Rural health officer shot dead in Patna
Patna, Jul 13 (PTI): A 50-year-old rural health officer was shot dead in Patna's Pipra locality, officials said on Sunday.
The deceased has been identified as Surendra Kumar.
The incident took place at Sheikhpura village on Saturday night when Kumar was working in a field, they said.
According to villagers, they heard gunshots from the field, and when they went there, the officer was found lying unconscious with bullet injuries, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO-2) Masaurhi, Kanhaiya Singh, told reporters.
Kumar, reportedly associated with BJP, was taken to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to injuries during treatment, Singh said.
The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, he said, adding, further probe is underway.
The incident comes close on the heels of a spate of murders that have rocked the state capital in the last one week.
On July 10, a man involved in the sand mining business was gunned down outside his residence in Ranitalab.
On July 11, an unidentified assailant shot dead a grocery shop owner in Ramkrishna Nagar locality.
On July 4, prominent industrialist Gopal Khemka was murdered in Patna, triggering public and political outrage.
Reacting to the incident, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav wrote on X, "And now, a BJP leader has been shot dead in Patna! What to say, and to whom ? Is there anyone in the NDA government willing to listen to the truth or admit their mistakes? Everyone knows about the CM's health, but what are the two useless BJP deputy chief ministers doing? No statement from the corrupt Bhunja-DK party?"
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Power struggle in ruling Cong has 'created massive confusion' in Karnataka: BJP leader Ashoka
Bengaluru (PTI): BJP leader R Ashoka on Friday claimed that the ongoing power struggle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar has created massive confusion in Karnataka.
He remarked that the proverb “when two people fight, the third one benefits” has come true, as AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge is also now making efforts to become Chief Minister.
Speaking to reporters here, Ashoka said the entire government has turned into a house of confusion due to the alleged power tussle.
Kharge’s new statement has only added to the chaos, he said.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge had on Friday said that no date has been fixed yet to discuss possible leadership change in Karnataka.
This came a day after Kharge said there was no change of CM in Karnataka "for now" and that the leadership issue in the state would be resolved soon.
The BJP leader said that Kharge too has aspirations and that he was cheated earlier.
"Perhaps he has received a green signal from the Congress high command to become CM. Everyone is already saying Kharge should become CM. Kharge himself has declared, “I am ready to become CM.” Despite many attempts in the past, he never became CM. Now he is trying to seize the opportunity," the Leader of Opposition in the state assembly said.
According to him, the situation in Congress has perfectly become a case of “two people fighting, third one benefits.”
