Udupi: Lakshmi Hebbalkar dares Shobha Karandlaje to ask for cancellation of guarantee scheme
Udupi district in-charge minister, Lakshmi Hebbalkar, responded to criticism from Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje regarding the state government's free schemes.
Hebbalkar challenged Karandlaje to hold a press conference and request the cancellation of the state government's guarantee scheme if she truly had the courage to do so.
While attending an event in Uchila, Hebbalkar issued this challenge and emphasized that Shobha Karandlaje, being more experienced and having served as a minister multiple times, is well aware of the truth. She suggested that Karandlaje's criticism might be politically motivated due to the approaching elections.
Hebbalkar encouraged Karandlaje to openly express her opposition to the government's guarantee schemes in a press conference in Udupi.
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Two Naxalites gunned down in encounter with cops in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) (PTI): Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, police said.
The exchange of fire broke out in a forest along the Indravati river in the morning when a joint team of security forces was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, a senior police official said.
After guns fell silent, bodies of two Naxalites, clad in uniform, along with a Self-Loading Rifle, an Insas rifle and a 12-bore rifle were recovered from the spot, he said.
Search operation was still underway, he added.
With this action, at least 25 Maoists have been killed in separate encounters in the state so far this year.
Earlier, 14 Maoists were gunned down in two encounters on January 3 in the Bastar region, which comprises seven districts, including Bijapur.
Last year, 285 Maoists were killed in various encounters with security forces in Chhattisgarh.
The Centre has set a deadline of March 31 this year to eradicate Left-Wing Extremism from the country.
