Karnataka Minister K S Eshwarappa attacks Congress leaders, apologises later
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister K S Eshwarappa on Tuesday courted controversy by making some objectionable remarks against Congress leaders which drew a strong response from the opposition party.
Moments later he apologised for his utterance and asked the media not to play it up. At a press conference, he attacked the Congress and used an objectionable term.
...Why I am using this term is because they don't have any idea what to utter and what to omit, Eshwarappa, who holds the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj portfolio, said.
Eshwarappa's outburst was following a query from a journalist that someone from Congress had called him (the minister) a joker.
To buttress his point, the minister said Congress leader Siddaramaiah had demanded that a Dalit leader should be made chief minister.
"Since independence the Congress had been in power but why they did not make any Dalit a chief minister. Should we give them any weightage?" Eshwarappa said.
"Let them say now who is joker whether Congress, BJP or Eshwarappa?" he said.
Taking strong exception, former chief minister Siddaramaiah described Eshwarappa as a man lacking culture.
"Only a man without culture can use such words. Eshwarappa does not have culture," Siddaramaiah told reporters in Mysuru.
The minister's outburst also drew sharp reaction from senior Congress leader B K Hariprasad.
"I appeal to Health Minister K Sudhakar to get Eshwara admitted to NIMHANS, the world famous mental and neurological institute located in Bengaluru, at the earliest and get him the best treatment there," Hariprasad said.
The minister was in the news when he said during a party workers' meet at Shivamogga on Sunday that the BJP workers were capable of giving back in equal measure, when rivals attacked them.
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Delhi: Father, son held for killing 19-year-old woman in suspected honour killing
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested a man and his son for allegedly murdering his 19-year-old daughter in west Delhi's Hari Nagar area, an official said on Friday.
The case first came to light on April 1 after a PCR call was received around 2 pm, alleging that a woman had been killed by her family members and her body was being taken for last rites, he said.
The accused, identified as Mohammad Maneer (55), a vegetable vendor, and his son Meraj Ali (19), were arrested in connection with the case, the officer said.
The victim had been in a relationship with a man from her native place for the past two years, which was opposed by her father, Maneer and brother Meraj, he said.
"When the girl did not end the relationship despite objections, the family killed her," the officer said.
On April 1, the police said that when their team reached the spot, they found that the woman's body was being taken for burial.
Acting on the input, the burial process was stopped over suspicion of honour killing.
"Police intercepted the family members and took possession of the body," he said.
Police said that the man who had made the PCR told them that the woman was in love with his cousin.
During the inquiry, police also interacted with the PCR caller, who said his cousin, a friend of the deceased, had informed him about the situation and suspected foul play, prompting him to alert the police control room.
The body of the woman was subsequently shifted to the mortuary of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital for preservation and postmortem.
Police said that both the crime team and the forensic science laboratory (FSL) team were called to inspect the scene and collect evidence.
Police said that, as per the postmortem report, the cause of death was identified as smothering, indicating that the woman was suffocated.
A preliminary inquiry also revealed that the family had initiated preparations for the last rites soon after the woman's death, raising suspicion about the circumstances.
Initial investigation pointed to the family's opposition to the woman's relationship.
"The family members of the woman saw her with the man, and she was taken back home. We got to know that she was beaten up and even locked inside the house for some days," a source said.
Further investigation into the matter is underway, police added.
