Protests by BJP and right-wing outfits broke out in several parts of Karnataka on Saturday against 'Tipu Jayanthi' celebrations, which were held amid tight security, while Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and his deputy skipped the main event here, drawing disapproval from ruling Congress lawmakers.

A construction worker died on the spot by trapping under the debris when an under construction three floor building collapsed near Sai Baba temple at Thyagaraj Nagar in the city on Saturday.

Former minister Sogadu Shivanna urged the government to book suo motu case against former minister TB Jayachandra for his reported statement that ‘Prime Minister Modi should be burnt alive’ regarding demonetisation and hang him.

Minister DK Shivakumar said that country’s first freedom fighter Tipu Sultan was not just the property of the state, but he was an asset of the country and it was the duty of the state to pay respect to him by celebrating his jayanti.

“My statement that ‘time has come to burn Prime Minister Modi alive’ should not be read too much into it, because, I have just quoted the statement what Modi had said”, former minister TB Jayachandra clarified.

From now onwards, the students studying science courses in PUC cannot torture the animals or living beings. Yes, the Pre-University Education Department has issued a circular to all colleges that science students should not dissect the animals and living beings to study anatomy.

Former chief minister Siddaramaiah said that the BJP people have been opposing Tipu Jayanti for political reasons.

With the Karnataka chief minister and his deputy skipping the Tipu Jayanthi celebrations, a Congress legislator Saturday termed it as an insult to the Muslim community.