Fight against Kasturirangan report: Ramanath Rai
Mangaluru, August 16: Former minister Ramanath Rai said that when he was the forest minister in the previous Congress government, he had written to the government demanding rejection of Dr Kasturirangan report.
Speaking to reporters at the party office here on Thursday, Rai said that the allegation of Belthangady MLA Harish Poonja was far from truth. Now, the central government is planning to implement the Kasturirangan report. Knowing this, the BJP leaders have been making baseless allegations against the Congress. If the Centre implemented the report, the Congress would fight against it. If the BJP leaders do not want the report to be implemented, let them join hands with the Congress in fighting against it, he challenged.
District Minister UT Khader, mayor Bhaskar Moily, leaders Ibrahim Kodijal, Vittal Shetty, Shashidhar Hegde and others were present.
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Father, six-year-old son killed in Hassan road accident
Hassan: A father and his six-year-old son were killed in a tragic road accident between a car and a motorcycle near Devegowda Nagar at Bittagoudanahalli in Hassan city.
The deceased have been identified as Jayanna (38) and his son Mithun Rai (6), residents of Gorur. Jayanna’s wife Rajini and another son Milan sustained serious injuries in the accident and are undergoing treatment at a hospital. Their condition is said to be critical.
According to reports, Jayanna had come to Hassan along with his family to attend a programme. The accident occurred while they were returning to Gorur on a motorcycle after the event.
Police said the car, which was travelling towards Hassan from the Arakalagudu side, reportedly lost control while attempting to overtake another vehicle and crashed head-on into the motorcycle coming from the opposite direction.
The impact of the collision killed six-year-old Mithun Rai on the spot. Jayanna, who suffered severe injuries, was rushed to hospital but later succumbed despite treatment.
On receiving information, Hassan Traffic Police Station personnel visited the spot and registered a case in this regard.
