Liquor ban: CM needs time to examine
Bengaluru, Jan 31: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has said that he needed time to examine the complete liquor ban in the state. He was speaking with anti-liquor protesters, led by senior theatre personality Prasanna.
"The Chief Minister, who had initiated a ban on liquor and lottery in his previous term, has said that now coalition government is there. It is not possible to take decisions without discussing with the allies. Also, the GST has come into force, and the state government has limited opportunities for resource consolidation. It is also necessary to have a high-level discussion on this issue. Therefore, announcing the complete ban on alcohol all of a sudden is not possible. The time required to discuss its pros and cons, he clarified."
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Senior Congress MLA, former Minister Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passes away
Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passed away at a private hospital here on Sunday due to age-related ailments, official sources said.
He was 95 and represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for some time.
Shivashankarappa is survived by three sons, including S S Mallikarjun, Karnataka Minister for Mines and Geology and Horticulture, and four daughters.
His daughter-in-law, Prabha Mallikarjun, is the Member of Parliament from Davanagere.
A former minister, Shivashankarappa, served as treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for several decades and was the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of the influential Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.
He was also a noted educationist who established several educational institutions and was an industrialist.
