear among people, he said.
Responding to the statement of JDS supremor HD Deve Gowda, Parameshwar said that it was alleging that North Karnataka was being neglected. People should be educated on how much amount was reserved for the development of the region in the Budget and how much amount was spent.
Road development
Concerned officers and contractors were directed to develop the roads under the Metro routes. The debris dumped below the Metro line should be removed. The officers were directed to develop flowering park by planting saplings of flowers along the roads. Newly appointed Metro managing director Ajay Sheit met him and discussed the Metro work. He has directed him to complete the ongoing Metro work within stipulated time. The Metro MD has asked speedy approval of new schemes and release of funds, Parameshwar said.
“One of the founders of Infosys, Sudha Murthy met me as her Infosys Foundation is developing Metro Station at a cost of Rs 150 crore and invited me for the inaugural programme. I have asked her help for construction of police stations and police quarters and she has responded positively”.
- Dr G Parameshwar, Deputy Chief Minister
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses defence minister in surprise announcement
Jerusalem, Nov 5: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed his popular defence minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement that came as the country is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts across the region.
Netanyahu and Gallant have repeatedly been at odds over the war in Gaza. But Netanyahu had avoided firing his rival. Netanyahu cited “significant gaps” and a “crisis of trust” between the men in his Tuesday evening announcement.
“In the midst of a war, more than ever, full trust is required between the prime minister and defence minister,” Netanyahu said. “Unfortunately, although in the first months of the campaign there was such trust and there was very fruitful work, during the last months this trust cracked between me and the defence minister.”
In the early days of the war, Israel's leadership presented a unified front as it responded to Hamas' October 7, 2023, attack. But as the war dragged on and spread to Lebanon, key policy differences have emerged. While Netanyahu has called for continued military pressure on Hamas, Gallant had taken a more pragmatic approach, saying that military force has created the necessary conditions for a diplomatic deal that could bring home hostages held by the Hamas group.
Gallant, a former general who has gained public respect with a gruff, no-nonsense personality, said in a statement: “The security of the state of Israel always was, and will always remain, my life's mission."
Gallant has worn a simple, black buttoned shirt throughout the war in a sign of sorrow over the October 7 attack and developed a strong relationship with his US counterpart, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin.
A previous attempt by Netanyahu to fire Gallant in March 2023 sparked widespread street protests against Netanyahu. He also flirted with the idea of dismissing Gallant over the summer but held off until Tuesday's announcement.
Gallant will be replaced by Foreign Minister Israel Katz, a Netanyahu loyalist and veteran Cabinet minister who was a junior officer in the military. Gideon Saar, a former Netanyahu rival who recently rejoined the government, will take the foreign affairs post.
Netanyahu has a long history of neutralising his rivals. In his statement, he claimed he had made “many attempts” to bridge the gaps with Gallant.
“But they kept getting wider. They also came to the knowledge of the public in an unacceptable way, and worse than that, they came to the knowledge of the enemy - our enemies enjoyed it and derived a lot of benefit from it,” he said.
