Siddaramaiah slams Karnataka BJP chief BY Vijayendra, rakes up corruption issue
Bengaluru, Nov 2: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday asked state BJP chief B Y Vijayendra to have a discussion with his disgruntled party leaders before challenging him to a debate.
As a war of words erupted between the two over Congress' pre-poll guarantees taking a toll on its financial health, Siddaramaiah reminded Vijayendra about a BJP leader's statement that his father B S Yediyurappa became the chief minister by paying money to the BJP high command.
"Before debating with me, have a round of discussion with your own party leaders Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and Ramesh Jarakiholi," Siddaramaiah said in a post on X.
"You have given two thousand crore rupees to the BJP high command to make your revered father the chief minister..!! You gave a few more crores of rupees to make you party president..!! Your leader himself has accused that. Discuss with them first," the chief minister said in the post.
Siddaramaiah was reacting to Vijayendra's claim on X that there has been no development in the one-and-a- half years of Congress rule in Karnataka which saw only widespread corruption.
Exploitation of the downtrodden and atrocities on women have increased under the Congress government, Vijayendra alleged.
ಮಾನ್ಯ @BYVijayendra ಅವರೇ, ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ @narendramodi ಅವರ ಬದಲಿಗೆ ತಾವೇ ಬಹಿರಂಗ ಚರ್ಚೆಗೆ ಸಿದ್ಧ ಎಂದು ನೀವು ಹಾಕಿರುವ ಸವಾಲನ್ನು ಗಮನಿಸಿದೆ. ನನ್ನ ಜೊತೆ ಚರ್ಚೆ ನಡೆಸುವ ಮೊದಲು ನಿಮ್ಮದೇ ಪಕ್ಷದ ನಾಯಕರಾಗಿರುವ ಬಸನಗೌಡ ಪಾಟೀಲ್ ಯತ್ನಾಳ್ ಮತ್ತು ರಮೇಶ್ ಜಾರಕಿಹೊಳಿ ಅವರ ಜೊತೆ ಒಂದು ಸುತ್ತು ಚರ್ಚೆ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಬನ್ನಿ.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) November 2, 2024
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India-Pak tensions: Pak defence minister says 'nuclear' not on cards right now
Lahore, May 10 (PTI): The option to go nuclear is not on the cards right now, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday said as Indian and Pakistani militaries targeted each other's installations, escalating the already serious confrontations.
“At the moment the nuclear option is not on the cards. However, if the situation comes up the 'watchers' will be affected as well,” Asif told Geo News.
“I am telling the world that this is not going to be confined to the region only, it could be much wider ... this destruction. Our options are being reduced considering the situation India is creating,” he said.
Asif said that no meeting of the National Command Authority has been called.
The NCA is responsible for making the operational decisions on Pakistan’s nuclear weapons.
Tensions between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan increased after the Indian armed forces on Wednesday conducted precision strikes targeting terror launchpads in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack that had cross-border linkages.
Pakistan launched a fresh wave of drone attacks targeting 26 locations in India -- from Jammu and Kashmir to Gujarat -- for the second night on Friday, with the Indian defence ministry saying the enemy's attempts to hit vital installations, including airports and air bases, were successfully thwarted.
Pakistan on early Saturday claimed that its three air bases were targeted by Indian missiles and drones.
