Ramanath Rai demands Judicial Inquiry by High Court Judge in Mangaluru Police firing incident
Mangaluru: Former Karnataka Minister and Senior Congress leader B Ramanath Rai on Sunday held CM Yediyurappa responsible for the death of two people in police firing in Mangaluru on Thursday. Rai also called for judicial inquiry into the case by a sitting Karnataka High Court Judge.
Speaking at a press conference in the city, Rai noted that the people have been protesting across the nation against the NRC and CAA and that the state government’s move to clamp section 144 and not allowing people to protest was wrong and held CM Yediyurappa and Home Minister responsible for the consequence which turned out in the city on Thursday.
“The deaths of two people who died in police firing in the city was a murder under the government’s watch. Clashes and violence can be controlled by firing in the air and resorting to lathi charge” he said while adding that the Congress party condemned the police action on protesters.
Rai also asserted that the state government should allow leaders of state opposition to meet the families of victims but the Yediyurappa government made an anti-democratic move by not allowing Siddaramaiah from meeting the family.
He was referring to the incident when Siddaramaiah was not allowed to enter the port city and was sent back from airport on Saturday, when the leader of opposition in Karnataka assembly arrived in the city to meet families of Abdul Jaleel and Nousheen who died in police firing on Thursday.
“Congress leaders never make provocative statements or speeches. Those who have cases of hate speeches registered against them in police stations are not Congress leaders but leaders of communal political parties” Rai stated.
DK Congress President Harish Kumar, MLC Ivan D’Souza, MCC member Shashidhar Hegde, Neveen D’Souza, Abdur Rauf, Congress leader T K Sudhir, Neeraj Pal and others were present in the press conference.
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Gill leads Gujarat Titans to 5-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders
Ahmedabad (PTI): Shubman Gill led from the front with a classy 86 as Gujarat Titans defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets in an Indian Premier League match here on Friday.
Earlier, KKR all-rounder Cameron Green produced a fighting 79 off 55 balls to lift his side to 180 all out. In reply, Gill anchored the chase with a composed 86 off 50 deliveries as GT crossed the line in 19.4 overs.
The win marked GT's third successive victory after opening with two losses, while KKR's search for their first win of the season continues.
Brief scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 180 all out in 20 overs (Cameron Green 79; Kagiso Rabada 3/29, Mohammed Siraj 2/23).
Gujarat Titans: 181 for 5 in 19.4 overs (Shubman Gill 86; Varun Chakravarthy 2/34).
