Congress leaders have contacted me, says D V Sadananda Gowda
Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister of Karnataka D V Sadandanda Gowda said that he was deeply disappointed with BJP for denying him ticket to contest Lok Sabha elections from Bengaluru (North) constituency.
Revealing that he was contacted by Congress leaders, Gowda declared that he would be revealing his decision on Tuesday. He was speaking to the media after celebrating his 72nd birthday with family and friends on Monday in his residence at Dollars Colony, Bengaluru.
Stressing that he would make his decision after consulting his family, Sadananda Gowda said that a senior BJP leader had visited his house on Sunday and he would be sharing the details tomorrow. Speaking on Former Deputy CM K S Eshwarappa’s rebellion against the party, Gowda said that he had advised Eshwarappa to take a joint delegation of all disgruntled leaders to the high command. “He has already made his decision known. I don’t want to comment on that”, he added.
“Only my name came up in the survey conducted to select a candidate for Bengaluru North. I was promised a ticket, but no one came to me at the end. I have been watching certain developments that have happened in Delhi and the state”, Sadananda Gowda said.
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Gowda said that he was organizing a press meet on Tuesday to unburden his heart about the injustice that has happened to him. While ups and downs were a common thing in politics, he said that he was deeply saddened by intentional neglect he had faced.
Sadananda Gowda is hurt by his candidacy for Bengaluru North LS constituency handed over to Shobha Karandlaje. It is known that KPCC President D K Shivakumar has tried to make the most of this rift by inviting the aggrieved BJP veteran to his party through Puttur MLA Ashok Rai. Sources tell that Congress is deliberating to launch him from Bangalore North constituency, if Sadananda Gowda accepts the proposal.
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Delhi records high of 32.7 deg C; AQI remains 'moderate'
New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.
The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
