Karnataka: Congress MLA Anand Singh resigns: Report
Bengaluru: Congress MLA from Vijayanagar Vidhan Soudha Constituency Anand Singh on Monday has sent his resignation to the speakers according to the reports doing round in political circle.
Speaker Ramesh Kumar however partly denied the reports and added that he has not received resignation of Anand Singh yet and has no information about any such development.
If the reports of his resignation are true then it is expected to be a big blow to the Congress party who is struggling to balance the coalition government in the state with JD(S) post Lok Sabha Elections. Singh is also likely to resign from party’s membership and join the BJP according to reports.
Singh was on the MLA targeted by the BJP in ‘operation lotus’ when the saffron party tried to dismantle the coalition government by winning confidence of JD(S) and Congress MLAs. Singh was also assaulted by fellow Congress MLA Ganesh when the party had lodged all its legislators in resort to avoid ‘operation lotus’ of BJP. Ganesh was later arrested by the police.
The resignation is said to be in-line with Singh’s dissent over the Jindal issue on which he reportedly had difference with the government. CM Kumaraswamy is currently in America and is yet to react to the reports.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
