Tumakuru: Senior BJP leader Sogadu Shivanna assaulted by party activist
Tumakuru: A senior leader in the Tumakuru district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Sogadu Shivanna, is reported to have been physically assaulted in the presence of Union Minister V Somanna, during a function celebrating the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The function was organized at the guest house near the Somanna’s office in Tumakuru.
Shivanna, who is a former minister, has alleged that a party activist slapped and shoved him during the event, before Somanna intervened.
BJP Tumakuru District President Ravishankar Hebbaka and MLA GB Jyothi Ganesh were also present for the function.
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Put petty politics aside; it's not about one party, but India: Rahul on TMC's loss in polls
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed the BJP's victory in Bengal and Assam assembly polls a "theft" of the mandate, and a big step forward in the saffron party's mission to "destroy" Indian democracy.
Gandhi also came out in support of the TMC, which has been trounced by the BJP in the polls, and urged those gloating over the loss of Mamata Banerjee's party to put petty politics aside.
"Some in the Congress, and others, are gloating about TMC's loss.They need to understand this clearly - the theft of Assam and Bengal's mandate is a big step forward by the BJP in its mission to destroy Indian democracy," Gandhi said in a post on X.
"Put petty politics aside. This is not about one party or another. This is about India," he said in his post.
The BJP ousted Trinamool Congress from power in Bengal and captured power for the third time in a row in Assam in results of assembly polls declared on Monday.
