B S Yeddyurappa says he doesn't know how Tejaswini Anant Kumar missed party ticket from Bluru South
Bengaluru: BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa on Tuesday said he was unaware about how Tejaswini Ananth Kumar, wife of Ananth Kumar who passed away in November last year, did not get the ticket from his husband’s constituency.
BJP high command in a surprising move had announced name of BJP Yuva Morcha General Secretary Tejasvi Surya in the last moment move. Right after the death of Anant Kumar in November last year, it was being said that his wife Tejaswini would contest on party ticket from the Bengaluru South constituency.
Yeddyurappa added that only Tejaswini Anant Kumar’s name was sent to the high command from the state unit for the constituency and said he was unaware about how the decision was made.
Tejaswini expressed her shock over the decision but however added that she will be committed to party and will abide by the decision made by the high command.
Soon after the announcement was made, Tejasvi Surya visited Tejaswini Ananth Kumar at her house and discussed the development with her. He was accompanied by MLA Ravi Subramanya.
Supporters of Tejaswini, shouted slogans of ‘Go back Tejasvi’ when the two were meeting Tejaswini at her house.
Her supporters later attacked the car of BJP Rajya Sabha member Rajiv Chandrashekhar, who was also present along with Tejasvi while meeting Tejaswini.
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Ranchi: Temple guard bludgeoned to death during robbery attempt, 3 held
Ranchi (PTI): A 60-year-old security guard of a temple in Ranchi was bludgeoned to death with a stone during a robbery attempt, police said on Saturday.
The incident happened late on Thursday at the Jagannath Temple in the Dhurwa Smart City area, they said.
"Three persons were arrested on Friday for killing the security guard. They confessed to the crime and told police that the victim had identified them. Therefore, in fear of being caught, they killed him by attacking him with a stone on his head," SSP Rakesh Ranjan said.
"Thereafter, they took money from the donation box and fled the scene. Two of them have criminal antecedents," he added.
Ranjan said the investigators recovered Rs 3 lakh in cash that had been robbed, the stone with blood-stained marks, and the iron rod used to break open the lock of the donation box kept there.
An FIR in this regard was lodged at the Dhurwa police station, he said, adding that the accused were sent to judicial custody by a court.
