Power tussle in Cong reached climax, CM change inevitable: Karnataka BJP chief
Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Mar 20 (PTI): Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Friday said that "power tussle and internal bickering" within the ruling Congress in the state have "reached the climax and a chief minister change is inevitable".
He also expressed confidence that the BJP will win both Bagalkot and Davangere South Assembly constituencies in the April 9 by-polls, as he claimed that the Congress government in the state is facing "strong anti-incumbency and public frustration".
"Power tussle, internal bickering (in the Congress) have reached the climax stage. If the by-elections were not announced, things would have reached the final stage, probably immediately after the ongoing Assembly session (scheduled to conclude on March 27). Because of the by-elections, it will probably be postponed for fifteen days," Vijayendra said.
Speaking to reporters here, he said, "Looking at the crisis in the Congress government, a change in the Chief Ministership is inevitable."
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"Recently, when I spoke with some ruling party legislators in the Assembly, they expressed confidence that there would certainly be some results and the CM would resign. But they will have to find the answer to who will become the next CM," he added.
"Poor people are upset, farmers are in crisis, and youth are also unhappy and are against this government. So, I strongly feel that because of the severe anti-incumbency and anti-people policies of Siddaramaiah-led Congress government, I'm one hundred per cent confident that people of both the constituencies will bless BJP with a victory," he added.
The BJP has fielded Veerabhadrayya Charantimath from Bagalkot and Srinivas T Dasakariyappa from Davangere South, following the approval of its Central Election Committee. These bypolls are necessitated following the deaths of sitting Congress MLAs H Y Meti and Shamanur Shivashankarappa.
In Bagalkot, Meti (Congress) defeated the BJP's Charantimath by 5,878 votes, and in Davangere South, Shivashankarappa (Congress) defeated the BJP's B G Ajay Kumar by 27,888 votes.
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Delhi HC directs Tamil magazine to remove defamatory content against Isha Foundation
New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI): The Delhi High Court has directed a Tamil media outlet to remove certain defamatory content published by it against Sadhguru Jagadish Vasudev's Isha Foundation.
Justice Subramonium Prasad passed the interim order on March 19 on a lawsuit the foundation filed in 2024 against the magazine, "Nakkheeran", and its editor, alleging defamation.
The court also rejected the magazine's plea to dismiss the lawsuit at this stage itself.
The lawsuit alleged that "Nakkheeran" published a series of videos containing defamatory, vulgar and obscene content, in an attempt to harm the reputation of the Isha Foundation and Sadhguru.
"Nakkheeran" had accused Isha Foundation of exploitation and brainwashing.
In a statement, the Isha Foundation welcomed the court's decision and affirmed its commitment to large-scale social development and human well-being.
"We wholeheartedly welcome this interim order of the Hon'ble Delhi High Court. It is unfortunate that certain media outlets and individuals continue to propagate false and defamatory allegations without any evidence, as part of a deliberate effort to mislead the public," the statement said.
