Pratap Simha hits out at Siddaramaiah for remarks on PM Modi's Tiger safari
Bengaluru: MP Pratap Simha responded to a statement by Congress leader Siddaramaiah regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Modi's visit was to celebrate the golden jubilee of Project Tiger, but he was unable to spot a tiger during his 22-kilometer safari drive.
Siddaramaiah had mocked Modi's "failure" and insinuated that the tigers had gone into hiding, fearing Modi would attempt to "catch and sell them."
In response, MP Pratap Simha criticized Siddaramaiah's remark, pointing out that the protocol for a Prime Minister's visit to a tiger reserve involves strict security measures, which may have discouraged the animals from coming near the road. Pratap Simha also noted that other animals were sighted during Modi's visit. He further challenged Siddaramaiah to visit the reserve himself.
“Siddaramaiah pays several visits to Mysuru every week, has he ever visited the Bandipur Tiger Reserve himself?” Simha questioned.
The MP condemned Siddaramaiah's comments, stating that as a former Chief Minister of Karnataka, he should not resort to such low levels of speech. Modi's visit was to celebrate 50 years of Project Tiger and, therefore, should not be politicized, Pratap Simha concluded.
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Stalin accuses Centre of trying to use women's quota as 'weapon,' slams EPS over delimitation
Chennai (PTI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has strongly criticised the Centre over the women's reservation and accused it of trying to use it as a "weapon" to tackle the opposition before taking up the delimitation exercise based on population.
"The Union government is not concerned about implementing reservations for women. If their concerns were genuine, they could have done it right away. Rather than doing that, the BJP-led Centre is thinking of using it as a weapon to tackle opposition and take up the delimitation exercise based on population," he told PTI in an interview.
"Hence, the women's reservation must be implemented immediately without showing delimitation as a reason," the DMK president added.
Expressing apprehensions on the proposed delimitation exercise, the CM said it was the DMK that raised the first voice asserting the rights of the state after realising that Tamil Nadu would be affected by the proposed exercise. He also attacked his rival and AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami over the delimitation issue.
Recalling efforts made by the DMK to raise the issue of population-based delimitation, he said an all-party meeting and a meeting of CMs under the auspices of the Joint Action Committee seeking fair delimitation were convened. It sought to freeze delimitation for 25 years and stick to it based on the 1971 Census population.
"We urged the union government that states which successfully implemented population control programmes must not be punished," he added.
The party came up with "Tamil Nadu poradum, Tamil Nadu vellum" (Tamil Nadu will struggle, Tamil Nadu will win) and this is DMK's stand, he said.
"However, Palaniswami, who is seeking votes for the entry of the BJP through the backdoor, has till date been mute over delimitation, and this is a betrayal of the people of Tamil Nadu."
