Ramanath Rai announces retirement from electoral politics
Mangaluru: Former state minister and veteran Congress leader B Ramanath Rai on Tuesday announced his retirement from electoral politics, adding that he would remain an active member of the Congress.
Addressing a press meet at the Congress Bhavan in Mallikatte, Mangaluru, Rai gave a word of thanks to all Kannadigas who had worked hard for the landslide victory of the Congress in the Karnataka Assembly elections. “I also thank all citizens who voted for me in the polls,” he said.
Stating that he had always followed the party rules, Rai said that, henceforth too, he would duly fulfil the duties he was assigned by the party leadership.
“The Congress has seen a setback in Dakshina Kannada, but the victory in the state is stupendous, which should inspire the Congress workers in our district to work harder for the party,” said Rai, asking of the workers, “We must all strive to ensure victory of the Congress in the Panchayat elections and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.”
The leader pointed out that he had, no doubt, lost the elections from Bantwal constituency this year, but received a greater number of votes than the last elections. He added that the Congress would analyse the party performance, especially in the case of defeat, in the elections.
When asked about the selection of the Chief Minister of the state, Rai said, “There is no problem within the Congress. The party high command and the legislators will decide who will be the Chief Minister,” and added, “The Congress government will also implement the schemes it promised to the people of Karnataka while campaigning for the polls.”
Congress leader Ibrahim Kodijal and office-bearers Rakshith Shivaram, Shashidhar Hegde, Lancelot Pinto, Shahul Hamid, Ashraf K, Navin D’Souza, Sudarshan, Umesh Dandakeri, Salim, Prithviraj, Chittaranjan Shetty, Musthafa and Honnaiah were among those present at the press meet.
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Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 12 runs
New Delhi, Apr 13 (PTI): Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 12 runs in their IPL match here on Sunday.
Sent in to bat, Tilak Varma hit a 33-ball 59 to power Mumbai Indians to 205 for five.
Ryan Rickelton (41 off 25 balls), Suryakumar Yadav (40 off 28 balls) and Naman Dhir (38 off 17 balls) also made useful contributions.
In reply, DC were all out for 193 in 19 overs, despite Karun Nair's 40-ball 89.
Karn Sharma (3/36) claimed three wickets, while Mitchell Santner (2/43) took two wickets.
For DC, Vipraj Nigam (2/41) and Kuldeep Yadav (2/23) snapped two wickets each, while Mukesh Kumar (1/38) took one.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indians: 205 for 5 in 20 overs (Tilak Varma 59; Kuldeep Yadav 2/23, Vipraj Nigam 2/41).
Delhi Capitals: 193 all out in 19 overs (Karun Nair 89; Karn Sharma 3/36).
