Arvind Limbavali's supporters stage protest outside Yediyurappa's house over noninclusion in cabinet
Bengaluru: The dissent of supporters of BJP MLAs who were deprived of ministerial berths in the cabinet has not ended even three days after the formation of cabinet on Tuesday August 20 morning.
BJP MLA Arvind Limbavali's supporters on Thursday evening protested outside Yediyurappa's residence and expressed their outrage by raising slogans against him.
On the other hand, another senior leader of the party Umesh Katti had tried to meet former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the wake of his non-inclusion in cabinet by Yediyurappa.
The Bunts and Bhovi communities also protested against Yediyurappa for depriving their leaders and communities any representation in the 17 member cabinet.
Limbavali, S Raghu and Goolihatti Shekhar belongs to the Bhovi Community. The representative of the community stated that they had struggled for BJP's victory in the election and were let down as their leaders were not included in the cabinet.
Yediyurappa had to then assure them of giving representation of their leaders in the second phase of cabinet expansion.
President of Bunts Sangha, Upendra Shetty has called for protest by the community on August 23 in this regard.
In the growing menace for Yediyurappa, what came as a relief for the CM is Umesh Katti's latest statement wherein he added that he wanted to meet Siddaramaiah as they are good friends and he had no intent to leave BJP.
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Police arrest 5 murder accused after encounter in UP's Ballia
Ballia (UP) (PTI): Police on Sunday arrested five men accused in the murder of a roadways employee's son after a brief exchange of fire early Sunday, officials said.
Four of the accused – Nitish Yadav, Ashish Yadav, Dilip Yadav and Rahul Verma – sustained bullet injuries in their legs during the encounter in the Ubhaon area and were admitted to a hospital, Additional Superintendent of Police, Dinesh Kumar Shukla, said.
Police received information around 2.45 am that some criminals had gathered near Chainpur to carry out an offence. When a police team reached the spot, they found two four-wheelers and a motorcycle parked there, the ASP said.
"One of the accused alerted the others about the police. When asked to surrender, they opened fire on the police team with the intention to kill. In retaliatory firing, four accused were injured and arrested,” Shukla said.
A fifth accused, Anand Kumar Verma, managed to flee but was later arrested after a cordon operation.
During interrogation, the accused confessed to their involvement in the December 13 murder of Ayush Yadav (25), son of a roadways employee, who was shot in the Belthara Road area under the Ubhaon police station limits, the officer said.
Police had already arrested six accused in the case, while another accused, Rabin Singh, surrendered at the Mau city Kotwali on Saturday, taking the total number of arrests to 12.
