Karnataka: Wife of late IAS officer DK Ravi joins Congress
Bengaluru: H Kusuma, wife of late IAS officer D K Ravi, joined the Congress on Sunday. She and her father, who was with the JD(S), were formally inducted into the party by Congress state chief D K Shivakumar.
Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and former deputy chief minister Dr G Parameshwara were present on the occasion, party sources said.
Kusuma's entry into the party comes amid speculations that Congress would field her from Rajarajeshwari Nagar (R R Nagar) in the city, which goes for the bypolls on November 3.
The R R Nagar seat fell vacant following the disqualification of N Munirathna, who was then the party legislator, under the anti-defection law.
He is now with the BJP and is looking for a ticket from the saffron party for the bypolls.
R R Nagar, along with the Sira assembly constituency in Tumakuru, will go for the bypolls on November 3.
Shivakumar told reporters that the list of probable candidates would be sent to the high command, which would take the final call.
He urged party workers to work hard to ensure the victory of the party in the election.
Kusuma's father Hanumantharayappa had contested from R R Nagar on a JD(S) ticket earlier and had lost.
The BJP has not yet announced its candidates, but would most likely field Munirathna from R R Nagar.
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Pak stars Mahira Khan, Hania Aamir, Ali Zafar's Instagram accounts blocked in India
New Delhi, May 1 (PTI): Instagram accounts of popular Pakistani actors Mahira Khan, Hania Aamir, Sanam Saeed, and Ali Zafar have been blocked in India following a "legal request" in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.
"Account not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content": this message was displayed when users in India tried to access the pages of these artistes.
Tensions escalated between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians.
Instagram accounts of Pakistani actors Bilal Abbas, lqra Aziz, Ayeza Khan, Imran Abbas and Sajal Aly have also been blocked.
The release of "Abir Gulaal", a film starring Pakistani star Fawad Khan, is also in limbo following the attack. The Instagram account of Fawad Khan, however, continues to be accessible by Indian users.
Instagram accounts of singers Atif Aslam, Farhan Saeed, Ali Sethi, Shafqat Amanat Ali, actors Mawra Hocane, best known for her Bollywood debut with 2016's "Sanam Teri Kasam", Saba Qamar ("Hindi Medium"), Adnan Siddiqui ("Mom"), Hamza Ali Abbasi, Veena Malik of "Bigg Boss" fame, "Churails" stars Sarwat Gilani, Mehar Bano, Nimra Bucha, and Yasra Rizvi, also continue to be active.
