Home Minister Parameshwara blames BJP for CM's gesture towards police officer
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday blamed BJP workers for their attitude at a meeting that led Chief Minister Siddaramaiah lose his cool and allegedly raise his hand at a police officer on the stage.
During an agitation against the price rise of essential commodities in the district headquarter town of Belagavi on Monday, a few women showed a black flag to Siddaramaiah as he stood up to address the gathering. The CM was upset by this sudden development and turned angry at the poor security arrangements.
Amid the commotion, as the Assistant Superintendent of Police, Narayan Bharamani, climbed on the stage, the chief minister approached him, raising his hands. He later shouted at the officer, "Who is the Belagavi SP? What's happening here? What are you doing here?"
Speaking to reporters here, Parameshwara said he did not have the complete information apart from whatever had appeared in the newspapers.
"I don't have any other information about why the chief minister turned upset. I will gather information and later react to it," he said.
"The preliminary information I have is that some BJP workers from Mahila Morcha (women's wing) entered the venue sporting Congress shawl," the minister said.
The BJP workers did not say anything when other Congress leaders were speaking. "However, when the chief minister stood up to speak, they showed him a black flag and staged a demonstration," he added.
Parameshwara said he has asked the Director General of Police to find out whether any lapses have taken place.
On the BJP's allegation of security lapse, Parameshwara said the BJP workers should have entered the venue wearing their party shawl and not the Congress' one. If they had come to the venue wearing BJP shawl, then the police would have come to know that there was a security lapse, he added.
He sought to know what moral right the BJP has to wear the Congress shawl?
The incident gave the BJP an opportunity to target the chief minister.
In a post on 'X', the BJP said, "Laying hands on an on-duty police officer is not just an attack on a person. It's an attack on the law and the people of Karnataka".
Running a hashtag of 'Death Of Democracy in Karnataka', the party said, "This isn't leadership, this is dictatorship - no less than Aurangzeb. A black day for Karnataka."
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Suspected drones observed along IB in Jammu's Samba, being engaged: Army
Jammu, May 12 (PTI): Security forces are engaging suspected drones observed along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu region on Monday, an Army said.
This fresh incident of drone activity along the borderline comes barely hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first address to the nation following Operation Sindoor and the meeting of the DGMOs of India and Pakistan.
The Army, however, said there is no need to be alarmed.
“A small number of suspected drones have been observed near Samba in J&K. They are being engaged,” it said.
In the backdrop of the situation, several areas witnessed blackouts in Samba, Kathua, Rajouri, and Jammu.
Lights were switched off at the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi and along its track as a precautionary measure, sources said.
On Monday, talks between the DGMOs were held during which issues related to the continuing commitment that both sides must not fire a single shot or initiate any aggressive or inimical action against each other were discussed, the Indian Army said.
It was also agreed that both sides would consider immediate measures to ensure troop reduction along the borders and in forward areas, it added.
The situation remained largely peaceful across Jammu and Kashmir, with no incidents of ceasefire violation reported along the Indo-Pak border Sunday overnight — marking the first calm night after 18 days of hostilities following the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people — mostly tourists — dead.
India and Pakistan on Saturday reached an understanding to cease all firing and military actions on land, air, and sea with immediate effect, following four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes that brought the two countries to the brink of full-scale war.
Eighteen days of intense hostilities following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, which brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war, ended with a ceasefire that restored calm along the Line of Control, the International Border, and the hinterland in Jammu and Kashmir. The Army thwarted Pakistan’s Hamas-style kamikaze drone attacks during the escalation.
Since the night of April 24, hours after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistani troops repeatedly targeted Indian positions along the LoC — beginning in the Kashmir Valley and quickly expanding to the Jammu region.
The latest hostilities began in the northern districts of Kupwara and Baramulla in the Kashmir Valley, before spreading southwards to Rajouri, Poonch, Akhnoor, and the Pargwal sector along the International Border in Jammu district. The firing affected five border districts — Baramulla, Kupwara, Poonch, Rajouri, and Jammu.
The recent round of cross-border firing further undermined the ceasefire agreement reached in February 2021, which has largely been seen as ineffective due to Pakistan’s frequent violations along the 740-km-long LoC.
The April 22 terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 people — mostly tourists — in Pahalgam’s Baisaran valley, triggered a strong response from the central government.
The India-Pakistan border stretches over 3,300 kilometers, divided into three segments: the International Border (IB), spanning about 2,400 km from Gujarat to Akhnoor in Jammu; the 740-km-long Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu and Kashmir; and the 110-km-long Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL), which separates the Siachen Glacier region.
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A small numbers of suspected drones being observed near Samba in J&K. Being engaged . pic.twitter.com/jmGmRkmQ26
