Anant Kumar Hegde's escort vehicle hit by truck, minister suspects 'attempt on his life'
Haveri: Union minister Anant Kumar Hegde's escort vehicle was hit by a truck at Halageri in Ranebennur taluk of Haveri district on Tuesday night. The truck driver has been arrested.
However, Hegde claimed that the truck made an unsuccessful attempt to hit his car before ramming into the escort vehicle. He also alleged that incident was a "deliberate attempt" on his life.
Hegde tweets:
A deliberate attempt on my life seems to have been executed just now. A truck on NH, near Halageri in Ranebennur taluk of Haveri district has hit my escort vehicle which tried to hit my vehicle in the first instance. Since our vehicle was in top speed we escaped the hit. pic.twitter.com/2w8zzq26UU
— Anantkumar Hegde (@AnantkumarH) April 17, 2018
Suspecting a "bigger nexus" behind the incident, the Union minister urged the police to take the case seriously and expressed confidence that the perpetrators would be exposed.
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Senior YSRCP leader Vijayasai Reddy to resign as RS member, to quit politics
Amaravati, Jan 24 (PTI): YSRCP Rajya Sabha member V Vijayasai Reddy on Friday said he will be resigning from his parliament membership on January 25.
In a post on 'X', he said he is not joining any other party and also quitting politics.
"I am quitting politics. I am resigning from the Rajya Sabha membership tomorrow, ( January) 25th . I will not join any political party. I am not resigning hoping for any position, benefits, or money. This decision is completely my personal one. There was no pressure. No one influenced me," he said in the post.
Reddy is currently serving his second term as Rajya Sabha member from YSRCP from Andhra Pradesh.
He is one of the key figures in former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led party in the state.
రాజకీయాల నుంచి తప్పుకుంటున్నాను.
— Vijayasai Reddy V (@VSReddy_MP) January 24, 2025
రాజ్యసభ సభ్యత్వానికి రేపు 25వ తారీఖున రాజీనామా చేస్తున్నాను.
ఏ రాజకీయపార్టీ లోను చేరడంలేదు. వేరే పదవులో, ప్రయోజనాలో లేక డబ్బులో ఆశించి రాజీనామా చేరడంలేదు.
ఈ నిర్ణయం పూర్తిగా నా వ్యక్తి గతం. ఎలాంటి ఒత్తిళ్లు లేవు. ఎవరూ ప్రభావితం చెయ్యలేదు.…
