Belagavi/ Bengaluru, September 28: In a shocking revelation, Congress MLA Lakshmi Hebbalkar alleged that the BJP has offered her a ministerial berth and a huge amount of Rs 30 crore if she joined that party.

Speaking to reporters at Belagavi on Friday, she said that “when I was in Hyderabad, a BJP women wing leader called me over phone and offered me the ministerial berth and the amount. After phone call, she also sent SMS to lure me. I have informed about the offer to then KPCC President Dr. G. Parameshwar and Siddaramaiah”, she clarified.

Already, many Congress MLAs have spoken about the Operation Lotus of the BJP and Operation Lotus was against the nature. So, she said she would not desert the Congress and join other party and rejected the offer, she said.



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New Delhi (PTI): A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death at Ramleela ground in northwest Delhi for allegedly making social media comments that police described as "controversial", an official said on Wednesday.

According to the police, the assailants, also minors, attacked him with a knife, inflicting multiple stab wounds.

"A PCR call was received in the Shalimar Bagh Police Station regarding an injured boy lying in Ramleela ground. The police team reached the spot and found him with multiple stab wounds," a police officer said.

He was working as a labourer in a banquet hall for the last two days, the officer said. An FIR was registered and the police apprehended two juveniles in the case.

Preliminary investigation reveals that the deceased was stabbed due to an ongoing enmity, the officer said.

During questioning, the accused told the police that the victim had made "controversial comments" against them on social media. Following which, they intercepted him at Ramleela ground and stabbed him. He died on the spot, officer said.

"We have recovered a dagger and the victim's mobile phone. Further investigation in the case is underway," he added.