Actor Shashi Kumar, ex-MP Muddahanumegowda, retired IAS officer join BJP
Bengaluru: Kannada actor and former MP Shashi Kumar and former MP S P Muddahanumegowda joined the BJP at a program held at the BJP office in Malleswaram, Bengaluru, on Wednesday.
In addition, retired IAS officer B H Anil Kumar, Seva Dal state vice president Hanumanth Rao Javali, Ramesh Muniyappa, G Venkatachalaiah also joined the BJP on Wednesday.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel, along with other BJP members and activists, welcomed the new members into the party at the event.
Ministers Govind Karjol, Dr Ashwath Narayan and S T Somashekhar and MLCs Laxman Savadi and C P Yogishwar were present on the occasion.
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Explosion at RSS-run school in Kerala sparks political row
Palakkad: An explosion at the Vyasa Vidya Peethom primary school in Vadakanthara, Palakkad, has triggered panic and a political controversy in Kerala. The blast occurred on Wednesday evening when a 10-year-old student unknowingly threw an object that turned out to be a country bomb. The child sustained minor injuries, while an elderly woman nearby was also slightly hurt.
Following the incident, police recovered four more similar explosives from the school premises. Preliminary information suggests that the devices may have been kept for trapping wild boars. However, the discovery has sparked sharp political reactions, as the school is managed by RSS workers.
The CPI(M) and Congress alleged that the explosives were linked to RSS activities and intended for creating unrest ahead of the elections. CPI(M) leaders claimed that RSS training camps were previously conducted at the school, while the DYFI demanded statewide raids on RSS shakhas to check for explosives. The BJP-RSS camp dismissed the charges and alleged a conspiracy behind the recovery.
The Palakkad North police have registered a case under the Explosive Substances Act, while district education authorities have initiated a separate inquiry into the matter.
