Siddaramaiah visits Srinivas Prasad's house in Mysuru for talks
Mysuru: In a significant political development, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah visited the house of his political rival, Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha Constituency MP V. Srinivas Prasad, and held talks.
Siddaramaiah paid a surprise visit to MP Srinivas Prasad's house at Jayalakshmipuram on Saturday morning to discuss the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
On the 17th of last month, MP V. Srinivas Prasad announced his retirement from politics. Following this, his brother Ramaswamy, his son Bharat Ramaswamy, and supporters from Chamarajanagar and Mysuru district joined the Congress. Siddaramaiah's visit to MP Srinivas Prasad's house has created a sensation in the political circle.
V. Srinivas Prasad, an influential Dalit leader of Old Mysuru, was the revenue minister in Siddaramaiah's cabinet in 2013 but was later dropped. He then resigned from the cabinet and contested from the BJP, but was defeated in the Nanjangudu by-election. In the 2018 elections, he defeated his son-in-law Harsh Vardhan from the BJP.
Despite announcing his retirement from electoral politics, V. Srinivas Prasad contested from the Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency in 2019 and won against the late R. Dhruvanarayan.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, speaking to the media after meeting with MP V. Srinivas Prasad, stated, "I am a long-time friend of V. Srinivas Prasad. He joined the BJP in the changed political scenario, while I stayed in the Congress party. Now that he has retired from politics, I did not get to meet him after his political retirement. So, I visited him today and inquired about his health."
Siddaramaiah clarified that politics was not discussed during the meeting. He mentioned that Prasad had already stated that he would not support any party, so there was no discussion on political matters. Siddaramaiah said he only asked for his sympathy for the Congress party during the meeting.
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Several Gurugram schools receive hoax bomb threats
Gurugram (PTI): Several Gurugram schools received another hoax bomb threat emails on Wednesday morning, prompting police to launch searches on the premises.
Police said the email was sent by the 'Khalistan National Army', with threats issued to Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini to declare April 29 as the "40th Khalistan Declaration Day". It also threatened to bomb the Red Fort in Delhi.
Police said it was a hoax as no suspicious items were found after an intensive search.
Several schools, including Shri Ram, Amity, and the HDFC school, received threatening emails at 8.33 am, when classes had already begun, police said.
The school administrations became aware of the threats around 9 am and immediately informed the police, a senior police officer said.
The schools immediately implemented emergency protocols, with many declaring a holiday and asking parents to take their children home safely, the officer said.
A large number of anxious parents gathered outside the schools, as police and bomb squad teams reached the spots and started checks.
"Around 10 schools have approached the police from morning until now over bomb threats. Police teams are alert, and searches are underway on all the premises", the officer said.
As soon as the information about this email was received, police in Gurugram and Delhi swung into action and started investigation.
Schools immediately implemented emergency protocols upon receiving the mail. Many schools declared a holiday and sent messages to parents, asking them to take their children home. Large crowds of parents gathered outside the schools.
The schools were sanitised by sending a bomb disposal squad as well as a dog squad.
A senior police officer said that police teams thoroughly searched the school premises, classrooms, buildings, and surrounding areas. No suspicious objects or explosive materials were found during the investigation.
"Police teams are seriously investigating the entire matter. Cyber experts are being consulted to determine the authenticity of the email, its source, and the identity of the sender", added the officer.
This is the third time since January that schools have received fake bomb threats.
In March, at least a dozen schools in the city received bomb threat emails, which later turned out to be hoaxes.
Similarly, on January 28, as many as 13 schools received hoax bomb threats via email, forcing authorities to evacuate campuses and suspend classes.
Last month, police arrested a Bangladeshi national whose email ID was allegedly used to make a bomb threat for some payment.
