It’s KPJP! Actor Upendra launches new political party, talks big

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October 31, 2017

Bengaluru, Oct 31: Film actor Upendra, who had recently announced his decision to take the political plunge,on Tuesday formally launched a new political party.

Inaugurating the party at Gandhi Bhavan in Bengaluru, Upendra announced that the new party will be called the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Paksha (KPJP). Earlier rumours were doing rounds that the name of his party will be Uttama Praja Paksha (UPP).

The Sandalwood superstar said that it was not his party but a party for the people. “I have just created a platform for you. Those who are passionate about the cause can join me. It has always been my dream to make a change,” Upendra said.

The actor also said that the party would not focus on the personalities in it. “Our work towards helping create a better society is important. Not the person who is working towards it. The bigger goal is what matters,” Upendra said.

The actor announced the KPJP will focus on the most important needs of the people. Among the objectives he listed for the party were education, health insurance for all, good infrastructure, smart villages, agricultural development, encouraging small scale industries and promoting local talent.

Announcing that the party’s website and app will be launched on November 10, Upendra invited all members of the public who had ideas for how to improve society and the state to come forward and contribute to the party. “This is an appeal. If anyone shares our objectives and have ideas to help realise these objectives can come join us,” he said.

He said that the main goal of the KPJP is to bring in transparency and restore the trust of the people. “Leaders come out during election time and announce that they have implemented so many schemes which has not happened in reality. What we lack is transparency. People must be able to access information on every level of schemes being implemented. They need officers who will explain to them every step of the way. That's what our party aims at doing,” he said.

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23 Israel-linked terrorists killed, 46 captured by Iran army

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November 15,2024

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has killed or captured 69 terrorists linked to the Israeli spy agency Mossad during a major counterterrorism drill in the country's southeast, its spokesman says.

General Ahmad Shafaei, the spokesman for the “Martyrs of Security” drill, said Friday that a total of 23 terrorists have been killed and another 46 arrested in various clean-up operations ever since the IRGC Ground Force launched it in the Sistan and Baluchestan province on November 1.

Seven terrorists have also turned themselves in during the period.

“The undeniable fact about terrorists is that they rely on arrogant powers, particularly the intelligence service of the wicked and vicious Zionist regime," Shafaei said.

“Unfortunately, weapons and munitions at terrorists’ disposal are among the most sophisticated ones in the world. This accounts for their heavy dependence.”

The official stated that several members of the disbanded terror teams were non-Iranian nationals, who had been hired by foreign intelligence agencies to carry out acts of sabotage and terror inside Iran.

In a most recent operation, six terrorists were arrested and four others were eliminated, three of whom were non-Iranians, he added.

On October 26, ten members of Iran's law enforcement forces were killed in a terrorist attack in the Gohar Kuh district of Taftan in the Sistan and Baluchestan province.

The so-called Jaish al-Adl terrorist group claimed responsibility for the assault, which was one of the deadliest in the province in recent months.

The group has carried out numerous terrorist attacks in Iran, primarily in Sistan and Baluchestan.

Its tactics include the abduction of border guards as well as targeting civilians and police stations within the province to incite chaos and disorder.

In January, Iran launched a military operation during which the headquarters of the Pakistan-based terrorist group was targeted in missile strikes, destroying its infrastructure.

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