BJP urges CM to apologise after party worker seen removing his shoes with national flag in hand
Bengaluru, Oct 2: After a purported video of a Congress worker taking off shoes from the feet of the Karnataka Chief Minister even while holding a tri-colour in hand surfaced online, BJP State President B Y Vijayendra on Wednesday urged Siddaramaiah and the ruling party to apologise to the people for "insulting" the country and the national flag.
The incident took place when the Chief Minister arrived to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary.
In the video, another man present at the spot was seen taking away the flag from the party worker's hands as he was removing Siddaramaiah's shoes.
Sharing the purported video on 'X', Vijayendra hit out at the Chief Minister.
"India, freed from the jaws of slavery, is today a leading nation in the world. Nationalism, national flag, national devotees are always rubbish for Congress," he said.
"The fact that the Congressmen, who have worshiped slavery, have seen the national flag as a symbol of slavery on Gandhi Jayanti, and that the Chief Minister himself has displayed the flag without objecting to promote it, is an insult to the nation and the national flag. Let the chief minister @siddaramaiah and @INCIndia apologise to Indians immediately," Vijayendra added.
ಗುಲಾಮಗಿರಿಯ ದವಡೆಯಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತವಾದ ಭಾರತ, ಇಂದು ವಿಶ್ವದ ಮುಂಚೂಣಿ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರವಾಗಿದೆ. ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಭಕ್ತಿ, ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಧ್ವಜ, ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಭಕ್ತರು ಎಂದರೆ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್'ಗೆ ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ಕಾಲ ಕಸ.
— Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) October 2, 2024
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EAM Jaishankar to represent India at Donald Trump's swearing-in on January 20
New Delhi, Jan 12: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at the swearing-in ceremony of US President-elect Donald Trump on January 20.
During his visit to Washington, Jaishankar will also have meetings with representatives of the incoming Trump administration, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Sunday.
"On the invitation of the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent the Government of India at the swearing-in ceremony of President-Elect Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America," it said.
"During the visit, the external affairs minister will also have meetings with representatives of the incoming administration, as also some other dignitaries visiting the US on that occasion," the MEA said in a statement.
