Chikkamagaluru: It was known that conflicts between India and Pakistan would arise before the Lok Sabha polls 2019. The BJP is unable to face this election on the issues of development. People should not trust the BJP, Chief Minister Kumaraswamy appealed.

Speaking at the Congress-JDS workers' conference on Friday at Lal Bahadur Shastri Taluk Stadium in Koppa, he said, "A retired Army officer had discussed with me two years ago. He had said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would make a confrontation between India and Pakistan before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Modi will then come to seek votes by creating a story."

Kumaraswamy further said "His statement has become true now. Pulwama attack was taken place in a similar way."

"Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha constituency candidate had given best performance when he was a minister in the previous Congress government. As an MP, he will emphasize the development of this part. Send Pramod Madhwaraj to Parliament so that an alliance government can be formed in the Center," Kumaraswamy urged.

Candidate Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister Jayamala, MLA TD Rajegowda, JDS leader Bhojegowda also spoke on occasion.

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New Delhi (PTI): The power bank of a passenger onboard a stationary IndiGo aircraft caught fire at the Chandigarh airport on Tuesday, and all passengers and the crew were evacuated, according to a source.

In a statement, the airline said that when IndiGo flight 6E 108 from Hyderabad to Chandigarh was stationary after landing, an incident involving a customer's personal electronic equipment catching fire was reported.

"In the interest of safety, an immediate evacuation was carried out, and all the relevant authorities were immediately informed. All customers have been safely moved to the terminal and are being attended to by the team to ensure their well-being," the statement said.

The source said that soon after the aircraft landed, there was smoke coming from one of the overhead bins and all onboard were evacuated.

The smoke was due to the power bank catching fire, the source said, adding that no one sustained major injuries.

Details about the number of passengers could not be ascertained.