Haryana Assembly elections: BJP fields ex-jail superintendent linked to Ram Rahim’s parole
Chandigarh: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday announced its first list of 67 candidates for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections, naming Sunil Sangwan, a former jail superintendent, as its candidate for the Charkhi Dadri constituency. Sangwan, who is the son of former Haryana minister Satpal Sangwan, served as the superintendent of Haryana’s Sunaria jail during six of the ten occasions when Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was granted parole or furlough.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2017 for the rape of two women followers. In 2021, he received a life sentence for the murder of Ranjit Singh, a former manager of his sect.
In related developments, Haryana minister Ranjit Singh Chautala and MLA Lakshman Napa resigned from the BJP on Thursday after being excluded from the candidate list. Chautala, who held the energy and jails portfolios, announced his intention to contest the elections as an independent candidate. Chautala, the son of former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal, had previously won the 2019 elections as an independent and later joined the BJP. He had contested the recent Lok Sabha elections from Hisar on a BJP ticket but lost to the Congress candidate.
Meanwhile, Napa, who represents the Ratia constituency, announced his plans to join the Congress after visiting former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. The BJP has fielded former Sirsa MP Sunita Duggal as its candidate for Ratia.
Additionally, former minister Karan Dev Kamboj resigned as the chief of Haryana BJP’s Other Backward Classes Morcha after being left out of the candidate list. He expressed disappointment, stating that his years of dedicated service to the party had been overlooked.
Haryana is set to go to the polls on October 5, with vote counting scheduled for October 8, coinciding with the counting in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Bengaluru airport introduces AI-based system to enhance safety at vehicle-aircraft intersections
Bengaluru: Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has introduced an integrated smart airside safety system at Kempegowda International Airport to improve operational safety at key intersection zones.
According to The Hindu, the system has been designed to enhance safety at Cross Service Roads (CSRs), where aircraft and ground vehicle movements intersect.
According to BIAL, the system integrates AI-based computer vision, automation, and centralised monitoring to manage right-of-way movements and reduce the risk of human error.
“CRSs are among the most sensitive areas within airport operations, requiring precise and seamless coordination between aircraft and ground vehicles. Traditionally, right of way protection at these intersections relied on manual or semi-manual inset light activation, creating dependencies on human intervention, increasing the risk of delays and limiting operational visibility,” TH quoted BIAL as saying.
The new system uses real-time detection of vehicle movement, risk assessment, and automated signalling. AI-enabled cameras identify potential conflicts and trigger automated inset light signals to ensure aircraft priority. Normal operations resume once the area is confirmed clear.
“Based on these detections, the system triggers automated inset light activation to protect aircraft right‑of‑way and restores normal signalling once the intersection is confirmed clear. A centralised monitoring and analytics platform digitally logs all events, strengthening governance, compliance, and operational control,” BIAL said.
By embedding technology into operations, the system creates a data-driven separation layer between aircraft and ground vehicles, significantly reducing human error, especially during night and low-visibility conditions.
“Precision-led signal activation improves traffic flow, minimises unnecessary stoppage and enhances turnaround efficiency. It also establishes a scalable foundation for predictive safety analytics, enabling trend analysis, peak-hour optimisation, compliance mapping and risk forecasting to support continuous improvement and stronger airside governance,” BIAL said.
