Assembly members given examples of right pronunciation of House colleagues
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Belagavi: An argument over pronunciation of a person’s name is learned to have taken place in the Assembly on Wednesday, apparently lightening the mood during the Question Hour.
The incident is reported to have taken off since Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge called Congress member HD Thammaiah HD wrongly as ‘Thimmaiah’. Raising objection to this, the legislator complained to Speaker UT Khader, blaming him for having earlier called him ‘Thimmaiah’. “Now, everyone is following your style and calls me ‘Thimmaiah’. I have a new name now,” Thammaiah said.
Speaker Khader admitted that it was a mistake to have called the legislator ‘Thimmaiah’ and joked before the House, “Please take care not to make mistakes while raising any member’s name in the House. Members who mispronounce others’ names will have to pay fines.”
Minister Kharge, in response, apologized to Thammaiah and continued, “There would probably be no better example than me, when it comes to pronouncing a person’s name wrongly. While my name is Priyank Kharge, many have been calling me ‘Priyanka’. They have changed my gender too!” lightening the mood of the House for some time.
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Mangaluru: Two arrested on charges of selling narcotic drugs
Mangaluru: Urva Police on Tuesday arrested two individuals on charges of selling the narcotic drug MDMA. The accused have been identified as Syed Kalimulla (31) of Ramanagara in Shivamogga district and Ashraf Ali (26) of Mangalpady in Manjeshwar.
The arrests were made near Barebail on National Highway 66, where the two were reportedly moving suspiciously. Upon interrogation, they revealed that they had arrived to sell MDMA.
Police seized 12.27 grams of MDMA worth ₹25,000 and a mobile phone valued at ₹7,000 from Syed Kalimulla. From Ashraf Ali, officers confiscated 6.18 grams of MDMA valued at ₹12,500 along with a mobile phone, officials said.
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