Congress posts reward offer for retriever of 'missing' bronze statue of Parashurama
Bengaluru: Much to the embarrassment of the BJP and Karkala legislator Sunil Kumar, the Karnataka Congress has posted on its official X account a 'missing' message on the bronze statue of Parashurama, claimed by the BJP to being installed at the new theme park in Karkala, adding an offer of a huge reward to whoever finds the missing bronze statue.
The 'Parashurama Theme Park' is being constructed by the BJP on the Umikal hillock near Bailoor of Karkala taluk, with the BJP also having declared that a gigantic statue of the warrior sage Parashurama will be installed in the park.
In its X message, the Congress has posted, "The corruption in the BJP has not spared Parashurama too, as the statue of Parashurama, which the BJP government installed at a cost of Rs 14 crore, is missing! Whoever finds the 'missing' bronze statue will be rewarded suitably," although the party has added a nota bene with a touch of mockery, "Fiber statues will not be accepted as bronze."
The statue of Parashurama worth several crores is surrounded by controversies, including allegations of irregularities in the setting up of the statue in the park. The Congress leaders as well as several locals in Karkala also claimed that the statue had 'suddenly' vanished from the park on the morning of October 13.
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Raghuvanshi, spinners fire KKR to seven-wicket win over SRH
Hyderabad (PTI): The promising Angkrish Raghuvanshi (59) made a well-paced fifty as Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets in their IPL match here on Sunday.
Skipper Ajinkya Rahane (43) and Raghuvanshi added 84 runs for the second wicket as KKR overhauled SRH’s under-par 165 all out with ease.
Finn Allen made an aggressive 29 off 13 balls upfront to give KKR a brisk start.
Earlier, Travis Head made a belligerent 61 off 28 balls but KKR's spinners bowled well to restrict SRH to 165.
Mystery spinners Varun Chakravarthy (3/36) and Sunil Narine (2/31) wrecked SRH middle-order with controlled spells.
Along the way of his two-wicket burst in his fourth-over, Narine also completed 200 IPL wickets.
The spinner was the third bowler to achieve the feat after Yuzvendra Chahal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Ishan Kishan made 42 off 29 balls.
Brief Scores:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 165 all out in 19 overs (Travis Head 61, Ishan Kishan 42; Varun Chakravarthy 3/36, Sunil Narine 2/31).
Kolkata Knight Riders: 169/3 in 18.2 overs (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 59, Ajinkya Rahane 43).
