BJP issues Raghupati Bhat show-cause notice for contesting Vidhan Parishad poll as rebel candidate
Udupi: The State Disciplinary Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued a show-cause notice to senior BJP member and former Udupi MLA Raghupati Bhat for filing his nomination as Independent candidate for the Karnataka Legislative Council election.
Bhat filed his nomination papers from the South West Graduates constituency of the Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad) as a rebel candidate of the BJP as his request for the party ticket from the constituency was rejected. The elections to the Legislative Council will be held on June 3.
In a letter dated Wednesday, May 22, Lingaraj Patil, President of the BJP State Disciplinary Committee, has informed Bhat that he had violated the party rules by filing his nomination papers as a rebel candidate for the election to the Legislative Council, thereby competing against the official candidate of the party.
Patil has also directed Bhat to give the Committee a clarification in the matter within two days of receiving the notice.
The Udupi district unit of the BJP had recently appealed to the Karnataka state unit of the party to take disciplinary action against Bhat for contesting the Legislative Council election as a rebel candidate from the constituency.
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M'luru: School physical education teacher’s body found under mysterious circumstances in well
Ullal: The body of a 51-year-old physical education teacher was found in a well at his residence in Kondana, under the limits of Kotekar town, on Friday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Prabhakar Jogi, who was serving as a physical education teacher at the Government School in Kallarakodi, Naringana village. Police suspect that he may have died by suicide, allegedly due to health-related issues.
According to police, Prabhakar had dropped his daughter at Uchila School earlier in the day for the school anniversary programme and returned home.
He was later preparing to attend the same event along with his wife and son, when he suddenly went missing. A search was launched by family members, following which his body was found in the well located at his house.
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Police said that Prabhakar Jogi was reportedly suffering from a neurological disorder. He had served in several schools across Ullal taluk and was actively involved in organisations of physical education teachers.
Ullal police visited the spot, conducted an inspection and sent the body for post-mortem examination.
In his complaint to the police, Prabhakar’s son, Sai Tejas, stated that his father had jumped into the well and that there was no suspicion surrounding the death.
Based on the complaint, a case has been registered and further investigation is underway.
