What HDK said about JDS-Cong coalition govt?
Siddaramaiah-Kumaraswamy joint press meet
Bengaluru, May 15: Siddaramaiah said that the Congress has already informed Deve Gowda about supporting the JDS. Even they have met Kumaraswamy and handed over a letter on extending their support to JDS, the leaders of which have also accepted, he added.
Speaking to reporters jointly here on Tuesday, Siddaramaiah said that the Congress has already decided to support the JDS and it has given a letter to the Governor on its support to the JDS. The Congress would support the JDS in forming the government. The BJP would not succeed in forming the government this time, he said.
Kumaraswamy said that the JDS has asked the Governor’s consent to form the coalition government with the support of the Congress. Two independent MLAs were also with the JDS. The Governor would convey his decision after getting the result from the Election Commission officially, he said.
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Two people killed as poultry vehicle rams into parked truck in Belagavi
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Two people were killed, and another was severely injured after a goods vehicle transporting poultry birds allegedly rammed into a stationary truck on a national highway in Belagavi in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Wasim (28) and Mubarak (22), both natives of Shivamogga district, they said.
The driver of the vehicle, Basavaraj Eerappa Hanchinamani (37), suffered critical injuries and has been admitted to a hospital, police said.
According to police, the accident occurred when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, allegedly due to drowsiness, and crashed into a truck parked along the highway.
The goods vehicle was en route from Kolhapur to Sorab in Shivamogga district, carrying poultry. Several chickens were also killed in the impact, a senior police officer said.
Police personnel from the Hirebagewadi Police Station visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
Injured people and the bodies of the deceased were shifted to a hospital, police added.
