Call to vote against BJP if Ram Mandir is not built, warns Pramod Mutalik
Madikeri, November 12: Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Mutalik warned of giving a call to vote against the BJP in the forthcoming Lok Sabha election if failed to start the construction of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya before the election.
Speaking to reporters at Gonikoppal near here on Monday, Mutalik said that last time, the voters have voted the BJP on the grounds of development and Hindutva. The BJP should start constructing the Ram Mandir, the emotional symbol of all Hindus of the country. While giving verdicts on religious issues, the concerned courts have to consider the opinions of the elders of respective religions, he said on Sabarimala temple issue.
Thanking the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister for absenting from the Tipu Jayanti programme, he said that Muslims have opposed the Tipu Jayanti. Year on year, the Jayanti has been losing its importance and next year, Tipu Jayanti would not be held. The absence of the Congress leaders from Tipu Jayanti which is being held for vote bank, was showing their consciences. Those who term Tipu as the freedom fighter should go through the history, he said.
Though the government has announced the Kittur Chennamma and Valmiki Jayanti, the ministers and elected representatives were missing the programmes which is an insult to the personalities, he said.
Sri Rama Sene activists Ganesh and Ashok Rai were present at the press conference.
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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.
