Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader from Karnataka Umesh Katti has once again made to the headlines with another controversial remark. The six-time MLA on Saturday added that he will become the next CM of the state after the end of tenure of BS Yediyurappa who is currently serving as the CM of the state.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday evening Katti mocked a reporter who asked why he was not chosen to be the Dy.CM of the state. Katti said “I am not Deputy CM material. I am going to be the CM of the state after BS Yediyurappa’s term gets over”.

“I am just 58 years old now. I have chance to be the CM till I turn 70. I am not alone, people of the state are with me. With their blessings I will become the CM after BSY. Till then I am part of the party and will work for the cause of party” he further added.

“Yediyurappa is my political guru and Deputy CM Laxman Savadi is a very good friend of mine. Everybody should get opportunity at positions, likewise even I will get my opportunity to be the CM of the state” Katti told reporters.

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Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.

According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.

Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.

Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.

The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.