BJP's politics centers on hate: CM Siddaramaiah
Mysuru: In a strong statement against the BJP, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accused the party of fostering politics of hate.
Speaking from his residence in Ramakrishna Nagar, he condemned BJP's alleged tactics of intimidation through agencies like ED, IT, and CBI, labeling it as a hallmark of their divisive strategy.
"BJP's primary agenda is hate politics," asserted Siddaramaiah, while speaking about recent cases involving himself, Shivakumar, and Rahul Gandhi.
"Since its inception, BJP has thrived on hate and continues to do so," he added, highlighting what he perceives as a longstanding pattern.
The Chief Minister differentiated Congress by stating, "Congress has never resorted to hate politics. I am not new to this arena."
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He challenged BJP's approach, questioning the case against him and the treatment of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
"South India has consistently rejected the BJP. It's clear that BJP, perceived as the political face of RSS, lacks support here."
He pointed to recent electoral setbacks in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra as evidence of growing dissent, citing public displeasure towards what he termed as BJP's "arrogance."
On the issue of NEET, Siddaramaiah advocated for a re-examination, citing concerns over unfair practices. "Some students are unfairly advantaged in NEET. This practice must be investigated and corrected," he asserted.
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2001 Parliament attack anniversary: Vice Prez, PM Modi, MPs pay tributes to fallen heroes
New Delhi (PTI): Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Saturday led Parliamentarians in paying floral tributes to those who died fending off terrorists who attacked the Parliament House in 2001.
On the 24th anniversary of the attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Radhakrishnan, who is also the Rajya Sabha Chair, were among the first to offer tributes.
A brief function is held outside the now old Parliament building (Samvidhan Sadan) every December 13 to mark the day.
CISF personnel presented a salute or "samman guard" at the venue, after which a moment of silence was observed to mark the anniversary. Till 2023, the CRPF used to offer 'salami shastra' (present arms).
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, a senior party leader, were also present at the event. Union ministers Kiren Rijiju, Jitendra Singh and Arjun Ram Meghwal also lined up to offer flower petals at the photographs of the personnel who went down foiling the attack.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is in Latur to attend the funeral of former speaker of the Lower House of Parliament and ex-Union minister Shivraj Patil.
The attack was carried out by five armed terrorists, but personnel from the now former Parliament Security Service, CRPF and Delhi Police foiled the attack, with no terrorist being able to enter the building.
Six Delhi Police personnel, two Parliament Security Service personnel, a gardener and a TV video journalist were killed in the attack. All five terrorists were gunned down in the forecourt of the then Parliament building.
