Karnataka BJP says state administration has 'collapsed' amid Congress infighting
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Tuesday alleged that the state administration has "completely collapsed" due to infighting and a power tussle within the ruling Congress.
Highlighting the "failures" of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led dispensation, he accused it of pushing the state towards "economic trouble".
"No development works are happening and MLAs are in distress due to lack of development in their constituencies. In between this there are claims about the November revolution. It is not BJP leaders who are speaking about the November revolution, the ruling Congress legislators and Ministers are speaking about it," Vijayendra told reporters here.
He said instead of addressing farmers' distress, the ruling party is engaging in discussions regarding possible change of Chief Minister.
There have been speculations about leadership change in November, when the Congress government reaches the halfway mark of its five-year term, which is being referred to by some as "November revolution".
Claiming that people of the state have lost faith in this government because of its infigiting and the CM having to repeatedly assert that would complete his term, Vijayendra said, "The legislators in the ruling party have lost trust in the Chief Minister and there is infighting, the administration has completely collapsed."
Referring to state Home Minister G Parameshwara's statement that speculations over a leadership change has affected governance, he said, "The government and the CM seem to be pushing the state towards economic trouble. They are unable to pay government employees, no developmental projects."
There has been speculation within state's political circles, especially within the ruling Congress, for some time now about the Chief Minister change later this year, citing alleged power-sharing agreement involving incumbent Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D K Shivakumar.
He accused the Congress government of "failing" to provide relief to farmers in distress, and instead blaming the central government.
"It is unfortunate that the Chief Minister and the Congress government are unable to respond to the concerns of the farmers. This government is as good as dead for the farmers," he said.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
