Purported Mangaluru man threatens Congress spokesperson Lavanya Ballal on live TV
Siddaramaiah condemns act, demands arrest of culprit
Mangaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah on Saturday condemned the incident where a purported man from Mangaluru threatened Congress spokesperson Lavanya Ballal on live TV.
Siddaramaiah took to his official handle and tagged Mangaluru City Police Commissioner demanding the arrest of the culprit who claimed on TV that he was a member of Sangh Parivar.
“I condemn the act of threatening our @INCKarnataka spokesperson @LavanyaBallal during a live debate in a news channel. @compolmlr should arrest this culprit who claims to be from Sangh Parivar” he wrote in the tweet.
Lavanya Ballal, who hails from Mangaluru and is a Karnataka Congress spokesperson, was on a live TV Debate when a man claiming to be from Mangaluru called the television as a part of their call-in program and threatened that the RSS Bajrang Dal activists will assault her if she speaks in public.
He was referring to a video Lavanya had posted on her social media profile criticizing the moral policing incident that took place last Sunday at Surathkal.
“You say RSS and Bajrang Dal people are not teaching anything good for our kids, right? Why are you sitting in an AC car and talking? Come out in public and talk and we will assault you too. If you have a daughter, you bring her as well, we will assault her too” the man is heard saying in the video clip that is now going viral on Twitter.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati over a phone call, Lavanya added that she stands by her words in the video and said the Sangh Parivar is teaching no good to future generations.
“We have a police force to take action if something wrong is happening. The constitution does not give any right to any organisation for that matter to take the law into their hands and harass youngsters” she said.
On September 26, Sunday, a mob of Sangh Parivar activists had intercepted a car of medical students and had harassed them for traveling and hanging out with their friends of other communities.
I condemn the act of threatening our @INCKarnataka spokesperson @LavanyaBallal during a live debate in a news channel.@compolmlr should arrest this culprit who claims to be from Sangh Parivar. pic.twitter.com/XA1ITmU2zt
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) October 2, 2021
ಮಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಸುದ್ದಿವಾಹಿನಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಚರ್ಚೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಪಕ್ಷದ ವಕ್ತಾರೆ @LavanyaBallal ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ ಕುಟುಂಬದವರಿಗೆ ಹಲ್ಲೆಯ ಬೆದರಿಕೆಯೊಡ್ಡಿರುವುದು ಖಂಡನೀಯ. @compolmlr ಅವರು ತಕ್ಷಣ ಸಂಘ ಪರಿವಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿದವನೆನ್ನಲಾದ ಈ ದುಷ್ಕರ್ಮಿಯನ್ನು ಬಂಧಿಸಿ, ವಿಚಾರಣೆಗೊಳಪಡಿಸಬೇಕು. pic.twitter.com/7RIH0Gd1if
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) October 2, 2021
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Two men suspected of planning blasts in Hyderabad arrested
Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) (PTI): Andhra Pradesh Police and their Telangana counterparts held a joint operation that led to the arrest of two men suspected of planning blasts in Hyderabad.
Siraj Ur Rehman (29) from Vizianagaram was detained following a tip-off. Explosives, including ammonia, sulphur, and aluminium powder, were seized from his premises during a search, police said on Sunday.
"In the course of the investigation, Rehman revealed details leading to the detention of another individual, Syed Sameer (28), from Hyderabad," police added.
Both accused are in custody and will be produced before a court, police said, urging public cooperation and vigilance.
