Tharoor, Surpriya Sule among seven MPs to lead India’s diplomatic outreach after Operation Sindoor
New Delhi: In a bid to reinforce India’s united stand against terrorism, the Union government on Saturday announced that Opposition leaders Shashi Tharoor, Supriya Sule and Kanimozhi are among the MP’s who will lead all-party delegations to “partner nations” following Operation Sindoor.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju made the announcement on social media platform X, stating: “In moments that matter most, Bharat stands united.” He added that the delegations will represent India’s message of zero-tolerance against terrorism, underlining national unity that transcends political lines.
“The all-party delegations will project India’s national consensus and resolute approach to combating terrorism in all forms and manifestations. They would carry forth to the world the country’s strong message of zero-tolerance against terrorism,” the parliamentary affairs ministry said.
It added that MPs from several parties, notable political figures and diplomats will be part of each delegation.
The seven leaders heading these delegations are: Shashi Tharoor (Congress), Supriya Sule (NCP – Sharad Pawar faction), Kanimozhi (DMK), Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP), Baijayant Panda (BJP), Sanjay Kumar Jha (JDU), and Shrikant Eknath Shinde (Shiv Sena).
Several other political figures are reportedly expected to be included in the diplomatic exercise, including BJP leaders Nishikant Dubey, Bansuri Swaraj, Anurag Thakur, M.J. Akbar, Samik Bhattacharya, and Daggubati Purandeswari; Congress leaders Salman Khurshid and Manish Tewari; AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi; Democratic Progressive Azad Party’s Ghulam Nabi Azad; and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi.
As per reports, each delegation will likely include 7–8 members and is expected to visit 4–5 countries over a span of approximately 10 days.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested in prostitution racket; four women rescued
Bengaluru (PTI): Four people, among them two women, were arrested for running a prostitution racket from rented houses in parts of the city, police said on Monday.
With their arrest, police also rescued four women who were allegedly forced into prostitution, they said.
The arrests were made following tip-offs received by the Central Crime Branch’s Women Protection Unit on different dates, indicating that prostitution activities were being carried out in rented houses located in Padmanabhanagar, RK Layout, Sundarnagar, and NGF Layout, police said.
Based on information provided by informants, raids were conducted at these locations on different dates, they said.
“During the operations, four women involved in prostitution were rescued. In connection with the case, a total of four individuals, among them two women who were allegedly forcing others into prostitution, were taken into custody,” a statement issued by the office of Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said.
Upon interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed that they contacted men seeking prostitution services over the phone and arranged for them to visit rented houses, where illegal activities were carried out for monetary gain, it said.
Cases have been registered against the accused at Subramanyapura, Jalahalli, and Jnanabharathi police stations, and further investigation is in progress, police added.
