PM Modi betrayed Karnataka: Moily
Udupi, May 4: Former chief minister and Congress Manifesto Drafting Committee chairman M Veerappa Moily said that instead of investing Rs 56,000 crore in HAL Company of Bengaluru to manufacture Rafale fighter jets as per the agreement between India and France during UPA period, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has scrapped the deal in order to help private corporate companies and thus betrayed Karnataka.
Speaking to reporters here on Friday evening, Moily said that though Modi had toured in the coastal region during last Assembly election, the Congress had managed to win seven seats out of eight in Dakshina Kannada and three out of five in Udupi. This time, the Congress would sweep all the 13 seats, he exuded confidence.
Dalits of the country have turned against the central government and in the same way, women have also been opposing the Modi government. Though the police have arrested rape accused BJP MLA in Uttar Pradesh, the party has not yet suspended him from the party. It is ridiculous that the minister of Jammu and Kashmir who supported the rape accused of Kathua incident was given promotion and thus, both the Prime Minister and the Central government have lost their credibility, he said.
BJP is on the declining path and it would be clear after May 12. Same thing will happen in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh elections. Rahul Gandhi would come to power in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, he said.
On BJP manifesto, Moily said it was a copy of Congress manifesto, because it has no credibility. There is a drought for new programmes in that manifesto. Assurance of waiving of farmers loans upto Rs 1 lakh is another cheating strategy of BJP. Because, when the BJP was in power, then CM Yeddyurappa himself had said that he cannot mint the money, he said.
During Modi’s tenure, more than Rs 95000 crore was looted from the banks and the NPA which was just 2 per cent during UPA period was jumped to 10 per cent now, he said.
Rajya Sabha Member and AICC leader Oscar Fernandes, leaders Dominik P, Janardhan Tonse, Gopal Bhandari, Dinesh Putran, BA Bava, MA Gafur and others were present.
Siddu is Pulikeshi-2
When asked as to why Siddaramaiah is contesting from two constituencies despite having confidence of winning the election, Moily said that it was not the decision of Siddaramaiah. It was a decision of the party and there is a historic importance for that decision, he said.
Drawing inference from history, Moily said that Pulikeshi-II of Chalukya dynasty had made Badami as their kingdom. During that period, when King Harshavardhana of Uttar Bharat had tried to cross Narmada River, Pulikeshi-II had defeated him and chased. In the same way, Siddaramaiah who is contesting from Badami, would check Modi’s invasion into the South, he said.
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London, Nov 22: A bomb disposal squad deployed as a “precaution” to the South Terminal of Gatwick Airport concluded an investigation into a "security incident" on Friday after making a “suspect package” safe.
The South Terminal of Gatwick Airport, the UK's second busiest airport after Heathrow, which was briefly shut owing to the incident reopened following the incident.
The Gatwick is around 45 km south of London.
Two people detained during the enquiries have since been allowed to continue their journey as the airport was opened.
“Police have concluded their investigation into a report of a suspect package at Gatwick Airport. Officers from the EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team made the package safe, and the airport has been handed back to its operator,” Sussex Police said in an updated statement.
“Two people detained while enquiries were ongoing have subsequently been allowed to continue their journeys. There will remain an increased police presence in the area to assist with passengers accessing the South Terminal for onward travel,” the statement added.
Earlier on Friday, the incident caused severe disruption at the busy airport’s South Terminal, while the North Terminal of Gatwick Airport remained unaffected.
“Police were called to the South Terminal at Gatwick Airport at 8.20 am on Friday (November 22) following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage,” a Sussex Police statement said.
“To ensure the safety of the public, staff and other airport users, a security cordon has been put in place whilst the matter is dealt with. As a precaution, an EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team is being deployed to the airport. This is causing significant disruption and some roads around the South Terminal have been closed. We’d advise the public to avoid the area where possible,” it said.
Footage on social media taken outside the airport showed crowds of frustrated travellers being moved away from the terminal building.
Gatwick said it was working hard to resolve the issue.
“A large part of the South Terminal has been evacuated as a precaution while we continue to investigate a security incident," the airport said in a social media post.
“Passengers will not be able to enter the South Terminal while this is ongoing. The safety and security of our passengers and staff remain our top priority. We are working hard to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.”
Train and bus services that serve the airport were also impacted while the police carried out their inquiries.
In an unrelated incident in south London on Friday morning, the US Embassy area in Nine Elms by the River Thames was the scene of a controlled explosion by Scotland Yard dealing with what they believe may have been a “hoax device”.
“We can confirm the 'loud bang' reported in the area a short time ago was a controlled explosion carried out by officers,” the Metropolitan Police said in a post on X.
“Initial indications are that the item was a hoax device. An investigation will now follow. Some cordons will remain in place for the time being but the majority of the police response will now be stood down,” it added.
