Channapatna by-election: Candidate selection by party high command, says Dinesh Gundurao
Mysuru: Health Minister Dinesh Gundurao announced that the decision regarding the candidate for the Channapatna by-election will be made by the party high command. This statement clarifies that KPCC President and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has not declared himself a candidate for the by-election.
Speaking to the media on Saturday, Gundurao mentioned, "The party has appointed in-charges for the three constituencies where by-elections will be held. The committee, chaired by Minister Chaluvarayaswamy in the Channapatna assembly constituency, will hold a meeting and submit the details of the ticket aspirants to the KPCC. Only then will the candidates be selected."
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Addressing another matter, Gundurao noted that Satish Jarakiholi's suggestion to create three Deputy Chief Minister posts was his personal opinion. "He had expressed the same opinion earlier. There is no such thought at present. The party will take a decision at the appropriate time," he added.
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Gujarat: Woman taluka panchayat member attacked over 'affair', hair chopped off; one held
Tapi, Oct 20: A woman taluka panchayat member was thrashed and her hair chopped off by a group of people over an alleged affair in Gujarat’s Tapi district following which police arrested one person, an official said on Sunday.
Urmila Gamit of Songadh taluka panchayat was attacked by a woman and three men and beaten with a hockey stick on Saturday evening. The assaulters also cut her hair, said the official from Songadh police station.
The woman was targeted in a public place when she was going home on a two-wheeler with her daughter, the police official said. One of the attackers, identified as Sobhna Gamit, accused Urmila of having illicit relations with her husband.
The men who accompanied Sobhna, including her son, hit Urmila with a hockey stick, causing a fracture in her left arm and injuries in her waist and head, the police said. They also snatched her gold pendant and fled, the police said.
Urmila was taken to a local hospital. On her complaint, police registered an FIR and arrested one accused, the official added.
