Threat calls to Minister Priyank Kharge will be probed: Home Minister G. Parameshwara
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara said the state government has taken serious note of the threat calls received by Minister Priyank Kharge and has ordered a detailed investigation into the matter.
Speaking to reporters near his residence in Sadashivanagar, Parameshwara said, “We will investigate who made the threat calls and from where they originated. Minister Priyank Kharge might have expressed his opinion on the RSS issue, the government will take an appropriate decision on that. But threatening someone for expressing an opinion is not acceptable. I have directed officials to examine the matter thoroughly,” he said.
The minister said the Congress government has completed two and a half years in office, and all ministers have been advised to focus on their work. “We haven’t discussed any political matters,” he added.
Referring to former minister Raju Gowda’s allegation that an ASI from Yadgir kidnapped and assaulted him, Parameshwara said he had instructed the ADGP (Law and Order) to submit a detailed report. “Once the report is received, suitable action will be taken,” he said.
Commenting on the BJP’s criticism of the government, the minister said, “BJP leaders seem to have no other work than to criticize. That’s what they do best. Criticism is fine, but it should be positive. Don’t criticize just for the sake of politics,” he remarked.
On Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw’s recent tweet about potholes in Bengaluru, Parameshwara said that road repair work has already started. “These things take time. It’s not right to criticize while work is ongoing. If the work is not completed later, then criticism is justified,” he said.
When asked whether AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge would return to state politics, Parameshwara said, “If he comes back to Karnataka politics, we will welcome him wholeheartedly. He is one of our tallest leaders,” he added.
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J&K: One dead, seven hospitalised after consuming wild vegetable in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu (PTI): One person died while seven others, mostly children, were hospitalised after allegedly consuming a wild vegetable in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Saturday.
The incident was reported from Mohra village in the Kotranka subdivision, where members of two families consumed a wild vegetable following which they started showing symptoms of food poisoning on Friday evening, they said.
The affected persons were initially shifted to the Community Health Centre in Kandi and later referred to the Government Medical College Hospital Rajouri for specialised treatment.
Officials said an elderly man, identified as Mohammad Hussain (60), died during treatment, while seven other members of the two families are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
“Prima facie, it is a case of food poisoning, but the matter is still under investigation,” a doctor said.
Officials said an investigation into the incident has been initiated to determine the exact cause of the poisoning.
