Two men gored to death by bulls during games held in two Shivamogga villages
Shivamogga: In two separate incidents of bull attack in the district, two young men who were watching local games similar to ‘Jallikattu’ in two villages died after they were gored by the bulls.
The victims were identified as Lokesh, 34, a resident of Alkola, and Rangnath, 24. While Lokesh was watching a game in Konagavalli village of Shivamogga taluk, Rangnath was among the audience in Maloor village of Shikaripura taluk.
During the game organized in Maloor, the bull suddenly rushed into the audience section and Rangnath was seriously injured in the chaos. He was taken immediately to a hospital in Shikaripura and then taken to the McGann Hospital in Shivamogga for further treatment, but Ranganath died as the treatment failed.
In Konagavalli, Lokesh was gored by the bull that rushed among the onlookers of the game. A grievously injured Lokesh was rushed to the McGann Hospital but breathed his last as he failed to respond to the treatment.
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BJP has history of ‘contradictory alliances’, says BK Hariprasad
Bengaluru: Congress MLC B. K. Hariprasad has launched a sharp attack on the BJP, accusing the party of hypocrisy over its criticism of alliance politics in Tamil Nadu.
In a post on X on Friday, Hariprasad said BJP leader B. L. Santhosh criticising the Congress party’s alliance politics in Tamil Nadu was “not just laughable, but the height of political contradiction.”
He said the Congress has always joined hands with like-minded parties to protect secular and democratic values in the country.
Hariprasad questioned the BJP over several of its past and present alliances across the country. Referring to Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Tripura, Bihar and Maharashtra, he accused the BJP of sharing power with parties it had earlier criticised.
He alleged that the BJP had aligned with separatist and corruption-linked political forces in different states for political gains.
“The BJP, which speaks against alliances today, should first look at its own political history,” he said, adding that the party’s record was full of “contradictions and changing stands.”
Hariprasad also accused the BJP of using central agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax Department and CBI as political tools to target opposition leaders, topple governments and influence electoral mandates.
He further claimed that the people of Tamil Nadu had strongly rejected the BJP and its ideology in the recent election.
“Congress forms alliances to protect the Constitution, secularism and national unity, while the BJP enters into alliances only for power,” he said.
