Congress leaders detained while protesting against state and central govt in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Congress leaders who staged protest outside Rajbhavan on Wednesday against the policies of central government and failure of state government in dealing with flood relief and rehabilitation, were detained by police and were taken on police vehicle.
On Wednesday, Congress leaders and activists gathered in front of the Gandhi statue at Maurya Circle in the city and staged massive protest alleging that the central government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had failed to protect the interests of Karnataka.
Speaking on the protest, KPCC president Ishwar Khandre said that despite repeated appeals for flood relief aid, the Central and State governments have failed to live up to the expectations of the people of Karnataka.
Speaking on the occasion, BV Srinivas, President of the Indian Youth Congress, said the BJP was playing vendetta politics by intimidating Congress leaders through IT, ED and CBI.
Several senior Congress leaders attended the protest and expressed their anguish over the governance of BJP both in the state and at the Centre.
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Mysterious blast outside house in J-K's Samba, no one injured
Jammu (PTI): A mysterious blast occurred in a village in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir early Monday, officials said.
The blast took place near the main gate of the residence of former sarpanch Jai Ram Sharma at Gawala Talab, some 10 km from the International Border in the Ghagwal sector around 2 am, the officials said.
They said the blast uprooted the gate and a portion of the boundary wall but caused no casualty.
A team of forensic experts visited the site and took samples from the scene to ascertain the cause of the explosion, they said.
Police have registered an FIR, the officials said, adding senior officers are on the scene and further investigation is on.
