Shettar slams BJP for picking BL Santhosh's aide Srivatsa over sitting MLA Ramdas in Krishnaraja
Hubballi: Former Chief Minister and member of the Congress Jagadish Shettar criticized the BJP for giving preference to Srivatsa as he is a close associate of BJP National General Secretary (Organisation) BL Santhosh to contest from the Krishnaraja constituency over sitting MLA SA Ramdas.
Addressing an emergency meeting in the city on Tuesday, Shettar, who is the Congress candidate from Hubballi-Dharwad Central for the upcoming Assembly elections, said that Ramdas has been successful as a legislator and is very popular in Krishnaraja. Had the BJP fielded Ramdas, it would have been guaranteed of victory in Krishnaraja. The party, however, has sidelined another ace contender merely because he was not in the good books of Santhosh, Shettar added.
Stressing on the popularity of Ramdas in the constituency, Shettar said that if Ramdas rebels against the BJP, Srivatsa would lose the elections.
“Santhosh had been given charge of the BJP campaigns in Kerala, but the party did not win a single seat in the state. In Tamil Nadu too, the BJP managed to win barely a couple of seats,” Shettar pointed out, challenging the ‘Midas touch’ of Santhosh in Karnataka too.
Accusing State President of the BJP Nalin Kumar Kateel of following the orders of Santhosh, Shettar said that this was why the party has not replaced Kateel, whose term as president has already ended.
He further said that an audio clip went viral recently, where Kateel is heard saying that BS Yediyurappa was no longer in power in the BJP and in the next elections, KS Eshwarappa and Shettar too would be shown the door.
“All these are as planned by Santhosh, and have proven successful,” Shettar alleged.All the latest news from Karnataka, just one click away. CLICK here to read all the important news from Karnataka in a single click.
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Passing out parade held at IMA Dehradun, 491 young officers join Indian Army
Dehradun(PTI): After undergoing rigorous training at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun, 491 cadets participated in a grand Passing Out Parade on Saturday and will now be commissioned as officers in the Indian Army.
The spectacular parade, held at the historic Drill Square in front of the academy's Chatwood Building, was reviewed by Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, who served as the reviewing officer.
Along with 491 Indian cadets, 34 foreign cadets from 14 friendly countries also participated in the Autumn Term 2025 Passing Out Parade.
A total of 525 officer cadets from the 157th Regular Course, 46th Technical Entry Scheme, 140th Technical Graduate Course, 55th Special Commissioned Officers Course, and Territorial Army Online Entrance Exam 2023 Course participated in the Passing Out Parade.
The 'Sword of Honour' and gold medal for securing first place during training was awarded to ACA Nishkal Dwivedi, the silver medal to BUO Badal Yadav for second place, and the bronze medal to SUO Kamaljeet Singh for third place.
The silver medal for securing first place in the 'Technical Graduate Course' was awarded to Officer Cadet Jadhav Sujit Sampat, and the silver medal for first place in the 'Technical Entry Scheme-46' was awarded to WCC Abhinav Mehrotra.
The silver medal for the 'Special Commission Officer Course' was given to Officer Cadet Sunil Kumar Chhetri.
Among the foreign cadets, the first place in merit was secured by JUO Mohammad Safin Ashraf from Bangladesh. The Army Chief's Banner for overall best performance in the Autumn Term was awarded to Imphal Company.
As the parade concluded, helicopters showered flowers on the newly commissioned officers from the sky.
On this occasion, General Dwivedi congratulated the new officers in his address for successfully completing their training. He praised the young officers for their high level of discipline, leadership qualities, and endurance, and urged them to uphold the glorious traditions of the Indian Army and serve the nation with loyalty, commitment, and honour.
General Dwivedi said that joining the army marks the beginning of a lifelong duty and selfless service.
The parents and guardians of the newly commissioned officers were also present during the passing out parade.
