Bengaluru: KPCC president DK Shivakumar has alleged that 1,879 quintals of rice, which was brought to the state from Haryana to distribute to poor and needy, has illegally been stored at a godown of a BJP leader in Sarjapur.
Addressing a press conference in the city on Friday, he said, "Trying to sell the Rice to traders in Tamil Nadu is a shameful act." He released some photographs and videos in this connection.
“The tahsildar has said that no permission was given to store this rice and that he had no idea how or where it came from. This confirms that the rice bags have been stored illegally," DKS noted.
Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa must treat this matter seriously. A thorough inquiry must be conducted in this regard, he urged.
If the CM is truly transparent, whoever is involved - minister, MLA, party worker or officer - should face action,” DK Shivakumar said.
KPCC Secretary Salim Ahmed, MP DK Suresh, media unit president VS Ugrappa, MLAs Dr. Ajay Singh, KC Kondayya and others were present at the press conference.
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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).
