Prajwal Revanna Sex Scandal: Amidst the uproar surrounding Prajwal Revanna s scandal, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi penned a letter to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, urging him to provide utmost assistance to the victims. Implicitly criticizing Prime Minister Modi, Gandhi asserted that Indian women are suffering due to the tacit backing of such wrongdoers by the country s leader.
Describing the incidents as ”horrific sexual violence” unleashed by the incumbent member of Parliament from Hassan, Gandhi alleged that Revanna sexually assaulted and filmed hundreds of women over several years
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has been on an aggressive campaign, chasing a target of 20 Lok Sabha seats out of 28 for Congress in the state. In a chat with KR Balasubramanyam, he said INDIA bloc will do better than NDA, whose tally, he said, will not cross 200-220 seats. Edited excerpts:
In Mysuru, a seat Congress last won in 2009, the entry of Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, the scion of the royal family, as BJP candidate has made the contest a tight one for Congress. By picking Wadiyar, BJP has tried to nullify anti-incumbency as sitting MP Pratap Simha has completed two terms. Mysureans have always seen members of the royal family beyond the narrow lens of caste.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on Monday that his government would transfer the Hubballi student murder case to the Crime Investigation Department (CID) and establish a special court for its swift resolution. Neha Hiremath, a 23-year-old MCA student and daughter of a Congress councillor, was allegedly stabbed to death on the BVB College campus.