Amit Shah's remarks on Karnataka polls insult to 6.5 crore Kannadigas: Congress
New Delhi, Apr 25: The Congress slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday over his reported remarks that the upcoming Karnataka polls are not just to elect MLAs but to entrust the future of the state in the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and claimed that the comments were an "insult" to 6.5 crore Kannadigas.
In a tweet, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "Home Minister says elections in Karnataka are to hand over future of state to PM Modi. Last I checked, election on May 10 is to elect MLAs and have a CM FOR the state."
"HM's confession shows their desperation. So much for cooperative federalism. This is an insult to 6.5 cr Kannadigas," the former Union minister said.
Tagging a video on Twitter of Shah's remarks reportedly made during a poll rally in the southern state, the Congress said the home minister must apologise and alleged that he not only insulted Karnataka's identity, but also the democratic values of India.
"It is shocking to know that the Home Minister of India had the audacity to say that this election is not to choose MLAs but to hand over the future of Karnataka to the hands of Modi!" the Congress said in a lengthy Twitter post.
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It also reflects the corrupt and dictatorial mindset of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), it alleged.
"This is not the first case. The BJP high command has repeatedly hurt the sentiments of 6.5 crore Kannadigas. Earlier, JP Nadda had also made a similar undemocratic remark saying Kannadigas will be devoid of Modi's blessings if BJP doesn't come to power," the opposition party said.
"Already conceding its defeat, the 40 per cent commission sarkara has resorted to threatening the voters. Come what may, the people of India will never allow anyone to pose a threat to the federal structure of our great nation," the Congress said.
Voting for the Karnataka Assembly polls will take place on May 10 and the counting of votes is scheduled for May 13.
ಅಮಿತ್ ಶಾ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಭವಿಷ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಮೋದಿಯ ಕೈಗೆ ಕೊಡಲು ಚುನಾವಣೆ ನಡೆಯಲಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ನಾನು ತಿಳಿದ ಹಾಗೆ ಚುನಾವಣೆ ಇರುವುದೇ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಜನರಿಗಾಗಿ, ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಯ ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡಲು!
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) April 25, 2023
ಶಾರವರ ಹತಾಶೆ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ ಸಹಕಾರ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟತ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ಧಿಕ್ಕಾರ ಮತ್ತು 6.5 ಕೋಟಿ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಿಗೆ ಅಪಮಾನ. https://t.co/rXDAwjAYJA
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Retired IAF personnel arrested for alleged Pak links in Assam
Tezpur (PTI): A retired Indian Air Force personnel has been arrested in Assam's Sonitpur district for alleged links with Pakistani intelligence operatives, police said on Saturday.
Additional Superintendent of Police Haricharan Bhumij said preliminary investigation revealed that the accused had shared sensitive documents and information with Pakistani operatives over social media.
Police have seized his laptop and mobile phone.
The devices have been sent for forensic examination, though some data has been deleted, Bhumij said.
The accused was a junior warrant officer in the IAF and had retired in 2002 from Tezpur’s Salonibari base.
He had later joined the electronics department of Tezpur University, but quit.
Bhumij said a case has been registered under the relevant sections of the BNS and a local court has remanded the accused to five days police custody.
