Mangaluru: Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council B K Hariprasad has mocked MP Nalin Kumar Kateel for the merger of the Surathkal toll with the Hejamady collection, asking Kateel if it was in revenge against the locals who had jolted his car during a recent protest.
Tweeting about the matter on Saturday, the MLC said that, while the residents of Coastal Karnataka have been fighting round the clock against the tollgate constructed illegally in Surathkal, Kateel, who is also the BJP state president, had been trying hard to retain the tollgate.
Hariprasad has asked Kateel, “Would you dare to disclose your desperate attempts in secrecy to retain the Surathkal tollgate?” also criticizing Kateel for lauding himself for the cancellation of toll collection in Surathkal, after which, the fare was merged with the Hejamady toll.
“Why do the BJP MP and MLAs in Coastal Karnataka support tollgates? What is your share in the toll collected?” Hariprasad asked, also calling the MP ‘shameless’ for having ‘betrayed’ the people and then praising himself.
The MLC opined that it was time to remove the MP from power, just as the tollgate in Surathkal was removed.
ಕರಾವಳಿ ಸಂಸದರು ಯಾವ ಪುರುಷಾರ್ಥಕ್ಕೆ ಸ್ವಯಂ ಬೆನ್ನುತಟ್ಟಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದು ಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸಬೇಕು.
— Hariprasad.B.K. (@HariprasadBK2) November 26, 2022
ವಾಹನ ಸವಾರರ ಬೆವರಿನ ಹಣವನ್ನ ಜಿಗಣೆಯಂತೆ ರಕ್ತ ಹೀರುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಸುರತ್ಕಲ್ ಟೋಲ್ಗೇಟ್ ರದ್ದು ಪಡಿಸಿ, ಹೆಜಮಾಡಿ ಟೋಲ್ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ದುಪ್ಪಟ್ಟು ಸುಲಿಗೆ ಮಾಡಲು ವಿಲೀನಗೊಳಿಸಿದ್ದಕ್ಕಾ?
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Ullal: The body of a 51-year-old physical education teacher was found in a well at his residence in Kondana, under the limits of Kotekar town, on Friday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Prabhakar Jogi, who was serving as a physical education teacher at the Government School in Kallarakodi, Naringana village. Police suspect that he may have died by suicide, allegedly due to health-related issues.
According to police, Prabhakar had dropped his daughter at Uchila School earlier in the day for the school anniversary programme and returned home.
He was later preparing to attend the same event along with his wife and son, when he suddenly went missing. A search was launched by family members, following which his body was found in the well located at his house.
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Police said that Prabhakar Jogi was reportedly suffering from a neurological disorder. He had served in several schools across Ullal taluk and was actively involved in organisations of physical education teachers.
Ullal police visited the spot, conducted an inspection and sent the body for post-mortem examination.
In his complaint to the police, Prabhakar’s son, Sai Tejas, stated that his father had jumped into the well and that there was no suspicion surrounding the death.
Based on the complaint, a case has been registered and further investigation is underway.
