Bommai planned to join Congress in 2012, cannot lecture me on morality: Jagadish Shettar
Dharwad: Congress leader Jagadish Shettar has accused Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai of considering joining the Congress party in 2012. Shettar made the allegations during a rally in Dharwad while campaigning for Vinay Kulkarni, the Congress candidate from Dharwad constituency.
Shettar, who was a BJP leader in 2012, claimed that Bommai had approached former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to launch a new party before considering joining the Congress. However, as the Congress denied him a ticket for the constituency of his choice, Bommai withdrew his decision to switch from BJP to Congress.
Shettar also criticized the BJP for referring to issues of dynastic politics, retirement age for politicians, and the character of candidates, while contradicting these values in their own party. He cited the example of the BJP giving a ticket to a candidate with 80 criminal cases against him in Gulbarga and selecting candidates aged over 70 years for the upcoming polls.
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Shettar further stated that Bommai has no right to lecture him on morality given his own history of considering joining the Congress party in the past.
The allegations made by Shettar come as campaigning for the upcoming Karnataka state elections intensifies. The BJP and Congress are both vying for a victory in the state, with the results set to have implications on national politics as well. It remains to be seen how these allegations will impact the ongoing election campaign.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
