Modi, Shah torturing Shivakumar through ED and IT: Dinesh Gundu Rao
Bengaluru, November 16: KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP national president Amit Shah have been misusing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Income Tax (IT) department to torture Minister DK Shivakumar for the last one year.
Speaking to reporters here on Friday, he said that it was a conspiracy hatched out purposefully. Earlier also, the Income Tax department officials have conducted raids on Shivakumar’s house and kept him in house arrest for three days. He was being tortured for the last one year, he said.
The incidents of former minister Janardhan Reddy and Shivakumar were separate incidents. Janardhan Reddy was jailed and released on bail. Now once again, he was arrested in another case and released on bail. But Shivakumar did not do any of such mistakes, he said.
“Law is equal to all. None is above the law. If Shivakumar makes any mistakes or crime, the agencies are free to arrest him and take action. Instead of it, he is being tortured which is not right. If the BJP people continue their torture, Shivakumar would rise above all”, he said.
When asked about Shivakumar’s statement that BJP MLA Sriramulu was in Congress, Gundu Rao said that Sriramulu was in the Congress earlier. In many local elections, he had contested on Congress ticket. Those who were in Congress had joined other parties and in the same way, leaders from other political parties have joined the Congress which is a common factor in politics. There were no discussions on bringing Sriramulu back to Congress. But the Congress has asked votes against Sriramulu and Janardhan Reddy in Ballari by-election and the people have voted the Congress, he said.
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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.
