Karnataka BJP to form teams led by core committee members for panchayat poll preparations
Bengaluru(PTI): Karnataka BJP on Saturday decided to form teams led by each member of its core committee to prepare the party for the upcoming zilla and taluk panchayat polls and to strengthen the organisation in their assigned divisions, State President B Y Vijayendra said.
The party also resolved that its leaders would visit districts affected by heavy rains and floods to assess the situation and alert the government about necessary measures, he added.
The core committee meeting, held under Vijayendra’s leadership, was attended by party General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, Union Minister Prahlad Joshi, parliamentary board member B S Yediyurappa, and others.
"We have held a detailed discussion on several matters concerning the state—planning tours in preparation for zilla and taluk panchayat polls, preparations for elections to five corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority, and also regarding the confusion being created by the state government on the issue of caste census," Vijayendra told reporters after the meeting.
He said each core committee member would lead a team of three to four members tasked with overseeing one organisational division—touring locally, understanding issues, and preparing the party for elections. Karnataka BJP has ten such organisational divisions, each covering three to four districts.
Alleging the state government was in a “deep slumber” while many areas were battered by rains and floods, Vijayendra said party leaders had already toured affected districts.
“On October 3 and 4, Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy and I, along with other leaders, will travel to Raichur and Kalaburagi districts. Similarly, we will tour Vijayapura and other districts,” he said, adding that Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R Ashoka and other senior leaders will visit other areas of the state.
Claiming differences between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D K Shivakumar had persisted for several months, Vijayendra said, “There is a lot of confusion within the ruling party. We will have to wait and see what turn it takes.”
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Maoist carrying bounty of Rs 15 lakh among four killed in gunfight with security forces in J’khand
Hazaribag (PTI): Four Maoists, including one carrying a reward of Rs 15 lakh on his head, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Friday, police officials said.
The encounter took place in the Khapia forest area within the Keredari police station limits, following a tip-off.
"Four Maoists were killed in a gunfight with joint forces in 'Operation KotiNeer'. The Maoists killed have been identified as regional committee member Sahdeo Maho, carrying a reward of Rs 15 lakh, Ranjit Ganjhu, Zonal committee member, carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh," IG, CRPF, Saket Kumar Singh told mediapersons.
The remaining two are Area Commander Budhan Karmali, carrying a reward of Rs one lakh and sub-zonal committee member Natasha, a woman who hailed from Gadchiroli in Maharashtra.
SDPO of Barkagaon, Pawan Kumar, said that no security personnel were injured in the operation.
The Maoists killed were wanted in about 80 cases.
With the encounter, only 57 Maoists are left in the state, the IG said.
A number of arms were also recovered during the operation including two AK 47 and one INSAS rifles.
The development comes close on the heels of a fierce exchange of fire between a Maoist squad headed by Misir Besra, who carries a bounty of Rs 1 crore, and police personnel on April 15 in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum. Four security personnel were injured in the encounter.
The Centre has already informed the state governments that there are no Naxal violence-affected districts in the country, more than five decades since Left Wing Extremism (LWE) originated in India.
The declaration followed a high-level security review held earlier this month by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the mandated 'National Policy and Action Plan to Address Left Wing Extremism' formulated in 2015.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed Parliament on March 30 that India was free from Maoists.
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