Karnataka will see Islamisation if Congress forms government: Tejasvi Surya
The national president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Tejasvi Surya, has claimed that if the Congress comes to power in Karnataka, the state will experience "goonda raj, mafia raj, Islamisation, and terror situation". Speaking at a news conference, Surya criticized the Congress' manifesto, which promises "decisive action including a ban" on organizations such as the Bajrang Dal.
Surya defended the Bajrang Dal, calling it a "cultural and nationalist organization", unlike the PFI, which he labeled as a "terror organization". He further stated that the Bajrang Dal serves as the "first line of defence of the Hindu community" in many parts of Karnataka's coastal districts. Surya took issue with the Congress' call to ban the Bajrang Dal, claiming that it insulted Hindus and Hanuman devotees.
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The BJP leader also rejected the notion of a "false equivalence" between the PFI and the Bajrang Dal, stating that the latter is accused of moral policing, while the former is accused of waging war against the state. Surya labeled the Congress manifesto as "anti-Hindu", accusing the party of wanting to scrap the anti-conversion law and the anti-cow slaughter law if voted into power.
Surya further criticized the Congress manifesto for what he called "lies" and "hypocrisy". He accused former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of making the Lokayukta toothless and bringing in the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), while the Congress manifesto promises to empower the Lokayukta. Surya also claimed that the Congress wants to start a cultural centre for Kashmiri Pandits, even though the community was forced to flee the valley during Rajiv Gandhi's regime.
On the Mahadayi drinking water project, Surya said Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was against the allocation of water to Karnataka. He also pointed out that the Congress manifesto promises to regularize Pourakarmikas, which has already been done by the BJP.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
