Arvind Bellad apologizes for remarks against CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Arvind Bellad, has issued an apology to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his recent remarks.
During a media conference at the Palace Grounds, Bellad had questioned the Chief Minister's involvement in the Jindal land deal by saying, "Is it Siddaramaiah's father's property?"
The comment was made in response to the alleged offer of land to Jindal at a concessional rate.
Following backlash, Bellad wrote a letter to CM Siddaramaiah expressing regret for his words.
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Punjab Police cops withdrawn from Kejriwal's security
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (PTI): Punjab Police personnel deployed in the security of Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal have been withdrawn, the state police chief said on Thursday.
"Time to time, we get reports of threats to chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal and we share them with the concerned agencies.
"Following the directions of the Delhi police and the Election Commission today, we withdrew the component of the Punjab police in the security of Kejriwal ji," Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav told reporters in Patiala.
"We showed our concerns to them. We will remain in touch with them. We will share our inputs with the Delhi police," he said.
The development comes ahead of the elections for the 70-member Delhi Assembly on February 5. The poll results are set to be declared on February 8.
