DK Shivakumar made Ballary incharge
It’s like giving sheep to butcher, ridicules SR Hiremath
Ballary, August 9: Social activist SR Hiremath ridiculed that giving the incharge of Ballary district to Medical Education Minister DK Shivakumar was like giving sheep to a butcher.
Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, Hiremath said that when he was the Energy Minister, Shivakumar was involved in solar scam and turned Ramanagar district as Republic of Ramanagar. Giving the incharge of Ballary to such a person was a clear instance for the inaction of the state government, he said.
Shivakumar had looted 10.8 lakh metric tonne iron ore from Mysore Minerals Limited. So, it was not right to entrust the responsibility of Ballary district and it was a shame on part of the state government. Two reports given by then Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde on illegal mining in the state were not yet implemented. If the coalition government has the commitment, it should immediately implement them, he challenged.
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B'desh: Lawyer killed in clash between security personnel, followers of Hindu leader
Dhaka, Nov 26: A lawyer was killed on Tuesday during clashes between the security personnel and followers of a Hindu community leader, who was denied bail and sent to jail by a Bangladesh court, according to local media reports.
The victim was identified as Saiful Islam, a 35-year-old assistant public prosecutor and a member of the Chattogram District Bar Association, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
Citing Dr Nibedita Ghosh, a duty doctor at the emergency department of Chittagong Medical College Hospital, the paper said that six others were injured in the clashes that erupted after Chattogram’s Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate court denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested on sedition charges.
Nazim Uddin Chowdhury, president of the Chittagong Lawyers' Association, said that protesters dragged a lawyer from beneath his chamber and hacked him to death.
As Das was being taken away in a police van, he addressed the crowd through a hand mike, urging them to remain calm.
Around 3 pm, the law enforcement agencies resorted to sound grenades, tear gas shells, and baton charges, dispersing the protesters.
Deputy Commissioner of City Police Liaquat Ali confirmed one death but said they were still investigating the cause.
The Daily Star newspaper reported that at least 10 people, including journalists, were injured during the clash.
