Transgender Activist Akkai Padmashali demands apology from K S Eshwarappa over his 'Hijadas' remark
Bengaluru: Transgender Activist and Motivational speaker Akkai Padmashali on Sunday demanded apology from Karnataka BJP leader KS Eshwarappa Minister of Rural development and Panchayat Raj over his remarks on MLAs of JD(S) and Congress who win elections with Muslim votes. Eshwarappa had compared the MLAs with Hijadas (meaning Transgenders).
In a Facebook post Padmashali wrote “Your words are intimidating our community! It shows, you are a transphobic and you remain as an anti-minority”. She further urged the minister to apologise for his remarks.
She also shared a news post of 'Vartha Bharati' about the matter and added “#DCM #BJP #Eshwarappa If this is your statement, it is highly condemnable”.
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Six foreign nationals held for alleged prostitution in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Six foreign women were arrested after they were found to be allegedly engaged in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, police said on Tuesday.
The arrests were made by the Women Protection Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) on April 24, they said.
Police, however, have not disclosed the nationalities of the women in the statement.
According to police, the operation was carried out following a tip off that some foreign women were standing near the footpath of the bus stop close to Madiwala Check Post, within the jurisdiction of Koramangala Police Station here and were soliciting men passing by on the road for prostitution.
Based on this information, the officers and staff of the CCB Women Protection Wing immediately visited the spot and conducted a verification, they said.
During the operation, it was found that six foreign women were engaging in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, a statement issued by the office of the police commissioner stated.
Acting swiftly, the officers and staff conducted a raid and secured all six foreign women. Upon inquiry regarding their passports and visas, they failed to provide valid and satisfactory information, it said.
"Subsequently, all six foreign women were produced before the Koramangala Police Station along with a report for further legal action. In this regard, a case has been registered at Koramangala Police Station, and further investigation is in progress," the police statement added.
