BJP MP Dr. Siddeshwara meets DyCM DK Shivakumar in Bengaluru; rumours of 'Operation Hasta' on
Bengaluru: Dr. GM Siddeshwara, the BJP MP from Davanagere, met Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar at his Sadashiva Nagar residence on Thursday, giving rise to curiosity in the political circle in Karnataka regarding a meeting between senior leaders of opponent parties a few months before the Lok Sabha elections.
With rumours that the 'Operation Hasta' of the Congress is gaining power in Karnataka, especially in the backdrop of former BJP legislators of Karnataka joining the Congress in the last couple of days, the meeting between Siddeshwara and Shivakumar was a topic of discussion among politicians and the media too. There were also questions raised over the possibility of another senior leader of the BJP deciding to change parties.
Siddeshwara has already declared that he wished to contest the general elections to the Lok Sabha in 2024 with the BJP ticket and hoped that the party would give him ticket from Davanagere constituency again. The party, however, has other contenders for the ticket from Davanagere, as former BJP legislator Renukacharya too has expressed hope that he will be given an opportunity to contest the elections for the BJP from the constituency.
Meanwhile, the BJP former legislator from Shirahatti Ramappa Lamani joined the Congress on Thursday, at a formal event held at the Karnataka Congress office on Queens Road, Bengaluru. Former legislator Poornima Srinivas too has declared that she would be joining the Congress on October 20.
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Russian strike hits Ukrainian prison, killing at least 17
Kyiv (AP): A Russian airstrike on a prison in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region killed at least 17 inmates and wounded more than 80 others, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday.
The attack late Monday hit the Bilenkivska Correctional Colony with four guided aerial bombs, according to the State Criminal Executive Service of Ukraine.
At least 42 inmates were hospitalized with serious injuries, while another 40 people, including one staff member, sustained various injuries.
The strike destroyed the prison's dining hall, damaged administrative and quarantine buildings, but the perimeter fence held and no escapes were reported, authorities said.
Ukrainian officials condemned the attack, saying that targeting civilian infrastructure, such as prisons, is a war crime under international conventions.
