Cannot expect development from 'Khichadi' government: Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Mangaluru
Rajnath took dig at JDS-Congress coalition government in state by terming it 'Khichadi'
Mangaluru: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday noted that the people cannot expect development from Karnataka’s JDS-Congress coalition government while terming it as ‘Khichadi government’.
He was addressing a conference of the party workers of four districts (Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chickamagalur and Shimoga) in Mangaluru’s Nehru Maidan ahead of Lok Sabha elections in the country.
“The Central government wants to make India a powerful nation in terms of technology and economically rich country. Today, India is the fastest growing country in the world. The rate of inflation in the country has gone down considerably in last five years. 99% of homes now have toilets and India will soon be open defecation free country” Rajnath told party workers.
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Rajnath added that India won over Pakistan after the February 14 Pulwama attack. “Every country supported India against Pakistan. Even Pakistan’s own ally China did not support them. It was left isolated. It was a diplomatic victory for India” Rajnath added.
“IAF airstrikes were warning for Pakistan which provides shelter to terrorists. But our own opposition questions the credibility and seeks information about casualties in the attack. We are committed from eradicating terrorism from the country” he further added.
Taking a dig at the JDS-Congress coalition government, Rajnath termed it as ‘Khichadi’ government and added that it has fooled farmers by luring them to vote them to power by using debt waiver in their manifesto. He urged people to help Narendra Modi led BJP to win all 28 seats in the state.
Karnataka BJP President also addressed the conference and added that the Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy had betrayed the people of Karnataka and has failed to waive loans of farmers as promised by him before the elections. He also spoke about how HDK had betrayed BJP when they formed coalition government earlier.
Several party leaders attended the conference including Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Udupi-Chikmagalur MP Shobha Karandlaje, B. S Raghavendra, Srinivas Poojary and other local and regional leaders of four districts.
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2nd WT20I: Shafali, spin trio do star turns in India''s seven-wicket win
Visakhapatnam (PTI): Shafali Verma hit a blistering unbeaten 69 as India made short work of a paltry target to outclass Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second Women’s T20 International here on Tuesday.
India now lead the five-match series 2-0 after another one-sided victory, having restricted Sri Lanka to a modest 128 for 9 through a collective display of disciplined bowling from the spin trio of seasoned Sneh Rana, ably complemented by young spinners Vaishnavi Sharma and Shree Charani.
During the chase, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana (14) fell cheaply but Shafali, enjoying new found confidence after a stellar show in the World Cup final, sent the bowlers on a leather-hunt during her 34-ball knock, winning it for her team in just 11.5 overs.
The hosts have now completed back-to-back successful chases within 15 overs which speaks volumes about the unit's sky-high confidence.
Shafali's innings had 11 punchy boundaries apart from a maximum.
The floodgates opened when left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera bowled a few flighted deliveries and Shafali would step out everytime to hit her over extra cover. Her footwork against slow bowlers was immaculate whether stepping out to loft the ball or rocking back to punch or pull.
Seeing her confidence, the newly appointed Delhi Capitals skipper Jemimah Rodrigues (26 off 15 balls) also attacked as the duo added 58 runs in just 4.3 overs.
By the time Rodrigues was out trying to hit one six too many, the match as a contest was over. Shafali completed her half-century off just 27 balls and completed the formalities in a jiffy.
Earlier, off-spinner Rana, who got a look-in after Deepti Sharma was ruled out due to fever, showed her utility keeping the Lankan batters under tight leash with figures of 1 for 11 in 4 overs, including a maiden which certainly is a rarity in T20 cricket.
Charani, who made an impression during India's ODI World Cup triumph, took 2 for 23 in her quota of overs, while Vaishnavi after an impressive debut in the opening encounter, finished with 2 for 32, not letting the Islanders get easy runs in her second spell.
The last six wickets fell for just 24 runs, but what stood out during India’s bowling effort was their superb ground fielding. After a patchy show in the previous game, the improved sharpness in the field resulted in three run-outs.
Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu (31 off 24 balls) looked in good nick as she deposited length deliveries from seamers Kranti Gaud and Arundhati Reddy over the ropes but it was Rana, who kept her quiet by repeatedly pitching on good length.
Unable to manoeuvre the strike and with the big hits suddenly drying up, Athapaththu chanced her arm at another delivery in which Rana had shortened the length slightly.
Not having transferred the weight into the lofted shot, Athapaththu's hoick was pouched cleanly by Amanjot Kaur at long-off.
This was after Athapaththu's opening partner Vishmi Gunaratne (1) had offered a simple return catch to Gaud.
Hasini Perera (22 off 28 balls) and Harshitha Samarawickrama (33 off 32 balls) did stitch a stand of 44 but they could never set the tempo against the Indian spin troika.
Once Hasini offered a tame return catch off a Charani full-toss, Sri Lankans never recovered and lost wickets in a heap towards the end.
