Supporters of Reddy, Baig, Raghu Murthy stage protest in front KPCC office
Bengaluru, June 7: Congress workers staged a protest in front of the Congress office here on Thursday demanding ministerial berths to their leaders in the JDS-Congress coalition government cabinet.
Supporters of MLAs Ramalinga Reddy, Roshan Baig and Raghumurthy gathered in front of the KPCC office on the Queen’s Road in the city and shouted slogans.
Followers of the Reddy alleged that though their leader was elected as MLA for seven times and worked as a minister, he was not given the minister post and thus insulted the party workers.
Even Roshan Baig supporters also assembled in front of the KPCC office and said that majority of the Muslim community has voted for the Congress. But the senior leader from the community was neglected.
Hundreds of supporters of Raghupathi who came from Challakere staged a protest and demanded senior leaders to come to the spot.
Meanwhile, supporters of Bhadravati MLA BK Sangameshwar also staged a protest in front of the house of former chief minister Siddaramaiah on Kumara Krupa road demanding minister post. The followers who came from Bhadravati urged the party high command to induct their leader into the cabinet. Otherwise, they would intensify their protest, they said.
They demanded the presence of AICC president Rahul Gandhi, party leader Siddaramaiah, Karnataka incharge KC Venugopal immediately.
Traffic movement hampered
As the Congress workers resorted to lightning protests, the traffic movement on Queen’s road, Raj Bhavan road and surrounding areas was hampered for some time and vehicle users had to face the inconvenience.
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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.
