BJP to field SM Krishna against JDS supremo Deve Gowda from Bengaluru North?
Bengaluru: At a time when Bengaluru North Lok Sabha constituency hit the headlines recently over two BJP leaders placing their rights to contest from the constituency in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, another big name has now surfaced, expected to contest from Bengaluru North – former chief minister SM Krishna- is doing rounds in the political circle. Sources said that the BJP is planning to field SM Krishna from Bengaluru North to hound its political rivals.
Very recently, SM Krishna who was sidelined in the BJP so far, has resurfaced and has been pro-active with political activities like appearing in events and voicing his opinions on political issues. As JDS supremo and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda is also planning to contest from the same constituency, the BJP has reportedly decided to field Krishna to take on Deve Gowda. Currently, Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda is representing the constituency in Lok Sabha..
Both Krishna and Deve Gowda holds the reputation of being top notch leaders from the Vokkaliga community and have never contested against each other in their long political career. If Deve Gowda contested from Bengaluru North, it will also influence Bengaluru South constituency where Vokkaligas are dominated and this will provide JDS to expand its base in Bengaluru. The BJP might have decided to field SM Krishna to tackle Deve Gowda which may decode Gowda’s plan against contesting from Bengaluru North.
As each constituency is important this time, the BJP has said that criteria for selecting the candidates are very important and for this, they are ready to deny ticket to the sitting members.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
