Udupi MLA writes to CM Bommai, says Surathkal-Hejamady tollgate merger not right
Udupi: BJP MLA Raghupathi Bhat on Saturday expressed his reservations against the merging of the Surathkal tollgate with the Hejamady tollgate and added that it was unfair on the people of Udupi district.
Speaking at a press conference, the BJP MLA from the Udupi constituency stated that the Surathkal tollgate has no connection with the Hejamady tollgate and collection of Surathkal toll fee at Hejamady was wrong.
“Surathkal tollgate is run by Navayuga company that has nothing to do with the company that runs Hejamady tollgate. Navayuga is the same company that runs Bantwal tollgate. People of the Udupi district will be inconvenienced by the collection of Surathkal toll fees at the Hejamdy tollgate” he added.
“I have written to the Centre, and the Chief Minister of the state to withdraw the notification of the merger.” He said.
When asked if he would participate in the protests that are planned near the Hejamady tollgate regarding the merger, the MLA said it would depend on who is organising it and their motive.
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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).
