Ramanagara by-polls: BJP candidate withdraws from fray
Bengaluru: The BJP candidate L. Chandrashekhar, who was in the fray in the Ramanagara assembly constituency, suddenly withdrew from fray this morning.
Chandrashekhar, who had recently left Congress and joined BJP, was in the fray as the BJP candidate.
Chandrasekhar, who addressed a press conference with MP DK Suresh today, said, "I am withdrawing my nomination papers. I will support JDS-Congress candidate Anita Kumaraswamy. I am basically a Congressman. BJP state president Yeddyurappa gave the party flag to me and never met me after giving the ticket. All is not well there," he said.
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Bangladesh's ousted PM Sheikh Hasina condemns arrest of Hindu spiritual leader, demands his release
Dhaka, Nov 28: Deposed prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina on Thursday condemned the arrest of Hindu spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das and said the leader must be released immediately.
Das who was taken into custody earlier this week on sedition charges.
"A top leader of the Sanatan religious community has been unjustly arrested, he must be released immediately," Hasina said in a statement.
"A temple has been burnt in Chittagong. Previously, mosques, shrines, churches, monasteries and homes of the Ahmadiyya community were attacked, vandalised and looted and set on fire. Religious freedom and security of life and property of people of all communities should be ensured," the former prime minister said in the statement posted on Awami League's X account.
Hasina fled to India on August 5 following widespread protests against her Awami League-led government over a controversial job quota system. Three days later, Yunus, a Nobel laureate, took over as the Chief Adviser of the interim government.
Hindu minority groups have been frequently reporting atrocities against their community members in different parts of Bangladesh, even after Yunus took charge.
There are also reports of the rise of extremist groups like Jamaat-e-Islami and similar ideological extremist wings.
