JP Nadda issues statement condemning Belagavi incident, netizens ask "What about Manipur?"
Users school CT Ravi for sharing Nadda's statement and not his own despite being from Karnataka
Bengaluru: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda on Friday issued a statement expressing condemnation for the appalling incident involving a tribal woman who was paraded naked in Belagavi, Karnataka. Nadda strongly condemned the incident and attributed the rise in such heinous crimes, particularly against women, to the governance of the Congress party in the state.
According to Nadda, this incident highlights the irresponsible behavior of the Congress government in Karnataka when it comes to addressing and preventing such crimes. To delve into the matter further, Nadda has formed a five-member fact-finding committee that will visit the site of the incident and subsequently submit its report to the party's national president.
The committee comprises four Members of Parliament - Arpita Sarangi, Sunita Duggal, Locket Chatterjee, Ranjeeta Koli - and the party's national secretary, Dr. Asha Lakra.
Former Karnataka Minister and the party's national secretary, CT Ravi, shared the statement on social media. However, this move was met with criticism from netizens who questioned the selective outrage exhibited by Nadda and BJP leaders. Specifically, they pointed out the absence of similar statements or condemnations for a comparable incident in Manipur.
Netizens raised concerns whether the silence from BJP leaders was due to the victim's Christian identity or because the BJP was in power in Manipur. This led to accusations of selective condemnation and politicization of incidents based on political affiliations.
Critics also reminded Nadda and CT Ravi that the Congress government in Karnataka, led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, took timely action and implemented measures following the incident. They contrasted this with the BJP's response during a similar incident in Manipur under its governance, where the party remained silent and inactive.
Furthermore, social media users questioned CT Ravi's delayed response to the incident, emphasizing that he only posted a tweet after the national president issued a statement, especially given Ravi's connection to Karnataka.
Our National President Shri @JPNadda Ji has strongly condemned the shocking incident of parading a naked Tribal Woman in Belagavi, Karnataka.
— C T Ravi 🇮🇳 ಸಿ ಟಿ ರವಿ (@CTRavi_BJP) December 15, 2023
Shri Nadda Ji has further constituted a five-member fact-finding committee to visit the incident site in CONgress ruled Karnataka and… pic.twitter.com/9Z9rHC7QBa
Very good why not manipur?
— mahanthesh (@mhntshs) December 15, 2023
Karnataka goverment leaded by siddaramaiha ji had taken immediate action according to law
— Vijay Kumar (@cvijaykumar349) December 15, 2023
Nadda ji it's a late reaction
ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ಮತ್ತು ವಿರೋಧ ಪಕ್ಷದ ನಾಯಕರು ಏನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ 🤦
— 🚩ವಿಘ್ನೇಶ್ವರ 🚩 🔥 ಸಭ್ಯಸ್ಥ 🔥 (@nanna_kannada) December 15, 2023
He didn't cry when women are being gang raped in Manipur.. oh wait because they were Christians.. is that why??
— Godseravana (@GodseRaavan) December 15, 2023
what abt manipur
— Tiger 3 (@tigerisback123) December 15, 2023
Manipur is burning since several months. Your Nadda won't raise his voice!. Karnataka where immediately Govt took appropriate action on the incident is problem for you.
— 🇮🇳 ವೆಂಕಟರಾಮು ವ /V VENKATARAMU (@vvenkataramu) December 15, 2023
We r all soooo blessed for being captive voters of bjp....after ur national prez raises an issue u folks wake up.namage bekittu idu.namma karma ashte
— Ashtweet (@Ashtweet13) December 15, 2023
Loafer Chi Thu Ravi..
— Vivek Harale (@viveksips) December 15, 2023
What was your party doing during Manipur & Ujjain incident.
Don't smoke weed & tweet..
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Indigo flights chaos: SCR to run special trains to clear passenger rush
Hyderabad (PTI): The South Central Railway on Saturday announced that it would run four special trains to manage the surge in passengers resulting from the large-scale cancellation of IndiGo flights here.
The move comes as flyers face significant disruption and long queues at the airport due to the cancellation.
A press release from the SCR said it is running the special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers to Chennai, Mumbai and Shalimar (Kolkata) from Hyderabad today.
Meanwhile, as many as 43 outbound Indigo flights were cancelled from here on Saturday, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport sources said.
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Similarly, 26 incoming flights are also likely to be cancelled during the day, they said.
The flight cancellations drew ire from passengers, who thronged the IndiGo counters at the airport demanding to know the exact situation.
“This is utter nonsense! Digiyatra done, message received that departure has been rescheduled ahead of the scheduled departure and now upon arriving at Hyderabad airport coming to know at the security checkpoint that Indigo flight is cancelled,” Tarun Singha, former Ministry of Defence spokesperson said in a post on X.
“But the thing is if you don’t shout they do nothing. Example at Hyderabad Airport, there was no staff no flight information for an hour. Then a fellow passenger started shouting on mic and an Indigo staff appeared finally,” a netizen said in a post.
On Friday, when IndiGo cancelled over 1,000 flights from across airports, its CEO Pieter Elbers apologised in a video message for the major inconvenience caused to passengers due to the disruptions.
In the one-way video communication, Elbers also said that the airline was expecting fewer than 1,000 flights on Saturday.
