R. Ashoka criticises Congress for delaying internal reservation implementation
Bengaluru: Opposition leader R. Ashoka expressed his discontent, accusing the Congress government of delaying the implementation of internal reservations despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi's approval. Speaking to the press on Sunday, Ashoka stated that the BJP government had previously attempted to implement the reservations, but the Congress administration continues to stall.
Ashoka criticised Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other Congress leaders for making grand statements on internal reservations and caste census while failing to take action. He pointed out that the Supreme Court had granted the authority to state governments to implement internal reservations and highlighted the BJP's efforts in this direction during their previous term. He added that Prime Minister Modi had approved the reservations during his visit to Telangana, yet Congress remains indecisive.
Ashoka also took a jibe at the Congress government, suggesting that it might form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) on the internal reservation and caste census matters, similar to the SITs already established. He sarcastically remarked that different laws seem to apply to BJP leaders like Munirathna and a different law applies to people like Vinay Kulkarni, suggesting the formation of a "double SIT" to reveal the truth behind the investigations being conducted by the SIT.
BJP does not need Congress's judicial certificates
Ashoka further alleged that Congress leaders had embezzled funds from the MUDA and Valmiki Development Corporation, to which the BJP had strongly protested. He referred to the stay order issued by the courts in B.S. Yediyurappa's case, contrasting it with the ongoing investigations into the MUDA and Valmiki Development Corporation scandals, which face no legal barriers.
He emphasised that the judiciary is the highest authority in the country and that the BJP will be vindicated through legal channels. Ashoka criticised Congress for acting as if it were the judiciary, declaring that no one needs such self-appointed oversight. He accused Congress of looting the country for nearly 60 years and questioned its moral authority, stating that no one requires a clean chit from them.
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Hezbollah fires over 180 rockets, other projectiles into Israel, wounding at least 7
Beirut, Nov 24: Hezbollah fired at least 185 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in the group's heaviest barrage in several days, in response to deadly Israeli strikes in Beirut while negotiators pressed on with cease-fire efforts to halt the all-out war.
Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on a Lebanese army centre killed one soldier and wounded 18 others on the southwestern coastal road between Tyre and Naqoura, Lebanon's military said. Israel's military expressed regret and said the strike occurred in an area of combat against Hezbollah, adding that its operations are directed solely against the Hezbollah group. The strike was under review.
Israeli strikes have killed over 40 Lebanese troops since the start of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, even as Lebanon's military has largely kept to the sidelines.
Lebanon's caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, condemned the latest strike as an assault on US-led cease-fire efforts, calling it a “direct, bloody message rejecting all efforts and ongoing contacts” to end the war.
