Former CM Bommai alleges decline in state’s economic condition since Cong came to power
Haveri: “Karnataka had become economically strong during the BJP’s rule, but ever since the Congress government came to power the state’s economic condition has deteriorated. The treasury is also empty, the current government is not in a position to release money even during drought in the state,” alleged Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Senior BJP Leader Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday. He was speaking at an election campaign meeting near Makanur in Ranebennur taluk.
Retorting back at Minister HK Patil’s, ‘BJP means emotion and Congress means life,’ remark, Bommai said, “ There is no need to reply to what he said, people are aware about what is life and what is feeling.”
Bommai further asserted that Development of the irrigation system in Karnataka was done on a large scale during the BJP rule, a special program was held for the downtrodden during Yediyurappa’s term.
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Meanwhile, responding to Former Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda’s, “I will purify the Karnataka BJP,’ statement, Bommai said that “Gowda is a senior leader and he has taken his own stance. His commitment and love for the party will never decline.”
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Bridge portion collapses on Jammu outskirts; 3-4 labourers feared trapped, 1 rescued
Jammu (PTI): A portion of a small bridge collapsed in the Bantalab area on the outskirts of Jammu city on Friday, trapping at least three to four labourers under the debris, while one injured worker was rescued, official sources said.
Authorities have closed the road link following the collapse of the portion of the bridge.
The incident occurred when labourers were carrying out repair work on a retaining wall near the bridge that was damaged in last year's flash floods, the sources said.
According to the sources, a section of the bridge suddenly gave way, burying workers engaged at the site under the rubble.
Police, Army and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams launched rescue operations to extricate those buried under the debris. They pulled out one injured labourer and shifted him to a hospital, the sources said.
Family members of the labourers present at the site said around six workers engaged at the site at the time of the incident came under the debris when the structure collapsed. The family members said while two of the labourers managed to escape, four got trapped.
The sources said those trapped included the husband of a woman labourer, a mason, an unmarried labourer and a relative of the contractor.
There was no official confirmation on the exact number of persons trapped under the debris till the filing of this report.
The rescue operations are ongoing.
