Bengaluru, September 16: After returning from a 12-day foreign tour on Sunday night, the house of former chief minister and Coalition government Coordination Committee president Siddaramaiah has turned as the centre of political activities.

On Sunday morning, State Congress incharge KC Venugopal, KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao and working president Eshwar Khandre and other leaders met Siddaramaiah at the latter’s house and held discussions on present political developments.

Onus on Siddaramaiah

After holding the meeting, Venugopal entrusted the responsibility of solving the present crises in the Congress to Siddaramaiah and he also asked Siddaramaiah to find a solution to Jarkiholi brothers issue, it is said.

In order to destabilise the Coalition government, the BJP leaders have approached many Congress MLAs due to which confusion cropped up in the Congress. So, Venugopal has asked Siddaramaiah to convince the dissident MLAs, it is said.

The leaders also discussed the issues like preparing counter strategies to the BJP’s Operation Lotus plan, and actions to be taken against misusing central investigating agencies by the central government, and by-election to the MLC seats, it is said.

As Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar did not turn up to the home of Siddaramaiah on Sunday, Venugopal called him over phone and asked him to join them, sources said.



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New Delhi (PTI): A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death at Ramleela ground in northwest Delhi for allegedly making social media comments that police described as "controversial", an official said on Wednesday.

According to the police, the assailants, also minors, attacked him with a knife, inflicting multiple stab wounds.

"A PCR call was received in the Shalimar Bagh Police Station regarding an injured boy lying in Ramleela ground. The police team reached the spot and found him with multiple stab wounds," a police officer said.

He was working as a labourer in a banquet hall for the last two days, the officer said. An FIR was registered and the police apprehended two juveniles in the case.

Preliminary investigation reveals that the deceased was stabbed due to an ongoing enmity, the officer said.

During questioning, the accused told the police that the victim had made "controversial comments" against them on social media. Following which, they intercepted him at Ramleela ground and stabbed him. He died on the spot, officer said.

"We have recovered a dagger and the victim's mobile phone. Further investigation in the case is underway," he added.