Joining BJP backfired on former IPS officer K Annamalai, says Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi
Koppal: Kannada and Culture Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi has opined that former police officer K Annamalai’s decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) backfired on him as he is likely to lose the Tamil Nadu State President post now.
The minister, who spoke to reporters in Koppal on Saturday, said that Annamalai had been highly regarded in Karnataka for his excellent service. “Things went bad for him once he joined the BJP. We have even seen videos of Annamalai whip himself standing in the middle of the road. Now, the situation is worse for him,” he added.
Tangadagi, who is also Koppal District In-charge Minister, said that the BJP always attempts at cheating people, citing the poll promises made by the national party to credit funds to people’s account and provide jobs.
“In addition, the leaders of the party follow a use-and-throw policy. I too was supported by the BJP when I was an Independent candidate who had won the elections. The leaders had offered me any post in the Cabinet except that of the chief minister. After proving the majority in the Legislature, however, they kept all the prominent ministries and offered me one of the least regarded posts in the Cabinet,” he recollected.
“The BJP plays with people who are inexperienced in politics and cannot see through their tricks. It has anyway been cheating the public, given that it does not wish the position of the poor to improve. The leaders’ only aim is to see their children rise and grow,” the minister alleged.
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Woman gang-raped in firing range area near Mhow in MP; search on for two men
Mhow (MP) (PTI): A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two men in a firing range of the Army near Mhow in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district, a police official said on Wednesday.
The incident took place late afternoon on Tuesday at the Berchha field firing range, he said.
Based on a complaint lodged by the rape survivor, a case has been registered against two persons at the Badgonda police station. The accused duo is absconding and a search operation is underway to trace them, the official said.
Talking to PTI, Indore Rural Superintendent of Police (SP) Yangchen Dolkar Bhutia said, "We have registered a case and are investigating it from all angles. We have inspected the crime site and have searched for the probable routes using which the accused could have escaped. Till now, nothing concrete has been found in the case."
"As per the statement given by the victim, the accused were in the age group of 25 to 35. Since it is a deep forest area, no CCTV cameras are installed there," he said.
"We have activated our informers' network in the area and investigation is going on to ascertain the identities of the accused," the SP added.
Badgonda station house officer (SHO) Prakash Waskale said the Berchha field firing range belongs to the army, which deploys its personnel there only when firing practice is underway.
At present, firing is not scheduled to be held there, he said.
