Mangaluru: Bus conductors spat near Thokkottu, arrested
Mangaluru: Two bus conductors belonging to private buses Padma Travels plying on Talapady to State Bank route and Asar Travels plying from Hosangadi junction to State Bank reportedly fought. A video claimed to be of the incident is doing rounds across social media platforms.
According to the Ullal police, bus operators Ajay and Vishnu fought with each other and both were arrested.
According to the Ullal police, the conductors, identified as Ajay and Vishnu, engaged in a dispute near Thokkottu on Wednesday evening. The altercation began after Padma Travels was chased and stopped at the Over Bridge bus stand by another bus driver (Asar Travels). This led to a street fight between the two conductors.
Rickshaw drivers from the nearby Over Bridge Auto Rickshaw Park intervened to break up the fight and calm the situation. A passerby in a car captured the brawl on video.
A case in this regard has been lodged at the Ullal Police Station.
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Bengaluru: First-time Congress MLAs with merit can be made ministers, says Moily
Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister Marpadi Veerappa Moily on Tuesday said that first-time Congress legislators could be considered for ministerial berths during the proposed Cabinet reshuffle if they have the requisite merit.
Moily responded to reports of over 30 first-time Congress MLAs seeking Cabinet positions by stressing the need for a Cabinet with a balance of merit among first-time, young, and senior leaders.
“We entered politics when the Chief Minister Devaraj Urs recognised us in 1972. If legislators have merit and dedication, they can be included in the Cabinet,” Deccan Herald quoted him as saying.
He said that there is nothing wrong with new MLAs aspiring for ministerial posts and that no one has the moral authority to question such aspirations. He recalled that he, too, was a newcomer in his early political days and said those with eligibility should be given ministerial posts.
“If the MLAs have merit, the Chief Minister will recognise them. In our time, we did not lobby for ministerial berths. We were recognised by the Chief Minister,” he said.
Addressing demands for a change in Chief Minister and current talk of a Cabinet reshuffle, Moily said that legislators voicing aspirations should not be seen as engaging in groupism.
He also said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is scheduled to visit Karkala in Udupi district on Wednesday.
