Shiroor seer should support me: Raghupati Bhat
Udupi: K. Raghupati Bhat, the BJP candidate for Udupi Assembly constituency, has urged Lakshmivara Tirtha Swami of Shiroor Mutt to back him.
Speaking to media persons here, Bhat said the seer was expecting the BJP ticket but did not get it. “So he should support me as I am the BJP candidate,” he said.
Replying to a query, Bhat said the Shiroor seer contesting as an Independent candidate would not help Congress candidate Pramod Madhwaraj as the seer would eat into not just BJP votes but also Congress votes.
The seer filed his nomination papers as an Independent candidate here on Saturday. He had earlier said he was not happy with the functioning of the local unit of the BJP and that it was mired in corruption.
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US Consulate in Dubai reportedly attacked
Dubai: Smoke was seen rising from an area near the United States Consulate in Dubai, according to witness accounts cited by Reuters.
There was no immediate official confirmation on the extent of damage or whether there were any casualties in the incident.
Earlier, the US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, was also attacked. Authorities reported damage to the premises, but no casualties were recorded.
The developments come amid heightened tensions in the region, with Iran continuing to target US interests in the Middle East following deadly attacks launched on Saturday by Israel and the United States.
Near US embassy in Dubai pic.twitter.com/z5VTZNVxNO
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