CM Siddaramaiah takes a dig at BRS leader Rama Rao over fake edited videos
Bengaluru: Taking a dig at Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K T Rama Rao, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said his party lost in the Telangana Assembly elections, because they don't even know how to verify what is fake and edited videos, and what is truth.
He accused the BRS of circulating fake edited videos created by BJP, and called it the ''perfect B-team'' of the saffron party.
The Chief Minister was responding to Rao's post on X, sharing a purported edited video of his statement in Karnataka Assembly, where he can be heard making a reference to lack of funds to deliver poll promises or guarantees.
''Mr. K T Rama Rao, Do you know why your party lost in the Telangana Elections? Because you don't even know how to verify what is fake and edited, and what is truth. BJP creates fake edited videos, and your party circulates them. Yours is a perfect B Team of BJP,'' Siddaramaiah said on X.
Sharing a video of Siddaramaiah's speech in the Assembly, Rao had said, ''No money to deliver poll promises/guarantees says Karnataka CM! Is this the future template for Telangana too after successfully hoodwinking the people in elections ?'' ''Aren't you supposed to do basic research and planning before making outlandish statements?'' the Chief Minister asked.
In his December 17 post, in which he had attached the unedited video of his statement, the Chief Minister accused BJP leaders of indulging in deceptive tactic, involving circulating an edited video that distorts his statements, falsely implying an admission of the Congress's inability to fulfill promises made in 2023.
''Contrary to the manipulated narrative, the unaltered video clearly reflects my remarks in the assembly, holding the BJP accountable for failing to fulfill promises made in their 2018 manifesto, especially the loan waiver promise they had made'', he said.
''I cited the fact that Yediyurappa (former CM), in 2009, had stated that they didn't have a printing machine to print notes and lacked the funds to waive farm loans. Yediyurappa had acknowledged that it was not possible for the BJP to fulfill promises made during elections.....'' Claiming that his government has fulfilled all the guarantee schemes within the first week of government formation and are in the process of fulfilling other manifesto promises, Siddaramaiah said, ''We are committed to our promises. The attempt to manipulate the narrative by presenting a distorted video is a disconcerting example of misinformation that undermines the public's right to accurate information.''
No money to deliver poll promises/guarantees says Karnataka CM !
— KTR (@KTRBRS) December 19, 2023
Is this the future template for Telangana too after successfully hoodwinking the people in elections ?
Aren’t you supposed to do basic research and planning before making outlandish statements? https://t.co/JOcc4NLsiq
Mr. @KTRBRS, Do you know why your party lost in the Telangana Elections?
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) December 19, 2023
Because you don't even know how to verify what is fake and edited, and what is truth. @BJP4India creates fake edited videos, and your party circulates them. Yours is a perfect B Team of BJP.
If you are… https://t.co/Ey5y9K3fLd
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— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) December 17, 2023
ನೀವು ಶೇರ್ ಮಾಡಿರುವ ತಿರುಚಿದ ವಿಡಿಯೋಗಳನ್ನು… pic.twitter.com/fQ6dTUXmth
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BMW hit-and-run case: HC refuses to release accused Mihir Shah on ground of 'illegal' arrest
Mumbai (PTI): The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to release Mihir Shah, the main accused in a BMW hit-and-run case, on the ground of "illegal" arrest.
Shah, the 24-year-old son of a former Shiv Sena leader, and his driver Rajrishi Bidawat had filed petitions in the HC claiming they have been illegally detained and sought immediate release.
Shah was arrested on July 9, two days after he allegedly rammed his BMW car into a two-wheeler in Mumbai's Worli area, killing 45-year-old woman Kaveri Nakhwa and leaving her husband Pradeep injured.
His driver Bidawat, who was also present in the car at the time of the accident, was arrested on the day of the incident.
As per their pleas, the police had not informed them the grounds of their arrest at the time, which they claimed was in violation of the law.
A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande on Monday dismissed the petitions.
"Both the petitions are dismissed," the court said.
The duo sought their release, claiming any further detention would be in utter violation of the constitutional mandate and a failure to comply with Section 50 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Under this section, the police, while arresting a person, have to communicate to him/her full particulars of the offence for which he/she is being arrested or other grounds for such arrest.
Both Shah and Bidawat are presently in judicial custody.
In their habeas corpus (produce the person) petitions filed in the HC in August, Shah and Bidawat claimed their detention was illegal and sought that they be released immediately.
Shah, in the plea, sought quashing of the orders passed by a local court remanding him first in police custody and then judicial custody.
He also sought for his arrest to be declared as illegal.
Shah is accused of speeding off towards the Bandra Worli Sea Link after the accident, even as the woman remained on the bonnet of the car and then got entangled in its wheels, for a distance of more than 1.5 kilometres.
As per police, Shah, who fled from the scene, was under the influence of alcohol at the time.
Mihir Shah's father and former Shiv Sena leader Rajesh Shah had also been arrested in the case, but was later granted bail.
