Priyank Kharge slams Bommai over entrepreneur's grievances as Telangana Min offer him to move to Hyd
KTR said Hyd provides better physical, social infrastructure, asking startups to move from B'luru
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Minister and senior Congress leader Priyank Kharge on Saturday took note of the grievances reported by entrepreneur Ravish Naresh about the inconveniences start-ups face in Bengaluru (known as India’s Silicon Valley), and slammed Karnataka CM and his party for focusing on communal issues rather than focusing on growth and development.
Taking to his Twitter handle, Kharge posted screenshots of entrepreneur Ravish Naresh’s tweet and Telegana Minister KTR Rao’s reply to Naresh suggesting he move to Hyderabad which he said provides “better physical infrastructure and equally good social infrastructure”.
“Startups in HSR/Koramangala (India’s Sillicon Valley) are already generating billions of $ of taxes. Yet we have v bad roads, almost daily power cuts, poor quality water supply, unusable foot paths. Many rural ares now have better basic infra than India’s Sillicon Valley” (SIC) Naresh had stated in his tweet.
Replying to the tweet, KTR Rao had written “Pack your bags and move to Hyderabad! We have better physical infrastructure & equally good social infrastructure. Our airport is 1 of the best & getting in & out of city is a breeze. More importantly our Govt’s focus is on 2 i Mantra; innovation, infrasdtructure & inclusive growth” (SIC).
Kharge took a sly dig at the CM and his party adding “A few more economic jihads from your party will ensure that we neither get investments or jobs.” Taking a dig at BJP General Secretary CT Ravi’s remark on halal meat calling it to be “Economic Jihad” by Muslim traders.
“Congratulations. We now have our neighbour telling startups to move to Hyderabad for not only better infrastructure, but also better “social” infrastructure. A few more economic jihads from your party will ensure that we neither get investments nor jobs,” Kharge wrote in his tweet tagging CM’s official handle.
Congratulations @CMofKarnataka we now have our neighbor telling startups to move to Hyderabad for not only a better infrastructure, but also a better “social” infrastructure.
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 2, 2022
A few more economic jihads from your party will ensure that we neither get investments or jobs. pic.twitter.com/WJOP86x9L9
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Tweets by journalist Rana Ayyub derogatory, communal: Delhi HC
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New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday termed certain tweets by journalist Rana Ayyub "highly derogatory, inflammatory and communal" as it sought her stand on a petition seeking removal of the allegedly objectionable content from social media.
Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, who was hearing a lawyer's petition alleging that Ayyub's tweets insulted Hindu Deities and "revered historical figures", observed that even an FIR was also directed to be registered against her in relation to the tweets and called upon the Centre, Delhi Police and X to "work in tandem" and "do the needful in 24 hours".
"Let the matter be called day after. Action is necessary in view of the highly derogatory, inflammatory and communal tweets by respondent no. 4 (Ayyub), pursuant to which FIR has also been directed against respondent no. 4 by a court of competent jurisdiction," the court ordered.
Observing that the "matter requires consideration", the court issued notice to the Centre, Ayyub as well as X on the petition seeking the immediate removal of the "highly derogatory, inflammatory, and communal tweets" by Ayyub.
The court also made Delhi Police a party to the case.
Petitioner Amita Sachdeva said she is a devout follower of the Sanatan Dharm, and on her complaint, a magisterial court had already directed the registration of an FIR while holding that the journalist's tweets prima facie disclose cognisable offences under the Indian Penal Code.
The plea said the petitioner approached X's resident grievance officer as well as the Grievance Appellate Committee for the removal of the content.
However, the committee declined to grant relief, stating the matter was sub-judice, it added.
The petitioner said the continued public availability of the tweets has caused continuing and direct injury to her religious sentiments and violated her fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 21 (Right to life and liberty) and 25 (Freedom of religion) of the Constitution.
In January 2025, a magisterial court directed Delhi Police to register an FIR against Ayyub for allegedly making derogatory posts in 2016-17 that included "insults to Hindu deities, spreading of anti-India sentiment and incitement of religious disharmony."
In an order dated January 25, 2025, it said, "From the facts of the case, prima facie cognisable offences are made out under sections 153 A (punishment for promoting enmity between different groups on the ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc), 295 A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) and 505 (statements conducing public mischief) of the IPC."
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