‘Gas Bomb’ in the Parliament made Pratap Simha lose ticket, says Minister Ramalingareddy
Bengaluru: Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalingareddy has said that the BJP Member of Parliament for Mysore-Kodagu constituency Pratap Simha was denied ticket for issuing passes to those who threw bombs in the parliament. He was addressing the media people in the Vidhana Soudha on Thursday.
“I knew that MP Pratap Simha would not get a ticket. He had given the passes to those attackers. And he was always giving unwanted statements against our government just to oppose us”, he stated.
Ramalingareddy opined that BJP had gone bankrupt as it had given ticket to a member of the royal family, in spite of having many good leaders from Mysore who have worked for the party for years.
“DK Suresh is an able Congress MP from Bangalore Rural. I shall go for campaigning in Ramanagara as I am the District Minister there. In the same way, I shall go to Bangalore South once the candidate is announced for the constituency,” he added.
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Asserting that he was a good friend of Pratap Simha, Labour Minister Santhosh Lad said “Unfortunately, did not get the ticket this time which is sad. He has worked hard for the party. He might have had a wrong idea that making derogatory remarks against Siddaramaiah would bring him commendations. I feel sorry for him. BJP will lose more seats in this election.”
Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh opined that all those who speak ill of the community and its leaders shall face political consequences like Pratap Simha. “He shouldn’t have been humiliated like this. May the goddess Chamundeshwari set him right,” he said.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
