Tejasvi Surya announces Rs 10 Lakh support for families of Pahalgam attack victims from Karnataka
Bengaluru, Apr 28: BJP Yuva Morcha National President and Member of Parliament Tejasvi Surya announced that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will provide financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of Bharat Bhushan and Manjunath, who lost their lives in the recent terrorist attack at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir.
Speaking at a press conference held at the BJP office on Monday, Surya criticised the Congress-led state government for its alleged indifference towards the victims' families. He said that if the state government had shown any sense of humanity, it would have offered at least Rs 1 crore to the bereaved families.
Highlighting the importance of long-term support, Surya pointed out that if the BJP’s financial assistance was deposited in a fixed deposit, the interest generated could support the education and livelihood of the victims' families. He also recalled that the Chief Minister had earlier granted Rs 15 lakh to families affected by an elephant stampede in a neighbouring state and questioned why a higher compensation was not considered for victims of terrorism from Karnataka.
Accusing the Congress party of appeasement politics, Surya said, "We cannot expect more from a party that has sold itself for the Muslim vote." He further urged Hindu society to stand by the victims' families during this difficult time.
Surya also informed that a candlelight march had been organised in Bengaluru South to condemn the terrorist attack. During the event, he had appealed for donations to support the families, suggesting that one rupee more should be collected than the state government’s compensation. He shared that people had already contributed around Rs 20 lakh towards this cause.
On the matter of education, Surya said that RV University had responded positively to his request for assistance. The university has agreed to bear the entire educational expenses of Abhijaya, the son of the late Manjunath, for his B.Com and postgraduate studies. "A formal letter from RV University has been addressed to Pallavi Manjunath, and I will personally deliver it to her," he added.
In solidarity with the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack, the Hindu society of Bengaluru South today has come forward to support the families of Late Shri Manjunath Rao and Late Shri Bharat Bhushan, on my appeal :
— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) April 28, 2025
1. ₹10,00,001/- each is being given to both families. ₹1… pic.twitter.com/zyhjdNOi41
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Govt tells media channels not to use civil defence sirens sounds in programmes
New Delhi, May 10 (PTI): The government on Saturday advised all media channels to refrain from using civil defence air raid sirens sounds in their programmes other than community awareness drive.
In an advisory, the Directorate General Fire Service, Civil Defence and Home Guards said exercising the powers conferred under the Civil Defence Act, 1968, all media channels were requested to refrain from using civil defence air raids sirens sounds in their programmes other than for educating the community.
It said that the routine use of sirens may likely to reduce the sensitivity of civilians towards the air raids sirens and civilians may misunderstood it as routine matter, used by the media channels, during the actual air raids.
The advisory came amidst the heightened tension due to the ongoing India-Pakistan conflict.
