BJP Minister R Ashoka reacts to his candidature against DK Shivakumar in Kanakpura
Bengaluru: BJP on late Tuesday evening released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Karnataka elections. The saffron party has fielded Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashoka against KPCC Chief DK Shivakumar from the Kanakpura assembly constituency.
Reacting to his candidature against the Congress strongman from Kanakpura, Ashoka said he was following the instructions of PM Modi and Amit Shah and added that he was a party warrior.
“My commanders PM Modi and Amit Shah have asked me to contest from two constituencies including Kanakpura,” he told reporters on Wednesday.
Ashoks further said, “I had been jailed for shouting slogans while protesting against then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during the Emergency. I had also participated in the demolition of the Babri Masjid.”
Speaking about a possible defeat against DK Shivakumar, Ashoka said political stalwarts have also faced defeats in elections including Indira Gandhi, Deve Gowda, BS Yediyurappa and Siddaramaiah and asserted that it was the party’s strategy to give him tickets from two constituencies.
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Vande Bharat train window damaged in stone-pelting incident near Kerala’s Palakkad
Palakkad (Kerala) (PTI): A Vande Bharat train operating from Ernakulam to Bengaluru sustained minor damage in a stone-pelting incident a day earlier, police said on Saturday.
The incident occurred near Parali in Palakkad district at around 4.30 pm on Friday, an officer of the Government Railway Police (GRP), Palakkad, said.
“No one was injured in the incident. One of the train’s windows suffered minor damage,” the officer said.
He added that the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has registered a case and launched an investigation.
“GRP and RPF teams are present at Parali as part of the investigation. The stones may have been thrown by a person of unsound mind or someone who was intoxicated,” the officer said.
