Kalaburgi, September 17: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy lashed out at BJP president BS Yeddyurappa indirectly that the latter who has been claiming that he has 104 MLAs with him was the real hypocrite and he was the real villain to the coalition government.

Speaking to reporters here on Monday, the CM said that he has never mentioned any one's name as kingpins who have been trying to destabilize the coalition government. But the BJP people have been touching their backs. They have been floating rumours saying that the Congress MLAs would resign. No Congress MLAs or leaders were the villains for the government. You have to find out who is the real villain to the coalition government, he asked scribes.

The coalition government was stable in the state under the protection of former chief minister Siddaramaiah. Many people do not know this truth. The government would complete its full five years tenure under the protection of Siddaramaiah, he said.

Unnecessarily, his name was being dragged into some issues. Siddaramaiah has been cooperating with the government fully. The state government has no confusions and the reports that the coalition government has threat from Siddaramaiah were far from truth. BJP people have been making futile attempts to destabilize the government due to which they have been creating confusions by giving meaningless statements, he said.



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Bijnor (PTI): Two men were arrested in this Uttar Pradesh district on Friday for allegedly being in touch with a Pakistan-linked handler based in Dubai, police said.

Circle Officer, Najibabad, Anjani Kumar Chaturvedi said Uvaid Malik and Jalal Haider were arrested following inputs on their alleged links with Aqib, a resident of Meerut currently staying in Dubai.

According to police, Aqib had earlier come into the spotlight after a video surfaced on Instagram purportedly showing him displaying an AK-47 rifle and explosives.

During interrogation, the arrested men allegedly told police that Aqib used to incite youngsters against Hindus and encourage anti-national activities, the officer said, adding that detailed questioning of the accused is underway.

On April 6, Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Jha said the video first surfaced in November last year. Aqib, a native of Sathla village in the Mawana area of Meerut, was allegedly seen in the video brandishing weapons.

Following the viral clip, a case was registered at the Nangal police station by sub-inspector Vinod Kumar. However, the then station house officer and investigating officer Satyendra Singh had recorded Aqib's statement and filed a final report, stating that the weapons seen in the video were toys, effectively giving him a clean chit.

Police said fresh developments have now revealed Aqib's suspicious links and the probe has been handed over to the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS).

The SP said action has been taken against the officials concerned, with the then SHO and investigating officer suspended and Circle Officer Nitesh Pratap Singh removed from his post.