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India Gazette
6 hours ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Wisdom and appeal of yoga are both universal and timeless": BJP MP Tejasvi Surya
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi Surya on Saturday applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his dedicated efforts in making yoga popular globally and stated that the wisdom and appeal of yoga were 'universal' and 'timeless'. He further stated that Yoga was not just India's soft power but also a living bridge between the ancient, modern and the rest of the world with India. 'The wisdom and appeal of yoga are both universal and timeless. I'm just returning from a multicountry delegation, the diplomatic outreach of Operation Sindoor and in all of these countries that we met, there was great enthusiasm and following for India's Yoga, Pranayama, and spiritual traditions. This is not just India's soft power, but it is also a living bridge between the ancient and the modern, between India and the rest of the world. Thanks to our Prime Minister's dedicated efforts, more than 180 countries are today observing International Yoga Day...' Surya told ANI. He further added that more than two thousand practitioners joined the celebrations of the International Yoga Day held in Bengaluru. 'Today, we had the opportunity to celebrate International Yoga Day here in Bengaluru South with more than 2 thousand practitioners of yoga. Many Consulate Generals from many countries who have their consulates in Bengaluru participated with us. Yoga is India's gift to the world,' he further stated. Lashing out at the opposition, the BJP MP questioned them if they had become puppets of the foreign agents. 'The questions that we must ask are not for the government but to the Congress Party, on where your loyalties lie?... Have they become puppets of foreign agents? Should we not place faith and trust in our institutions? This is the question we must be asking the Congress Party,' Surya further stated. He also stated that the Government of India had made it clear that the strikes launched on Pakistan were to send a message that no form of terror would be tolerated. 'Not once but on multiple occasions, the Government of India has made our position, the Prime Minister himself has made our position clear even in a telephonic conversation to the President of the United States. The factual matrix of Operations Sindoor, India's resolve to fight terror and India's commitment to solving our issues internally or at most bilaterally without the interference or intervention of any third party. We have also made it abundantly clear that the ceasefire was requested directly by the military officers of Pakistan talking to India's military officers, and because India did not want to escalate violence or war in any manner, India agreed to a ceasefire because we gave the message to Pakistan that terror in any form will not be tolerated...' he further stated. (ANI)
Hans India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Non-profit group releases ‘report cards' of MPs and MLAs
Bengaluru: CIVIC Bangalore, a non-profit focused on urban governance and decentralisation, released 'Citizen report cards' for the city's elected representatives - four MPs and 32 MLAs, in the city on Saturday. The report was released during an event 'Namma Neta Namma Review.' The report cards were put together by citizen volunteers and student interns at the organisations over the course of the last six months, using publicly available data sources such as Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly websites, Right to Information filings, and Local Area Development scheme dashboards, among other sources. A Krishna Prashanth, a volunteer, shared that only four MLAs have fully utilised the Rs 4 crore made available under the Karnataka Legislator Local Area Development Scheme (KLLADS) over two terms: S Raghu (C V Raman Nagar), Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda (Hosakote), Uday Garudachar (Chickpet), and B A Basavaraja (Krishnarajapuram). Only one-fourth of the MLAs have allocated more than 90% of the funds, and as a result, Rs 40.79 crore of KLLADS currently lie unspent. Manjula S (Mahadevpura) has not allocated any of her KLLADS funds. Among the MPs, P C Mohan has allocated only Rs 47 lakh out of 5 crore made available in the current term — the lowest in comparison to the other MPs. C N Manjunath leads the other MPs in terms of fund allocations, having allocated Rs 6.3 crore, encompassing two years' worth of funds, mainly on bus shelters, community halls, roads and drainage. Tejasvi Surya has allocated 34.48% of his funds towards providing drinking water and 30.17% on public space development. Shobha Karandlaje's highest fund allocation, at 19.47%, was towards the education sector. While PC Mohan had the highest attendance (98.51%) among the aforementioned MPs, he only participated in one debate. However, Tejasvi Surya, whose attendance fell below the national average of 87%, standing at 77.61%, participated in 13 debates and asked 84 questions in the Parliament. Of the 84 questions, only six were centered around Bengaluru. Actor Prakash Belawadi was the chief guest at the event. He urged the citizens to hold their elected representatives responsible and organise protests when necessary.
