Cricketer-turned-politician Kirti Azad joins Congress
New Delhi : Darbhanga MP Kirti Azad, who was suspended by the ruling BJP for anti-party activities, joined the Congress on Monday.
Azad, a former India cricketer and a member of the 1983 World Cup winning team met Congress president Rahul Gandhi in the morning and was inducted into the party.
"Today in front of Rahul Gandhi I joined the Congress, I felicitated him in traditional Mithila style," Azad tweeted, along with photographs of him with the Congress president.
Azad was to officially join the opposition party on Friday, but the programme was cancelled in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack.
He was suspended by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2015 after he levelled allegations against Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).
Azad is currently serving his third term in the Lok Sabha, representing the Darbhanga constituency in Bihar.
He is the son of late Bhagwat Jha Azad, a veteran Congress leader who also served as the chief minister of Bihar for a brief period.
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Tension in Bengaluru's Chamarajpet after miscreants attack three cows
Bengaluru, Jan 12: Tension gripped Chamarajapet area in the city after unidentified people attacked three cows, severing their udders.
According to police sources, the incident occurred at Vinayakanagar in Chamarajpet. The cows belong to a local named Karna.
Residents woke up to the distressing sounds of the cattle and found the injured animals lying in a pool of blood, sparking outrage in the locality.
Reacting to the incident, the BJP announced plans to celebrate 'Black Sankranti' if the government failed to take action.
"This heinous act reflects a Jihadi mindset. We will observe 'Black Sankranti' if the government fails to take action against the accused persons," Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka told reporters.
He further stressed the cultural and religious significance of cows and bulls, which are decorated and worshipped during Sankranti festival.
"After this incident, how could we celebrate Sankranti?" Ashoka asked.
The BJP leader along with the party workers visited the spot and consoled the owner of the cows.
Several BJP leaders, including the Leader of Opposition in the state Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy and former Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan condemned the incident.
Meanwhile, Home Minister G Parameshwara said the police would investigate the case.
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಚಾಮರಾಜಪೇಟೆಯ ವಿನಾಯಕ ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಸುಗಳ ಕೆಚ್ಚಲು ಕೊಯ್ದಿರುವ ಘಟನೆ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಖಂಡನೀಯವಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಗೋಮಾತೆಯ ಕೆಚ್ಚಲು ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿದ ಪಾಪಿಗಳನ್ನು ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಈ ಕೂಡಲೇ ಬಂಧಿಸಬೇಕು.
— R. Ashoka (@RAshokaBJP) January 12, 2025
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