Addressing a press conference in Nizamabad, the Congress MLC questioned whether Lord Ram had joined the BJP, accusing the party of invoking religious sentiments solely for electoral gains.
After the Kerala Police Crime Branch arrested expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in connection with an alleged rape case, following a fresh complaint filed against him, actor Rini Ann George has come forward and spoken about him, saying, "This is the third complaint" against him.
Police arrested him in Palakkad based on the fresh sexual assault complaint received via email. This third sexual assault complaint against the Palakkad MLA, involves serious allegations such as physical assault, financial exploitation, and forced abortion.
The Pathanamthitta Magistrate Court has remanded Mamkootathil to judicial custody for 14 days after the police arrested him from Palakkad based on a fresh sexual assault complaint received via email.
Following the arrest of the expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in connection with an alleged rape case, BJP leader K Surendran alleged that many Congress leaders are "directly or indirectly involved" in the case, stating that it was an "organised crime."
Police said the Palakkad MLA was taken into custody from a hotel in Palakkad late on Saturday night and was later brought to the AR Camp in Pathanamthitta for questioning.
Congress MLC Venkat Balmoor on Thursday accused the BRS and BJP of politicising the Telangana government's decisions, saying they cannot digest that Telangana is progressing under the Congress government.
This comes after CPM leaders, including Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, raised questions over Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's meeting with prime accused Unnikrishnan Potti and demanded an investigation into the matter.
BJP leaders submitted a complaint regarding the Ballari violence to the DGP of Karnataka, claiming Congress MLA Bharath Reddy and his supporters fired a private gun, which claimed one life.
The State Government took prima facie cognisance of the matter and found the conduct of the officer in the matter in violation of Rule 3 of All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968, which establishes the foundational ethical standards of the civil servants.
Speaking to the media, he said, "There was an issue of putting up banners. Stone pelting took place from 9 am to 9:30 am. A group also opened fire. We have seized the private guns of 5 private gunmen. One of them died after being shot. The police have registered a suo motu case...