Time of India
07-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Bengaluru stampede: Open invitation without preparation is criminal negligence, says MP Tejasvi Surya
Bengaluru: Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya criticized the decision to hold an open invitation event at Chinnaswamy Stadium without logistical preparation as "criminal negligence" that culminated in the loss of 11 innocent lives. Drawing a comparison with the 2011 World Cup victory celebrations in Mumbai, Surya said despite the participation of over 15 lakh people there, no such tragedy occurred. That was because of better crowd management and planning in Mumbai, he pointed out. Surya lashed out at what he described as an "egotistical and irresponsible" attempt by the state's top leadership, including CM Siddaramiah and DCM DK Shivakumar, to get involved in RCB celebrations and "bask in undeserved glory". He alleged that despite being fully aware of the massive crowd that would gather for the event, the govt failed to make adequate safety arrangements. "It is not cricketers or fans who are to blame. The state govt, particularly the CM and DCM, orchestrated a scenario that led to this tragic stampede," Surya said. He urged the RCB franchise to show solidarity with its fanbase. "Even though there is no legal obligation, morally and humanely, the franchise should come forward to support and compensate the victims' families," Surya said.
Time of India
06-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
US Vice President Vance expressed complete support for India's fight against terrorism: Tejasvi Surya
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, who is a member of all-party delegation led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, said that they had a "fantastic meeting" with US Vice President JD Vance. He said that Vance expressed complete support for Government of India in its fight against to ANI, Tejasvi Surya said that Vance was clear that India exercised its right to deter further terrorist attacks from Pahalgam. He stated that Vance said that he was a witness to the outrage and anger among people of India regarding the Pahalgam attack as he was in India when the terrorist attack took asked about delegation's meeting with Vance, he stated, "We had a fantastic meeting with the Vice President of the United States of America. Vice President Vance was unequivocal, categorical in his support for India's stance against terrorism. He was very clear that India exercised its right to deter further terrorist attacks from Pakistan and sympathised with the victims of terror attack in Pahalgam.""He mentioned that he himself was in India when the attack took place, and he also was a witness to the outrage and anger amongst the Indian people to this brutal and cruel terrorist attack. He also expressed complete support to the government of India in its fight against terror. He was also greatly appreciative of the responsible restraint that India showed even after repeated provocations by Pakistan and India very sternly dealing with the issue both militarily as well as diplomatically," he stated that JD Vance expressed enthusiasm regarding trade between India and the US. According to him, Vance during the meeting multiple times mentioned about the personal bond he shares with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and how India is undergoing a massive transformation towards prosperity and growth and Surya said, "He also went ahead and expressed the enthusiasm that he and the government of the United States share, in so far as trade with India is concerned, partnership with India is concerned, and how he saw first hand the great vitality and strength in India and how India and the United States are natural partners in this journey in the coming years. I would say that the meetings that we have had yesterday and today with various senior senators and Congressmen.""And today the meeting with vice president was actually the cherry on the top of the cake. It was a very good meeting which has further strengthened the great relationship between our two great nations. The vice president also multiple times through the conversation reminded all of us the personal bond that he shares with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and how under Prime Minister Modi's leadership, India is undergoing a massive transformation towards prosperity and growth and progress," he Vance and his family were on a four-day official visit to India in April when the attack took place in Pahalgam. During the visit, PM Modi hosted Vance and his family at his Lok Kalyan Marg residence in New Delhi. Vance's three children - Vivek, Ewan and Mirabel Rose shared several playful moments with the Prime all-party delegation, led by Shashi Tharoor, held a meeting with JD Vance in Washington, DC, on Thursday (local time). Indian Embassy in the US stated that the discussion between two sides focused on strengthening the India-US partnership, including cooperation in counter-terrorism."The All Party Parliamentary Delegation led by Dr. @ShashiTharoor called on Vice President JD Vance @VP this morning. The conversation focused on strengthening the India - US partnership including cooperation in counter-terrorism domain," Indian Embassy in the US posted on Tharoor shared the meeting details in a post on X. He noted that deliberations took place on various important issues, including counter-terrorism and enhancing technological cooperation between the two a post on X, he wrote, "Excellent meeting with Vice President @JDVance today in Washington D.C. with our delegation. We had comprehensive discussions covering a wide array of critical issues, from counter-terrorism efforts to enhancing technological cooperation. A truly constructive & productive exchange for strengthening India-US strategic partnership, with a great meeting of minds. #IndiaUS #Diplomacy #StrategicPartnership."The all-party delegation, led by Tharoor, includes Shambhavi Chaudhary ( Lok Janshakti Party ), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha), GM Harish Balayogi (Telugu Desam Party), Shashank MTripathi, Tejasvi Surya (BJP), and Bhubaneswar Kalita (all from the BJP), Mallikarjun Devda (Shiv Sena), Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora and former Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh SandhuAccording to a statement by the Indian Embassy in the US on June 4, the all-party delegation met the leadership of the House Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans in the 119th Congress, including the co-chairs Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Rich McCormick and the vice co-chairs Rep. Andy Barr and Rep. Marc delegation also met the leadership of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) in a special high-power meeting hosted by Committee Chairman RepresentativeBrian Mast and Ranking Member Representative Gregory in attendance were HFAC's South and Central Asia Subcommittee Chairman Representative Bill Huizenga, Ranking Member Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove, and HFAC's East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee Chairperson Representative Young Kim and Ranking Member Representative Ami to the statement, members of the delegation also met with Representative Lisa McClain, Chairwoman of the House Republican Conference for the 119th Congress- the highest-ranking woman in Congress and the delegation had also interacted with the members of the Indian diaspora. The delegation also interacted with Indian diaspora in the purpose of the visit is to brief key US stakeholders on Operation Sindoor , India's diplomatic effort launched to combat terrorism and disinformation following the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 people and injured several others.
India Gazette
06-06-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Wanted to hog limelight" BJP MP Tejasvi Surya holds Karnataka CM, Dy CM 'squarely responsible' for Bengaluru stampede
Washington DC [US], June 6 (ANI): BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Thursday held Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar 'squarely responsible' over the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on June 4 that left 11 dead and dozens injured. The incident occurred when a massive crowd of fans gathered to greet the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) after they had won the IPL. Speaking to ANI, Surya said, 'If there are two people who are squarely responsible for the self-made government-created stampede that took place in Karnataka, it is the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister. No one else is responsible for what happened'. He also demanded that the duo, who 'wanted to hog the limelight', personally compensate the stampede victims. He further added, 'After the World Cup victory, a celebratory parade was organised in Mumbai in which more than 15 lakh people participated; not a single untoward incident took was the CM and Deputy CM who wanted to hog the limelight, which they don't deserve. Now they're blaming the Police Commissioner and others. I will not hold RCB or the cricketers directly responsible for this. I would say that they must personally compensate, not out of state funds, but out of their own money, they must compensate these victims...' A day after the stampede, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Thursday that a one-member commission had been formed to probe the Siddaramaiah also announced that the state government has decided to suspend top police department officials, including the Commissioner of Bengaluru City Police. Speaking to the media, the Karnataka CM stated on Thursday, 'Under the chairmanship of Justice Michael D'Cunha, a retired judge of the High Court, we have appointed a one-man commission to investigate the incident.'He emphasised the government's commitment to ensuring accountability. The Chief Minister said that action will be taken against those responsible for the mismanagement of the event. 'On RCB, the event manager DNA Entertainment, and KSCA, who represented them, we have decided to arrest them,' Siddaramaiah said. Taking strong action, the government has suspended several senior police officials immediately. Detailing about the same, the CM said, 'Cubbon Park Police Station Police Inspector, Station House Master, Station House Officer, ACP, Central Division DCP, Cricket Stadium in-charge, Additional Commissioner of Police, Commisioner of Police have been suspended with immediate effect.' Referring to the deep sorrow caused by the incident, he said, 'When I was speaking about the tragedy yesterday, 11 died and 47 were injured -- all were in pain, and we still are. It was important to express our condolences and console the families.' The CM added that the state cabinet discussed the matter seriously during its scheduled meeting and made firm decisions to prevent such tragedies in the future. On Thursday, the Karnataka Police filed an FIR against the Karnataka Cricket Board Administrative Committee, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), among others, in the Bengaluru stampede incident. According to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central Bengaluru, Shekar H Tekkannanavar, an FIR has been filed against RCB, DNA (event manager), Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) Administrative Committee and others at Cubbon Park Police Station. The FIR stated criminal negligence in the stampede incident. Sections 105, 125 (1)(2), 132, 121/1, 190 R/w 3 (5) have been invoked in the FIR. The Karnataka High Court notified the state government over the stampede incident. The HC took suo motu cognisance of the incident and asked for a further status report. (ANI)
