CM Bommai meets Deve Gowda, enquires about former PM's health
Bengaluru, Sep 21: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai along with some of his cabinet colleagues on Wednesday called on former prime minister H D Deve Gowda at the latter's residence here to enquire about his health.
According to sources, the 89-year-old JD(S) supremo is said to be ailing from severe knee pain and age-related issues.
"We had come to inquire about his (Gowda) health. There has been a lot of improvement in his health, and he spoke to us lively and affectionately. He shared certain experiences, he blessed us and advised us regarding the work that needs to be done for the state," Bommai said.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, he said, "We wish for his good health, long life and may he continue to guide the state and us...a lot of old things came up for discussion as we had worked together (during Janata Parivar days). He recollected several old things."
The Chief Minister was accompanied by Revenue Minister R Ashoka, Law Minister J C Madhuswamy, Housing Minister V Somanna, Urban Development Minister Byrathi Basavaraj, Horticulture Minister Munirathna, Excise Minister K Gopalaiah.
Recently, Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, also state BJP strongman and former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa had called on Gowda separately, to inquire about his health.
ಇಂದು ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಜಿ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ, ಹಿರಿಯರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಹೆಚ್. ಡಿ. ದೇವೇಗೌಡರ ಅವರ ನಿವಾಸಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ ಅವರ ಯೋಗಕ್ಷೇಮ ವಿಚಾರಿಸಿದೆನು.
— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) September 21, 2022
ಅವರು ಶೀಘ್ರವಾಗಿ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಗುಣಮುಖರಾಗಿ, ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಸೇವೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಂದುವರೆಯಲಿ ಎಂದು ಹಾರೈಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.@H_D_Devegowda pic.twitter.com/WPa6M2RBM7
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Nitish Kumar's son Nishant among 32 to take oath as Bihar ministers
Patna (PTI): In a major expansion of the Cabinet of Bihar's first BJP-led government, JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar and 31 others took oath as ministers on Thursday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Altogether 32 leaders, drawn from all constituents of the five-party NDA in the state, were administered the oath of office by Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain at a grand ceremony that was also attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Health Minister J P Nadda and BJP president Nitin Nabin.
Prominent inductees included Nishant Kumar, the son of JD(U) president Nitish Kumar, who stepped down as chief minister last month to enter the Rajya Sabha.
The BJP, which is the single largest party in the 243-member assembly with 89 MLAs, has 15 ministers, who took oath on Thursday.
Most of the inductees were those who were part of the Nitish Kumar cabinet formed in November last year after the NDA stormed back to power in the assembly polls.
The JD(U) is represented by a total of 15 ministers, 13 of whom took the oath at the Gandhi Maidan on Thursday. Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav had taken oath in April along with Samrat Choudhary and were designated as deputy chief ministers.
Sanjay Kumar Singh and Sanjay Kumar Paswan, both from the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) headed by Union minister Chirag Paswan, are back as ministers, and so are Santosh Kumar Suman and Deepak Prakash, sons of Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi of the Hindustani Awam Morcha and Upendra Kushwaha of the Rashtriya Lok Morcha, respectively.
