Pramod Muthalik to contest Assembly polls independently from Karkala
Karkala: Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik has said that he would be contesting the upcoming Assembly elections from Karkala constituency as an independent candidate.
Addressing a press meet in Karkala, Muthalik said that he had been urged by many of the Sena members to be their representative and put forth their woes.
“I have made several tours of the region and received a lot of support from the people. The level of corruption is high in Karkala and the people have suffered greatly. I will work diligently against the corrupt activities here,” he promised.
The Sri Ram Sena head said that he did not oppose the BJP or its ideology. Rather, he was fighting against the ideology of specific people in the BJP,” said Muthalik.
“I will never forget the insult meted out to me by the BJP. If they are indeed supporters of Hindutva, the BJP members should support me in Karkala,” he declared.
Sri Ram Sena leaders Gangadhar Kulkarni, Harish Adhikari, Sudhir Hebri, Sundar and Jayaram were present at the meet.
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Seven killed as govt hospital’s compound wall collapse due to rain
Bengaluru (PTI): Seven people, including three children, were killed when the compound wall of a hospital collapsed here on Wednesday, police said.
The incident occurred in the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, they added.
When the heavy rains, coupled with strong winds, battered the area, the seven victims were taking shelter near the wall, which suddenly came down crashing, police further said. All seven people were killed on the spot, they added.
According to police sources, the victims were street vendors.
Police and emergency services personnel rushed to the spot with an earthmover to bring out the bodies from the debris with the help of residents.
