Sullia BJP leader murder: BJP MLA Renukacharya threatens to resign if govt fails in taking action
Says will not continue to be part of BJP govt if it can't protect Hindu activists
Bengaluru: BJP MLA and Political Secretary to the Chief Minister of Karnataka, M P Renukacharya on Wednesday said he would resign from the post of MLA if the government does not take strict action against the miscreants responsible for the killing of Hindu activists.
His remarks came a day after the BJP Yuva Morcha leader was brutally murdered in Dakshina Kananda’s Sullia Taluk on Tuesday night.
The MLA took to his Twitter handle and asserted that the attacks on Hindu activists were rising in the state and that it was the duty of his party to protect the Hindu workers. He also questioned the use of being in power if they were unable to protect Hindu workers.
“Only if our government can take strict actions against miscreants like Yogi Adityanath model, only then the government and our organisation can survive.” He wrote in a series of tweets.
“If we have to maintain the trust of Hindu activists, we have to encounter the miscreants in the middle of the road. Posting emotional messages and tributes on social media will not help.” He added.
“To keep the promise reposed on us by the Hindu community, I repeat that I will continue in this government only if strict action is taken against the miscreants, otherwise I will resign.” He further added.
Earlier in the day he also announced Rs. 1 lakh to the family of Praveen adding that although no amount of money can bring the activist back to life, it was their duty to stand by his family and condemn his death.
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Trump rushed out of dinner event after shots fired; one arrested
Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump and other top White House officials were evacuated unharmed from the annual dinner of White House correspondents after a man armed with multiple weapons fired shots outside the ballroom of the hotel.
The incident took place at around 8:34 PM local time when dinner was served. At that time, Trump was seen having a conversation with Weijia Jiang, the President of the White House Correspondents' Association, and mentalist Oz Pearlman, who was scheduled to present a show at the marquee event at the Washington Hilton here.
Secret Service officials and other security personnel covered the President, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President J D Vance, and the Second Lady Usha Vance, who were seated at the head table, and escorted them out of the ballroom.
Several guests at the dinner, including leaders across the political spectrum, journalists and other invitees, ducked under the table, apparently as a reflex reaction.
Putting up a brave face, President Trump later announced on Truth Social that the dinner would be rescheduled within 30 days.
“Boom, boom, boom, boom is all that I heard, and many guests ducked under the table,” a C-SPAN reporter at the dinner said.
Hours later, Trump addressed a press conference at the White House and announced that the security personnel had captured one person who hails from California.
“I heard a noise and sort of thought it was a tray going down. I've heard that many times. It was a pretty loud noise, and it was from quite far away. He (the attacker) hadn't reached the area at all. They really got him,” Trump told reporters, recalling the incident.
Trump said one security officer was shot at but saved as he was wearing a bulletproof vest.
Several protestors had lined up on the road outside the hotel, raising slogans against the Trump administration and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.
A CNN reporter who was outside the ballroom at the Washington Hilton said he saw a gunman opening fire just a few feet away. He was among the dozens of attendees who took cover as law enforcement swarmed the venue.
The suspect has been identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen from California.
Asked how Saturday’s incident impacts him as the US president, Trump told reporters he is in a dangerous job but that he is no “basket case.”
“I like not to think about it. I lead a pretty normal life, considering, you know, it’s a dangerous life. I think I handle it as well as it can be handled,” Trump said.
Trump has survived two assassination attempts over the past two years – first at a presidential election campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024, and later in Palm Beach, Florida, on September 15, 2024.
“I will say you had Republicans, Democrats, independents, conservatives, liberals, and progressives...everybody in that room, big crowd, record-setting crowd,” he said.
“We had some great work done by law enforcement, but in light of this evening's events, I ask that all Americans recommit with their hearts in resolving our differences peacefully,” Trump said.
