CM Siddaramaiah loses cool at police officer after few people attempt to disrupt his speech
Belagavi, April 28 (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday lost his cool and made a gesture by raising his hand at a police officer on the stage, as a group of people, allegedly BJP workers, tried to disrupt his speech during a protest rally here.
The group of people who were amidst the large crowd showed a black flag and shouted some slogans, Congress and official sources said. Siddaramaiah, who was visibly upset, summoned the police officer on to the stage. He addressed him in singular, "Come here, who is the SP? What are you doing?"
The CM can then be seen making a gesture by raising his hand at the officer out of frustration, but withdraws it immediately, and subsequently instructs him to remove the people who are creating disturbance. It can be seen that Siddaramaiah lost h is cool despite AICC general secretary Raneeep Singh Surjewala and Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil trying to calm him down. He can then be seen questioning Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar, who is from Belagavi.
The chief minister was addressing the "Samvidhan Bachao and Anti Price Rise Rally" here that was attended by a host of Congress leaders and ministers of his cabinet. Siddaramaiah resumed his speech and said, "BJP and RSS will try to disturb peace like e this everywhere. They try to incite fire in the society. They try to divide the society. We will not fear such attempts by the BJP. We have the strength to face them publicly. I want to make this clear to them."
"If we ask our (Congress) workers to take care of BJP and RSS, they will ensure that they don't open their tail. I condemn the BJP on behalf of all the Congress workers for indulging in such disruptions. Don't you (BJP) feel ashamed?" Asserting the at Congress won't fear such things, Siddaramaiah said, "We will not stop our protest against the central government's price rise." Questioning the BJP whe ther they are not ashamed to come to a Congress rally and try to disrupt it, the CM said Congress workers won't budge or fear such things.
He then tells the crowd, let's not pay attention to disrupters, and continue with our protest. Later speaking to reporters, state Congress president and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar warned the BJP that he wouldn't allow its meetings or programmes anywhere in the state, if the saffron party's attitude continues this way. "For the first time today, the BJP sent four of its workers. I don't know whether it was a corporator or a block president. They came with our card. They showed a black flag and shouted slogans and tried to disrupt. I want to tell all BJP and opposition party leaders, if this is your attitude, we won't allow even a single meeting or programme of yours in the entire state. This is the Congress party's pledge," he said.
"I would like to warn you (BJP). If you rectify it, fine. If this attitude continues, people of the state and God have given me the strength to ensure similar action against you on a bigger scale than what you have done. This is a warning. Rectify within your party and among your workers, or else I won't allow your programmes anywhere. We are ready to counter it," Shivakumar added.
#Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's heated moment at Congress protest rally #Belagavi
— Nabila Jamal (@nabilajamal_) April 28, 2025
Seen raising his hand while gesturing at a police officer during his speech
Incident reported when some BJP activists allegedly raised slogans and waved black flags against the CM pic.twitter.com/cwq2NDxdXD
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Jio Studios has withdrawn its trademark application for 'Operation Sindoor': Reliance Industries
Mumbai: Reliance Industries has clarified that it has no intention of trademarking the term "Operation Sindoor", describing it as an evocative symbol of Indian bravery that belongs to the national consciousness. The company issued a statement on Friday, stating that its media arm, Jio Studios, had filed a trademark application inadvertently and without proper authorisation.
The statement read, "Jio Studios, a unit of Reliance Industries, has withdrawn its trademark application, which was filed inadvertently by a junior person without authorisation." It added that the company and all its stakeholders take immense pride in Operation Sindoor, which was launched by the Indian Armed Forces in response to a Pakistan-sponsored terrorist attack in Pahalgam. "Operation Sindoor is the proud achievement of our brave Armed Forces in India's uncompromising fight against the evil of terrorism," the company stated.
The clarification came after reports emerged that Reliance Industries, along with three other individuals, had submitted trademark applications for the term 'Operation Sindoor' under Class 41 of the Nice Classification. According to a report by Bar and Bench, the applications were filed between 10:42 am and 6:27 pm on May 7 by Reliance Industries, Mumbai resident Mukesh Chetram Agrawal, retired Group Captain Kamal Singh Oberh of the Indian Air Force, and Delhi-based lawyer Alok Kothari. All four had marked the term as “proposed to be used,” suggesting possible commercial use in the future.
Class 41 of the Nice Classification covers a wide range of services, including education and training, film and media production, live performances, digital content and publishing, and cultural or sporting events. It is a category commonly used by OTT platforms, broadcasters, production houses, and event organisers—leading to speculation that 'Operation Sindoor' might be used as a title for a film, documentary, or series.
The incident also sheds light on the lack of legal protection for the names of military operations in India. Currently, the Ministry of Defence does not register or treat such names as intellectual property, and they are not automatically safeguarded. This means that private individuals or companies can file trademark claims over such names unless specific legal steps are taken to prevent it.
