Kanhaiya Kumar questions TMC, AAP's decision to contest Goa polls
Panaji, Jan 6: Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Thursday took swipes at the Trinamool Congress Party and Aam Aadmi Party for entering the fray for the coming Assembly elections in Goa.
Congress joined hands with these two parties at the national level because they were anti-BJP, but in Goa, where Congress has the capability to defeat the BJP, they rushed to contest polls, he said.
Kumar was addressing Congress workers at Mapusa town.
He also targeted the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the security breach during Modi's Punjab visit.
The BJP says prime minister does not belong to any one party, so why was he campaigning for the party, Kumar asked.
The former JNU student leader also said the BJP accuses him of being anti-Hindu, but the fact remains that his name is `Kanhaiya'.
They call me anti-defence forces, I would like to tell them that 16 people from my family are in defence forces, I belong to a family which gets pension of freedom fighter, he said.
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Rajanna's petition on honey trapping will be examined within framework of law, says G Parameshwara
Gokarna (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said that the government will examine Cooperation Minister K N Rajanna's petition on alleged attempts to "honeytrap" him, judiciously within the framework of law and take necessary action.
Rajanna on Tuesday had submitted a petition to Parameshwara seeking a probe and necessary action on an alleged attempt to "honeytrap" him.
"He (Rajanna) has given me a petition, we (govt) will examine it within the framework of law and take further action," Parameshwara said.
Speaking to reporters here, he said, "What he (Rajanna) has given me is a petition. Complaint cannot be given to me as I'm not a police station. We will examine the petition judiciously within the framework of law and take action."
The Home Minister on Tuesday had said that the government will decide on the further course of action and the nature of the probe in connection with the case, after consulting with the legal team and after discussing with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Last Thursday, Rajanna had informed the Assembly that honeytrap attempts were made on him and that at least 48 politicians across parties had fallen victim to such acts.
The issue created a stir in the Assembly, prompting the Home Minister to announce a high-level probe while the opposition demanded a judicial inquiry by a sitting High Court judge.
