Let him touch me if he can: BJP leader M.B Devayya challenges Pratap Simha
Madikeri, Sept 15: Responding to MP Pratap Simha’s statement on a social networking site, District BJP leader M.B Devayya opined “It would be better for the party as well as for the nation, if Pratap Simha, who contested the Lok Sabha polls by someone else’ gracefulness and became the MP; drops charges against me.”
M.B Devayya had snubbed the MP for giving wrong information to the central assessment team when it visited Hebbettageri. For this, the MP had stated on a social networking site that he did not respond to Devayya because he is elder to him.
“I am now eighty-eight years old. MP Pratap Simha is of my son’s age. I have grown up to this level through public struggles since I was a student. If you want, let's sit and talk about what is MP Pratap Simha’s social service,” Devayya said.
Responding to MP Pratap Simha’s statement, M.B Devayya said “Let Pratap Simha touch me if he has that capacity. I have seriously questioned the Parliamentarian to make sure that the victims of the natural disaster do not face injustice, build confidence among them and motivate them. “Apart from this, I did not use any unconstitutional word,” he clarified.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
