Udupi: Udupi-Chikmagalur MP and BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje on Wednesday claimed that about 2 lakh toilets have been built in the constituency under Swacch Bharat programme.

Shobha, on Wednesday tweeted the claim and added that Swacch Bharat is not just about cleanliness but also a matter of pride of the women of the country.

In her tweet, which also had a promotional video attached, Shobha thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the initiative.

She added, “70 years of Independence, it took this one man to respond! In Udupi-Chikmagalur only more than 2L toilets have been built”. (Sic)

The video attached with the tweet emphasizes the difficulties women in more than two lac homes were facing for not having toilets and had to wait for ‘Sun to set’ for attending the nature’s call in open space.

The video comes days after her own party workers in the constituency started #ShobhaGoBack movement on twitter, asking the party to replace her with other leader in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. It can be her reply to the party workers to stake claim on the party’s ticket from the constituency.

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Hyderabad (PTI): Nitish Kumar Reddy and Eshan Malinga shared five wickets between them as hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs in their IPL match here on Saturday.

Defending 195, Hyderabad restricted struggling CSK to 184 for eight. CSK have crashed to fourth defeat in six matches.

Abhishek Sharma (59) and Heinrich Klaasen (59) took CSK to 194 for nine with their splendid batting. For CSK, Jamie Overton and Anshul Kamboj picked up three wickets apiece while Mukesh Choudhary bagged two.

Brief Scores:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 194 for 9 in 20 overs (Abhishek Sharma 59, Heinrich Klaasen 59; Jamie Overton 3/37, Anshul Kamboj 3/22).

Chennai Super Kings: 184 for 8 in 20 overs. (Ayush Mhatre 30, Matthew Short 34; E Malinga 3/29, N Reddy 2/31).