Bengaluru: The Karnataka Congress has criticized the state government on social media for saying it will set up a new university, ‘when it has failed to release grants to the existing Kannada University’.

The official Twitter handle of the Karnataka Congress carried a post, “The BJP government had earlier said that it would launch a university for Agricultural Science. Now, however, there is neither science nor agriculture. All that the BJP wants is ignorance and corruption. Establishing a new university is a far cry for those who never provided any grant to the Kannada University.”

The Congress also asked on its post, “Why was a single scheme not created by the government for the welfare of the farmers?”

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Chikkamagaluru: Five activists of BJP and Bajrang Dal were arrested by the Sakharayapatna Police for alleged murder of Congress activist and Sakharayapatna Gram Panchayat member Ganesh Gowda (38) on Friday night, following a fight over a banner.

Three of the arrested men, Sanjay, Bhushan and Mithun, are known to be BJP members.

An argument broke out between two groups in Sakharayapatna of Kadur taluk two days ago regarding a banner for observation of ‘Datta Jayanti’. The argument continued and intensified into a fight on Friday night near a bar in the village. Shortly later, at around 10:30 pm, a group of eight miscreants on motorbikes is learned to have stopped Gowda, who was traveling in a car on the Kalmurudeshwara Mutt Road and attacked him with lethal weapons.

A seriously injured Gowda reportedly died on the spot.

One of the suspects, Sanjay, was also injured in the attack and is being treated at the Chikkamagaluru Mallegowda District Hospital.

Sakharayapatna Police have registered a case and are investigating.

Chikkamagaluru Superintendent of Police Vikram Amte has said that, as precautionary measure, security has been beefed up in the village.

“While four special teams have been formed for investigation, five of the suspects have already been taken into custody. We are still probing the incident,” he added.