Congress has failed to convince people about spread of communalism in country: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly, Siddaramaiah on Thursday asserted that communalism was spreading across the country and Congress had failed to convince people about it.
Addressing an event at KPCC Office in the city to mark the birth anniversary of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Siddaramaiah added that the fear of communalism was spreading in the country and the party workers had failed to convince people about it.
He further added that the ruling BJP had no respect for the Indian Constitution enacted by Dr. BR Ambedkar and the RSS was a caste-based organization that works to empower the upper castes. “The BJP is acting as a mask to the RSS” he added.
“Most people in Congress are unaware of the principles of the party. There is no benefit of attending party events just for fun”. He said Congress activists, mainly those at the grassroots level, should be sure of the Congress’ principles.
“The BJP has filed case in the Supreme Court against the women reservation. They had opposed the Mandal Committee. Why don’t the women’s community get these things?” the former CM questioned. “They will get all the Airports of the country privatized, recently, the Mangaluru International Airport was also sold to the Adani group”, he added
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Allen, Raghuvanshi, Green power KKR to 29-run win over GT
Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.
Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).
Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.
In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.
Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.
For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.
Brief Score:
KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).
GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).
