BJP calls for state-wide protest against state government on Nov. 21
Allegation of sugarcane dues, insult to woman
Bengaluru, November 20: The BJP has called for a state-wide protest against the state government accusing it of insulting a farmer woman and demanding clearance of sugarcane dues and support price on November 21.
Speaking to reporters at the party office at Malleshwaram here on Tuesday, BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa said that Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy was responsible for the sugarcane farmers to come on the streets. They would not have protested if the state government announced the suitable price to the sugarcane. Chief Minister Kumaraswamy’s statement on a farmer woman was not acceptable. The farmer woman termed Kumaraswamy as unfit to become a chief minister. What was wrong in it? But the Chief Minister has tried to justify his statement, he alleged.
Official opposition party
“We have been working as an official opposition party in the state. Who put pressure on me when I reduced the interest rate on farm loans during our coalition government? Both Deve Gowda and Kumaraswamy had questioned me about reducing the interest rate”, Yeddyurappa said.
In the next Belagavi Session, all issues including the farmers issue would be discussed. A farmers rally would be conducted in Belagavi during the Session to draw the attention of the government. Total 100 taluks were drought affected. But the concerned ministers have not visited the affected taluks. The BJP has been collecting information about it and raise this issue in the Winter Session, he said.
‘Whoever may be, take action’
Even if the sugar factories owned by the BJP leaders have dues to farmers or leaders of any political parties have owned the sugar factories, dues should be cleared immediately. The government should take immediate action. The Chief Minister should take action to clear the dues.
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BS Yeddyurappa, BJP State President
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8 children between ages of 1 and 14 dead after mass shooting in Louisiana, police say
Shreveport(US) (AP): A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children in shootings at two different homes early Sunday in the nation's deadliest mass shooting in more than two years, police in Shreveport said.
The victims ranged in age from one to about 14 years old, said Shreveport police spokesperson Chris Bordelon. A total of 10 were shot and some of the children were related to the suspect, Bordelon said.
The gunman later died after a chase with officers who fired at the suspect, Bordelon said. The suspect stole a car while leaving the scene of the shootings and was followed by police, according to Bordelon.
Police did not release the name of the suspect but did say he was an adult male. The shootings were the result of a “domestic disturbance,” Bordelon said.
Officials said they were still gathering details at the crime scenes south of downtown Shreveport — the two homes and a third location.
“This is an extensive scene unlike anything most of us have ever seen,” he said.
It was the deadliest mass shooting in the US since eight people were killed in a Chicago suburb in January 2024, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
At a news conference outside the residence where one of the shootings occurred, officials appeared stunned, requesting patience and prayers from the community as they sorted through multiple crime scenes.
“I just don't know what to say, my heart is just taken aback,” Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith said. “I cannot begin to imagine how such an event could occur.”
“This is a tragic situation — maybe the worst tragic situation we've ever had,” said Tom Arceneaux, mayor of the city in northwestern Louisiana with about 180,000 residents. “It's a terrible morning.”
Louisiana State Police say their detectives have been asked by Shreveport police to investigate. In a statement, state police say no officers were harmed in the shooting that involved an officer after a police pursuit into Bossier City on Sunday morning.
State police are asking anyone with pictures, video or information to share it with state police detectives.
Louisiana Gov Jeff Landry said in a statement that he and his wife were heartbroken. “We're deeply grateful to the law enforcement officers and first responders working tirelessly on the scene,” he added.
