BJP’s defeat in elections due to your loose talk: Renukacharya targets Yatnal
Bengaluru: Former Minister M.P. Renukacharya launched a scathing attack on MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, blaming him for the BJP’s defeat in the recent by-elections.
Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Renukacharya said, “The BJP lost the elections because of your loose and foul talk. State BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra has already demonstrated his organisational capabilities, but the party suffered losses due to your careless remarks. Are you bigger than Narendra Modi? The BJP’s efforts in the Waqf struggle were supported by Shobha Karandlaje and Pralhad Joshi, not you,” he criticised.
He went further, alleging, “Yatnal has been given a ‘contract’ by Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi to destroy the BJP. He is behaving like a Congress agent. His electoral success was the result of adjustments.”
Renukacharya also dismissed allegations of parallel meetings within the party, clarifying, “We are not conducting alternative meetings. We are travelling as part of the party’s platform. For the upcoming Davangere rally, we will invite national leaders. Our travel is focused on party organisation and its welfare.”
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India-Pak tensions: Major changes announced at Airports for cargo, baggage checking; details here
New Delhi: In response to heightened security concerns, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has been temporarily assigned the responsibility of overseeing the screening of cargo and check-in baggage at Indian civil airports. This expanded role, effective from May 9 to May 18, 2025, marks a significant shift from the previous arrangement, where these tasks were managed by airport operators and airlines.
According to a statement issued by the CISF, the Director General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) approved the temporary enhancement of CISF's duties to provide additional security oversight to cargo operations and the in-line hold baggage screening system (ILHBSS).
"To reinforce security arrangements at all civil airports, CISF will now supervise the operations and personnel involved in cargo and baggage screening. The force is also authorised to conduct random checks and maintain access control to these critical zones," the statement said.
Until now, CISF had been primarily responsible for pre-boarding passenger frisking and cabin baggage checks, while airport operators and airline staff handled cargo and check-in baggage screening. With this new directive, CISF has assumed broader authority in airport security protocols across the country.
The new measures have already been implemented at all CISF-covered airports nationwide.
