“Why should Modi react if dog dies in Karnataka?”
Pramod Muthalik’s controversial statement on Gauri lankesh killing
Bengaluru: Hitting out at people who have accused PM Modi of keeping silent on the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik questioned on Sunday, "why should the prime minister react if some dog dies in Karnataka?"
Speaking at a public meeting in Bengaluru, Muthalik said "two murders happened in Karnataka and two happened in Maharashtra during the Congress regime. No one is uttering a word over Congress government's failure. Instead, they are asking why PM Modi is silent and not commenting on Gauri Lankesh's death. Why should PM react if some dog dies in Karnataka?"
Muthalik passed this comment three days after Parashuram Waghmare, the last of six suspects in the Gauri Lankesh killing, was arrested by the special investigating team (SIT).
After a photograph surfaced on social media of the Sri Ram Sene chief with the murder accused, Muthalik admitted to knowing him. Later, he backtracked, saying, "There is no connection between Sri Ram Sene and Waghmare. He is neither our member nor our worker...This I say very clearly."
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Ex-Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh seriously hurt in stone pelting on his car
Nagpur, Nov 18: Former Maharashtra Home Minister and NCP (SP) leader Anil Deshmukh was seriously injured after stones were hurled at his car in Nagpur district on Monday night, police said.
The incident occurred around 8 pm when Deshmukh was returning to Katol after attending a meeting in Narkhed village.
Some unidentified persons threw stones at Deshmukh's car near Belphata on the Jalalkheda Road near Katol. Deshmukh, who sustained injuries during the attack, was immediately rushed to the Katol Civil Hospital, police said.
Nagpur Rural Superintendent of Police, Harssh Poddar, confirmed the incident. He said senior officers were rushed to the spot.
"An investigation has begun. Police are trying to identify those responsible for the attack," he said.
The incident occurred on the last day of campaigning for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections.
Deshmukh's son Salil Deshmukh is contesting from the Katol assembly constituency on the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) ticket against BJP's Charansingh Thakur.
नागपुर के पास काटोल में NCP शरद पवार गुट के नेता अनिल देशमुख पर हुआ हमला#AnilDeshmukh | Anil Deshmukh | #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/Fg16WRa66u
— News24 (@news24tvchannel) November 18, 2024
#BREAKING 🚨 | Former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh was injured in a stone-pelting attack on Katol-Jalalkheda Road after a rally. His vehicle was damaged, and he received emergency treatment.#AnilDeshmukh #AttackonAnilDeshmukh #Katoljalalkhedaroad #attack pic.twitter.com/5WxQrMxGU0
— Lokmat Times Nagpur (@LokmatTimes_ngp) November 18, 2024
