Kota Srinivas Poojary appointed as Opposition Leader in Upper House
Bengaluru, June 30: The BJP has chosen its MLC from Udupi Kota Srinivas Poojary for the post of the Leader of the Opposition in the Upper House.
The decision was taken on Friday at a meeting of the party’s core committee here. The post became vacant following K.S. Eshwarappa’s election to the Assembly.
Poojary, who hails from an Other Backward Community, had served as a Minister in the erstwhile BJP government.
Raghunath Malkapure, Mahantesh Kavatigimath, Ayanur Manjunath and Arun Shahpur were the aspirants for the post of Opposition Leader. Finally, BJP president Yeddyurappa appointed Kota Srinivasa Poojary.
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Brahmavar: Four arrested in Kotathattu murder case
Brahmavar: Police have arrested four persons in connection with the murder of a 30-year-old man following a quarrel after a drinking party at Kotathattu Padukere in Brahmavar taluk.
The deceased has been identified as Santhosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere. The arrested accused are Darshan (21) of Parampalli Padukere, Kaushik (21) of Neeradi Jeddu, Sasthan Pandeshwar, and Ankit (19) and Sujan (21), both residents of Kotathattu Padukere. All four have been produced before the court.
According to the police, the incident occurred on the evening of December 14. Santhosh, along with Sachin, Chethan, Kaushik, Sujan and Darshan, had gone to a bar and later came to the Padukere Circle, where they had food and were conversing. During this time, an argument broke out between the groups over issues related to Santhosh’s family and alcohol consumption. The verbal altercation escalated, with the accused allegedly abusing Santhosh and assaulting him together.
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It is alleged that during the scuffle, Darshan struck Santhosh forcefully on the back of his neck with his hand, while Kaushik also assaulted him. Though others attempted to intervene and stop the fight, Santhosh collapsed at the spot.
He was later rushed to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him brought dead. A case has been registered at Kota Police Station in this regard.
Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T and Station SI Mantesh Jabha Gowda visited the spot and conducted an inspection. Further investigation is underway.
