Chamarajnagar: Truck comes in contact with high-tension power cables; driver, cleaner electrocuted
Chamrajnagar: In a tragic incident that occurred on Saturday near the Durgamma Temple on the Gundal Reservoir Road in Kollegal taluk, Chamarajnagar district, two individuals lost their lives due to electrocution. The victims were identified as Prakash, the owner of the truck, and Chinnu, the cleaner. Both of them hailed from Angarapura village in Malavalli taluk, Mandya district.
The unfortunate incident transpired as they were transporting a load of sugarcane, which had been grown by Siddappa in a nearby field close to the reservoir. Their destination was a sugar factory located in Mandya.
The fatal mishap occurred when their truck inadvertently made contact with high-tension power cables in the vicinity of the Durgamma Temple. Despite their attempts to escape the perilous situation, Prakash, who was at the wheel during the incident, and Chinnu tragically succumbed to the electrocution immediately.
The Kollegal Rural Police Station, situated in Chamarajnagar district, has registered a case pertaining to the incident, and an ongoing investigation is being conducted to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
