BJP members attempt to lay siege to CM’s house during protest in Bengaluru; detained by police
Bengaluru: City police detained BJP Karnataka State President BY Vijayendra and other legislators of the party on Wednesday during their attempt to lay siege to the residence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as a part of their protest against the Valmiki Corporation scam and the alleged illegal acquisition of land in Mysuru by the CM’s wife.
The BJP leaders and members, led by Vijayendra, staged a protest rally on foot from Shivananda Circle till Kaveri, the CM’s official residence. As the police intervened, leading to a verbal duel between the officers and the BJP protesters.
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The police took into custody senior leaders of the party, including Vijayendra, Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashok, MLC CT Ravi, Suresh Kumar, Aravind Bellad, Suresh Gowda and Sunil Kumar. The protesting members were taken to a city police station, giving rise to tension near Shivananda Circle.
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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).
