Mysuru: Pratap Simha loses cool, insults journalist over question
Mysuru: Former MP Pratap Simha on Tuesday sparked controversy after making derogatory remarks about a senior journalist during a media interaction. The incident occurred when Simha, who had come to support the ‘Chamundi Chalo’ call given by the Hindu Jagarana Vedike protesting the invitation extended to Banu Mushtaq for the Dasara inauguration, was stopped by police at Kurubarahalli Circle.
While addressing the media, a Vartha Bharati district reporter, Satish Kumar N.S., asked Simha to respond to Congress leaders’ criticism that “the BJP has sidelined him and he is doing all this just to remain relevant.” The question visibly irked Simha, who retorted, “There is a journalist here named Satish. His words are worth nothing. I don’t value his questions at all,” insulting the reporter in front of others.
Simha, himself a former journalist, faced backlash from members of the public who expressed displeasure over his behavior.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Karnataka HC quashes BJP's defamation case against Rahul Gandhi
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed the defamation proceedings initiated by the BJP against top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
The case was filed in 2023, when BJP was in power in Karnataka, following a "corruption rate card" published by the then opposition Congress to claim large scale irregularities prevailing in the state under the saffron party's rule.
Along with Gandhi, now Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, the BJP had accused the then Karnataka LoP Siddaramaiah and Congress state president D K Shivakumar.
Presently Siddaramaiah is the Chief Minister and Shivakumar is his deputy.
Challenging the defamation case, Gandhi had approached the High Court stating that the continuation of the case would be an abuse of law.
The bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav allowed the petition.
The complainant said that Rahul Gandhi, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar had conspired together to defame the BJP government and made baseless allegation and insinuation.
