Activists sit on unending, round-the-clock fast, demanding the clearance of Surathkal tollgate
Surathkal: Members of several organizations, led by the Tollgate Virodhi Horata Samithi, on Friday declared an unending, round-the-clock fast, demanding the clearance of the tollgate in Surathkal.
The members, who started their protest near the tollgate on Friday morning, reportedly urged the authorities and representatives to stop giving assurances and get the tollgate cleared as it was built illegally.
The protesters also shouted slogans against the state government, Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, and local MLAs, including Umanath Kotian, Bharat Shetty, and Vedavyas Kamath, said sources.
Samithi convener Muneer Katipalla, former minister K Abhayachandra Jain, activists Dinesh Hegde Ulepadi, B K Imtiaz and Pratibha Kulai, former legislator Mohiuddin Bava, Raghavendra Rao, and Mohammad Kunjathbail were among the leaders in the protest.
Police security is said to have been tightened in the surrounding area in the backdrop of the protest. More than 100 policemen in two KSRP teams have been deployed as a precautionary measure.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
