Kodihalli Swamiji's statement against government is not correct: Anita Kumaraswamy
Belthangady: We have great respect for Kodihalli Swamiji. He should not speak this way. He must stop giving statements against the government. Everything goes as per God’s will, said Anita Kumaraswamy.
Anita Kumaraswamy, who is contesting the Ramanagara bypoll, was responding to a query on the statement of Kodihalli Swamiji, who had said that the government would fall in two months. She was speaking to media persons after visiting Shri Kshetra in Dharmasthala on Friday.
When asked whether the resignation of Minister N. Mahesh would affect JDS, she said “Though Mahesh has resigned; Kumaraswamy has his support and respect. His resignation was his personal decision.”
When the media questioned that there was a possibility that a Congress rebel candidate would be contesting in the Ramanagar bypoll, Anita Kumaraswamy replied, “No, wait and watch. No rebellion is available here. Iqbal will not contest the election. D.K Shivakumar and his brother D.K Suresh will solve the problem. I have their support.”
Earlier in the day, she offered pooja at Sri Manjunatha temple and submitted the Form B. She then visited Dharmadhikari Dr. Veerendra Heggade at his residence and took his blessings.
Hemavathi V. Heggade, Harshendra Kumar, JDS State Vice President M.B Sadashiva, Sullia JDS President Kumbra Dayakar Alva, and others were present.
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IAF to hold 2-day wargame along frontier with Pakistan: NOTAM issued
New Delhi, May 6 (PTI): The Indian Air Force will carry out a two-day mega military exercise along the border with Pakistan from Wednesday that will involve all the frontline fighter jets including Rafale, Su-30 and Jaguar aircraft, sources in the defence establishment said on Tuesday.
The exercise is taking place amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan over the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.
India's civil aviation authorities have already issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) for the major air exercise that will largely take place along the southern and western section of the Indo-Pakistan border.
India's frontline fighter jets including the Rafale, Su-30 MKI, MiG-29, Mirage-2000, Tejas and AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft are set to feature in the exercise, the sources said.
In the course of the exercise, the IAF will simulate enemy targets on ground and in the air with deadly precision, they said.
The militaries of both India and Pakistan are on a high alert following rising tensions between the two nations.
Soon after the Pahalgam terror attack, India, citing "cross-border linkages" to the strike, promised severe punishment to those involved in it.
In a high-level meeting with the top defence brass on April 29, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the armed forces have "complete operational freedom" to decide on the mode, targets and timing of India's response to the terror attack.
Air Chief Marshal A P Singh met Prime Minister Modi on Sunday and the Chief of Air Staff briefed him about the IAF's operational readiness.
On Saturday, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi apprised the prime minister on the overall situation in the critical sea lanes in the Arabian Sea.
