'Are you bold enough to attack the common man,' Cong leader Ramanath Rai asks MLA Bharat Shetty
Mangaluru: In a press conference held at the District Congress Committee office on Tuesday, Congress leader and former minister Ramanath Rai issued a strong challenge to MLA Bharat Shetty, stating, "If Bharat Shetty has the courage and strength, let him lay hands on our common worker."
Rai’s statement came in response to Shetty's earlier condemnation of the remarks made by Rahul Gandhi. The MLA had said that ‘Rahul Gandhi should be locked up and slapped inside the Parliament for his anti-Hindu statements’.
The senior Congress leader has demanded that a suo motu case be filed against Bharat Shetty for his comments on Rahul Gandhi. He accused the BJP of attempting to undermine Rahul Gandhi's statement, calling Shetty “a man without merit”, who rose in politics through the support of Amarnath Shetty.
Rai defended Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, emphasizing the sacrifices of his family for the country.
Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwarananda Saraswati had also earlier said that Rahul Gandhi's statements did not term Hindus as violent. He had further demanded that those spreading misinformation should be punished.
Rai criticized the BJP, accusing them of engaging in divisive, low-level politics aimed at inciting violence and garnering votes. He further said that the government is taking necessary measures to curb the spread of dengue. He questioned the mismanagement during the COVID-19 pandemic by the BJP government. He also spoke against rising inflation.
Congress leaders Shashidhar Hegde, Shubhodaya Alva, Naveen D'Souza, M.G. Hegde, Ashraf, Prakash Salian, Ramanand Pujari, Neeraj Paul, Chittaranjan Shetty, Salim, Surendra Kambli, and Imran Sawad were present in the press conference.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
