JSP chief Pawan Kalyan, on Wednesday, 4 October, announced his party’s exit from the NDA to extend support to the TDP in Andhra Pradesh, the media reported.
The media reported the leader as saying, “I came out of NDA to support the TDP. The TDP is a strong party and Andhra Pradesh needs its governance for the development of the state. Today, the TDP is struggling and we will support them. The TDP needs Jana Sainiks’ support in this situation.”
Former AP chief minister and TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu was recently arrested in the skill development scam by the Andhra Pradesh Police. “If the TDP and Jana Sena join hands, the YSRCP will be submerged in the state,” Kalyan said at a public meeting in AP’s Krishna district, as per the media.
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.