No place for MB Patil in cabinet, supporters threaten of consuming poison
Bengaluru, June 6: Supporters of former minister and influential leader from Lingayat community MB Patil staged a protest for not inducting their leader into the cabinet of the JDS-Congress coalition government.
As some leaders of Congress and JDS were declined ministerial berths in the cabinet, their supporters staged protests. The supporters of Patil who have been to his house threatened of consuming poison if their leader was not given the ministerial berth.
When Krishna Byre Gowda visited the house of Patil, the agitating people even gheraoed Krishna Byre Gowda and expressed their resentment.
It is said that MB Patil has thought of resigning from the party for not considering him during the cabinet expansion. However, Patil is believed to be said that he would discuss it with former chief minister Siddaramaiah and take a decision.
This anger has even spread to other places as well. Followers of DC Thammanna also staged a protest in Maddur by blocking the Mysuru-Bengaluru highway for not considering him for the post.
JDS MLC Basavaraj Horatti also expressed his displeasure against not giving the ministerial berth despite becoming the MLC for the last record 38 years. “I am senior in the JDS. I don’t know why my name is not in the list of the JDS candidates. I have expected his name in the list of the candidates. I have the confidence on CM Kumaraswamy. I would pain me if committed and honest people won’t get recognition”, he said.
Followers of CS Shivalli also staged a protest near Kengal Gate and supporters of Ajay Singh also staged protest in their constituency.
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Online fraud: Hotel chef from Udupi cheated of over Rs 1 lakh by WhatsApp contact
Udupi: Udupi City Police have registered a case of online fraud after a 62-year-old hotel chef was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.13 lakh by a woman who befriended him on WhatsApp, claiming to be based in London.
The victim, identified as Pandu Kariappa Poojary, a resident of Kuthpadi in Udupi, was working at a hotel in Mangaluru.
He reportedly came into contact with a woman identifying herself as Emilda William on WhatsApp. During their interactions, she told Poojary that she planned to start a cosmetics and hotel business in India and would meet him during a visit to Mangaluru.
On April 7, Emilda sent Poojary a flight ticket from London to Delhi via WhatsApp. The following day, Poojary received a phone call from a woman who informed him that Emilda had arrived at Delhi airport carrying a demand draft worth Rs 5 crore along with other items. The caller allegedly asked him to pay Rs 70,000.
Subsequently, Poojary also received a call from Emilda, who was reportedly crying and spoke about the situation. Believing the claims, he transferred a total of Rs 1,13,300 in phases using a scanner. He later realised that he had been cheated.
