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Bengaluru : Karnataka BJP on Friday attacked the state government alleging that it is trying to hush up the female foeticide case. Leader of the Opposition (LoP) R. Ashoka said that it is shameful that the Health Department is hand-in-glove with gender-determining tests and female foeticide mafia network. “Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao is behind the officers who are pressurising the investigating officers not to submit the report. These officers — attached to the District Health and Family Welfare Department — are trying to delay the submission of the report,” Ashoka charged. After these developments, it is evident that the Congress government had succumbed to the pressure of invisible hands to hush up the female foeticide network, Ashoka stated. Also Read Congress gives LS tickets to kin of Kharge, 5 Karnataka ministers “I had demanded a probe by the Special Investigating Team (SIT) and also demanded the formation of a special court to deliver quicker justice during the w

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya from South Bangalore has been booked for alleged hate speech after he posted a purported video of a shopkeeper being beaten up by a group of people for allegedly playing the Hanuman chalisa during Azaan, on social media. Tejasvi Surya was booked after the flying squad of the election commission filed a formal complaint with the police, reported Indian Express. The election commission received a complaint against the BJP MP by an organization named Campaign Against Hate Speech. The complaint accused Tejasvi Surya of targeting the Muslim community and attempting to create a divide between Hindus and Muslims. Also Read Bengaluru shopkeeper ‘happy’ as scores protest against assault The case has been registered at Halasuru gate police station. Tejasvi Surya has been booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 153(a) (promoting disharmony or feelings of hatred, enmity, or ill will between different religious, racial, or other groups), 295 (a) (deliberate and

Bengaluru: In a significant ruling, the High Court of Karnataka has overturned the criminal charges against 375 individuals accused of participating in a riot in Padarayanpur during the Covid-19 lockdown period, where they allegedly obstructed the duties of Greater Bangalore Municipal Corporation (BBMP) officials. The decision came from a single-member bench presided over by Justice K. Natarajan, who upheld the criminal petitions filed by Nawaz Pasha and other accused individuals. During the court proceedings, State Public Prosecutor- BN Jagadish presented the prosecution’s argument, stating, “On the evening of April 19, 2020, BBMP officials ventured to Padarayanpur to apprehend 58 individuals infected with Covid-19. Upon arrival, those gathered at the site purportedly wielded knives, sticks, and rods, obstructing the Asha workers, doctors, and BBMP officers from carrying out their duties. They vandalized property, including chairs, tables, and tents, besides causing damage to publ

Bengaluru: The decision of senior BJP leader and former deputy Karnataka chief Minister K.S. Eshwarappa to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as an Independent candidate has surprised everyone. Eshwarappa, a prominent personality in the state’s political circles, has played a key role along with former CM B.S. Yediyurappa in making the BJP a force to reckon with in Karnataka. Initially, everyone assumed that Eshwarappa would mellow down after the party high command spoke to him. However, his resolve to contest against the BJP candidate has become a major concern. The senior BJP leader would be contesting from Shivamogga as an Independent candidate against BJP candidate B.Y. Raghavendra — the son of Yediyurappa. Also Read LS polls: ‘I will win’, says Ex-Dy CM Eshwarappa Eshwarappa wanted a BJP ticket from the Haveri Lok Sabha constituency for his son, K.E. Kanthesh. However, the party fielded former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai from the Haveri seat — a development that

New Delhi: Former Chief Minister and BJP Central Election Committee Member B.S. Yediyurappa on Wednesday said that the BJP will announce the list for five constituencies of Karnataka on March 22. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Yediyurappa said that BJP will all 28 seats in alliance with JD-S and the former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda is in touch with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. “Once the list is announced, I will start a state-wide tour,” he said. A detailed discussion was held for five posts with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President J.P. Nadda. The final discussion will be held with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and an announcement will be made, he said. Also Read POCSO case against Yediyurappa handed over to CID for probe On rebel BJP leaders who have been denied tickets, Yediyurappa said that he will speak to the rebel leaders and pacify them. “The victory has to be achieved with their support,” he said. “I have spoken personally with sitting BJP

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka BJP on Tuesday criticised the Congress government over “politics of appeasement” following a social media post by the brother of a man accused of attacking a shop owner for allegedly playing Hanuman Chalisa. Taking it to social media, the Karnataka BJP slammed the “fundamentalist elements” treading the same path as that of the Congress leaders in the state who claim that “jail today, bail tomorrow”. Also Read Bengaluru shopkeeper plays bhajan during azaan, attacked; 3 held While there were widespread protests condemning the attack on Mukesh in Bengaluru’s Nagarathpet for allegedly playing Hanuman Chalisa, the brother of Suleiman, one of the accused persons, put up a post that said: “Aaj jail kal bail fir wohi khel.” (Jail today, bail tomorrow, and the same game after that) “This clearly shows that the ‘fundamentalists’ in Karnataka think that no matter what they do, they will be protected by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. S