BSY’s resignation: Man dies of heart attack
Channagiri, May 20: A Veerashaiva Lingayat community leader died of heart attack after listening to the news of BS Yeddyurappa’s resignation to the Chief Minister post, at Santebennur in the taluk on Saturday.
The deceased is identified as Hunasemarada Channabasappa (70) of Santebennur. He was the leader of the community and celebrated when Yeddyurappa took oath as the Chief Minister. He even called his relatives to share his happiness. But while watching the news of Yeddyurappa’s decision to resign from the CM post on Saturday evening, Channabasappa died of heart attack, it is said.
The deceased is survived by his wife, four children and grandchildren. The last rites of the deceased were held at his village on Sunday, family sources said.
Newly elected MLA Madal Virupakshappa also participated in the last rites rituals.
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Affront to non-Hindi speaking people: Chidambaram slams use of Hindi words in bills' names
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader P Chidambaram has slammed the "increasing practice" of the government using Hindi words in the titles of the bills and said the change is an "affront" to the non-Hindi-speaking people.
Chidambaram said the non-Hindi-speaking people cannot identify a Bill/Act with titles that are in Hindi words written in English letters, and they cannot pronounce them.
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"I am opposed to the increasing practice of the government using Hindi words written in English letters in the title of the Bills to be introduced in Parliament," the former Union minister said late Monday night.
Hitherto, the practice was to write the title of the Bill in English words in the English version and in Hindi words in the Hindi version of the Bill, Chidambaram said.
"When no one pointed out any difficulty in the 75 year practice, why should government make a change?" he said.
"This change is an affront to non-Hindi speaking people and to States that have an official language other than Hindi," the Congress leader said.
Successive governments have reiterated the promise that English will remain an Associate Official Language, Chidambaram said.
"I fear that promise is in danger of being broken," the Congress MP said.
