Ambareesh to be cremated at Kanteerava Studio on Monday
Bengaluru, November 25: The cremation of the mortal remains of former minister and senior actor Ambareesh would be held at the Kanteerava Studio in the city on Monday with full state honours, said Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy.
Speaking to reporters after reviewing the place where the cremation would be held at the Kanteerava Studio here on Sunday evening, the CM said that the body would be airlifted from Mandya at 7.30 am and brought to HAL Airport. From there, the body would be brought in a procession to the Studio where the cremation would be held in the afternoon, he said.
Police security
As a precautionary measure, police department was directed to take up security measures around the Studio during the cremation. The security was beefed up in strategic places in the city, he said.
Memorial from government
“Ambareesh will stay in our hearts forever. In order to remember him forever, the government has decided to build a memorial on the place where he would be cremated”, he said.
Dignitaries to participate during cremation
Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, Former chief minister Siddaramaiah, Minister DK Shivakumar and other elected representatives and other dignitaries would take part during the cremation of Ambareesh. Apart from them, noted actors Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Shivaraj Kumar, Jai Jagdish, Dwarakesh, Sudeep, Darshan, Directors, Producers and others from film industry would also take part in it.
‘Following the death of Ambareesh, the state government has announced state mourning for three days. During these days, the national flag would be hoisted half-mast to respect the departed soul”.
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Integrity of electoral process severely compromised, Cong to soon launch movement: CWC
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress Working Committee met here on Friday and adopted a resolution alleging the integrity of the entire electoral process was being severely compromised against which the party would soon launch a movement.
In the resolution of the top body of the Congress, the party said free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that was being called into "serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission".
The CWC, which met amid the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, said the session has been a washout so far because of the Narendra Modi government's "stubborn refusal" to have an immediate discussion on three pressing national issues -- "the recent revelations regarding corruption by a business group, and the violence in Manipur and Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal".
Asked why the Congress Working Committee (CWC) resolution does not name the business group, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "The answer is the Adani group".
"The CWC believes the integrity of the entire electoral process is being severely compromised. Free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that is being called into serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission.
"Increasing sections of society are becoming frustrated and deeply apprehensive. The Congress will take these up these public concerns as a national movement," the resolution stated.
Addressing a joint press conference along with Ramesh and Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, party general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal said the party discussed the political situation in the country for four-and-half hours and adopted the resolution.
He said the CWC has decided to constitute internal committees to look into electoral performance and organisational matters.
About the Assembly polls results in Maharashtra, Venugopal said the electoral outcome in the state was "beyond normal understanding and it appears to be a clear case of targeted manipulation".
