Who is Sumalatha Ambareesh to challenge Kumaraswamy? Questions HD Revanna
"She entered politics in less than a month after her husband's death" Revanna stirs controversy
Bengaluru: HD Revanna on Friday questioned the credibility of actress Sumalatha Ambareesh to challenge the CM of the state HD Kumaraswamy. His comments came during an interview with a private channel when he was replying to a question if JDS was doing family politics in the wake of Nikhil Kumarswamy contesting from Mandya constituency.
The interviewer asked the motive behind the move of JDS to place Nikhil Kumaraswamy from Mandya and sidelining Shivarama Gowda who had won election from the constituency previously. To this, he replied “Earlier as well, JDS had given tickets to general candidate who were not from family, at that time as well we had the opportunity to field Nikhil there, but we chose general candidates. Now we have filed him there so that he can face the challenge”.
Revanna was further asked if Nikhil was being fielded to challenge actress Sumalatha, Revanna replied with a controversial statement adding “Sumalatha entered into politics in less than a month of her husband’s death. Who is she to challenge Kumaraswamy”
The statement has not gone down too well the supporters of Sumalatha and has stirred controversy
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Mumbai-Pune Expressway connecting link now fully operational
Mumbai (PTI): The Mumbai-bound carriageway of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway connecting link was opened to vehicular traffic on Saturday noon after a delay caused by the dismantling of inauguration infrastructure and cleaning work, a day after the Pune section became operational.
The 13.3 km-long "missing link", which bypasses a section of the Bhor Ghat stretch of the expressway and cuts travel time between Mumbai and Pune by 25 to 30 minutes, was inaugurated a day earlier by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in the presence of Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar.
The Pune-bound carriageway of the corridor was opened to traffic immediately; however, the Mumbai-bound section remained closed to traffic for several hours after the inauguration.
An official of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation told PTI on Saturday that the opening of the Mumbai-bound carriageway was delayed mainly due to the dismantling of the inauguration infrastructure and cleaning work.
The removal of the stage and other decorations was completed in the morning. The work to load and transport the material slightly delayed the opening of the carriageway.
Vehicular movement on the carriageway began after all the remaining material was cleared and road cleaning was completed, the official added.
The expressway control room said that despite significant vehicular movement, the access-controlled highway has not witnessed any major traffic snarls since Friday evening, after the Pune-bound carriageway of the missing link was opened to traffic.
The Missing Link project connects Khopoli (in Raigad) on the Mumbai side to Kusgaon near Lonavala in Pune district and is expected to make the expressway fully access-controlled, easing congestion in the ghat section.
Developed by the MSRDC and dubbed an "engineering marvel", the project includes two tunnels, two viaducts and a cable-stayed bridge over Tiger Valley. It bypasses the steep, accident-prone ghat section, where frequent traffic snarls are reported during weekends and on public holidays.
