Ambareesh's soul will find peace if Nikhil wins: Minister DK Shivakumar

Vartha Bharati | 26-03-2019 | 00:11:00 IST

Mandya: Ambareesh's soul will find peace if Nikhil wins from Mandya Lok Sabha constituency, stated Minister DK Shivakumar.

Speaking at a rally held after Nikhil filed his nomination papers Monday, he said "Nikhil could have contested from anywhere. But, locals insisted us to field Nikhil as our representative.

"It was decided that Ambareesh's body not to be taken to Mandya in midnight. But, Kumaraswamy intervened and told that Ambarish was like an elder brother for him and brought his dead body to Mandya," DK Shivakumar said.

"I had told Sumalatha to chose a different constituency. Even, I had assured her a Rajya Sabha seat. But, there is somebody's hand behind Sumalatha's decision of contesting. One must have a larger heart in politics. Kumaraswamy is struggling to ease the farmers' living. The support given to JDS will never be withdrawn," Minister DK Shivakumar said.

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TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee moves Calcutta HC over transfer of IAS, IPS officers by Election Commission

20-03-2026 ¦ 20-03-2026 IST

Courtesy: PTI

Kolkata (PTI): TMC MP and senior lawyer Kalyan Banerjee on Friday moved the Calcutta High Court questioning the Election Commission's transfer order of several IAS and IPS officers in West Bengal soon after the announcement of assembly polls in the state.

The petitioner named Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar a party respondent in the matter.

Mentioning the matter before a division bench presided by Chief Justice Sujoy Paul, the lawyer prayed for an early hearing of the petition.

The petition, which questions the transfers without consulting the state government before the EC took the decisions, is likely to be heard early next week, a lawyer connected with the matter said.

A large number of senior IAS and IPS officers, including the state's chief secretary, home secretary and director general of police (DGP) were replaced by the Election Commission within hours of announcement of the assembly elections in West Bengal on March 15.

The elections to the 294-member West Bengal assembly will be held in two phases - on April 23 and 29. Votes will be counted on May 4.