Congress announces Raju Poojary as MLC candidate for by-polls
Mangaluru: The Congress party on Wednesday announced Raju Poojary as its DK and Udupi local body candidate for the upcoming by-election to the Legislative Council. All India Congress Committee President Mallikarjun Kharge released an official statement confirming Raju Poojary’s candidacy.
The Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Local Authorities’ Constituency seat became vacant following the resignation of BJP leader Kota Srinivasa Poojary. The by-election is scheduled for October 21.
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Several names, including Bhujanga Shetty, Hariprasad Rai, Dr. Raju, and Uday Kumar Shetty Muniyalu, were considered for the seat of the Dakshina Kannada Local Bodies. Ultimately, the Congress party finalized Raju Poojary of Byndoor to contest in the by-election.
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ICC bans Sri Lankan cricketer Praveen Jayawickrama
Dubai, Oct 2: The ICC has banned Sri Lanka player Praveen Jayawickrama from all cricket for one year, of which six months are suspended, after he admitted breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code, parent body said in a press release on Wednesday. The charges relate to international cricket and the Lanka Premier League.
Jayawickrama admitted to being in breach of the following provision under the Code:
Article 2.4.7 – Obstructing or delaying any investigation that may be carried out by the ACU, including concealing, tampering with or destroying any documentation or other information that may be relevant to that investigation and/or that may be evidence or may lead to the discovery of evidence of corrupt conduct under the Anti-Corruption Code.
As a result of the admission, Jayawickrama has accepted a sanction of a one-year period of ineligibility, of which the last six months are suspended.
The ICC Anti-Corruption Code and the complete decision (which has been redacted to protect the identities of the ICC’s witnesses and other third parties) can be found here.
