BJP will return to power in K'taka on its own strength in 2023 assembly polls: CM Bommai
Bengaluru, Mar 13: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday exuded confidence that the BJP will come to power in the state with a clear majority after the 2023 Assembly elections.
He hoped to ride on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity to retain power. "We have the strength of the organisation. If we can work unitedly then we can set the narrative and agenda," Bommai said at a party function.
The event was organised to felicitate the state BJP leaders who worked as election in-charge in the five states which went to polls recently where BJP scored a massive victory, Bommai stressed the need for an outreach programme to spread the word about his government's welfare schemes.
Calling upon the party workers to strive unitedly, the CM said, "I am ready to dedicate myself 24X7 for this cause. The government and the party are like our two eyes. We have to reach out to every nook and corner of the state strengthening BJP wherever it is weak and consolidate our position where we are already strong." He asserted that the lotus will bloom in the state in 2023.
Union Ministers Prahlad Joshi, Shobha Karandlaje, BJP National General Secretary C T Ravi and State BJP General Secretary Mahesh Tenginakai were felicitated for their success as poll in-charges of the party in the 5 states.
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Money-dispute angle emerges in Delhi bus gangrape case
New Delhi (PTI): Police probing the alleged gangrape of a 30-year-old woman inside a private sleeper bus in Outer Delhi have found that there was a dispute over money between the victim and the accused, sources said on Friday.
The woman was allegedly dragged inside the bus and raped by the driver and the conductor in the Mangolpuri area here on May 11. Both the accused were arrested the following day.
According to the police sources, the woman, in her complaint, has stated that there was a dispute over money with the accused.
The sources also said that one of the accused did not flee the spot after the incident and the victim later used his mobile phone to call police.
The woman has also told police that her husband is suffering from a medical condition and is unable to work. The couple have four children and she has been working to support the family, the sources said.
Police are probing the case from all angles and have already seized the bus. CCTV footage from the route taken by the vehicle on the day of the incident is also being examined.
The case was registered under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) dealing with rape and gangrape, police said.
