Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday took a swipe at CM Yediyurappa and asked him if he has the courage to take action against those who blackmailed him to get ministerial berths.

Taking to Twitter, Siddaramaiah also added that Yediyurappa in only the face of CM's seat and that the real power lies in the hands of his son who is running the state.

“@BJP4Karnataka MLA has openly claimed that many BJP leaders have got ministerial berth by blackmailing @BSYBJP using a C.D. Does @CMofKarnataka have the courage to file a criminal case against those who blackmailed him?” (SIC) Siddaramaiah wrote in the tweet.

“@BJP4Karnataka leaders have now come to sense about family politics of @BSYBJP. There are defacto & dejure CMs in Karnataka. The real power is in the hands of Yediyurappa's son. Many know this truth” he wrote in another tweet.

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Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.

The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).

"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.

The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.

The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.

Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.

They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.

Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.