DK Shivakumar reacts to CT Ravi's demand of renaming Indira Canteens, Here's what he said
Bengaluru: Hours after BJP General Secretary and former Karnataka Minister CT Ravi demanded renaming of Indira Canteens in the state, Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar took to Twitter and reacted to Ravi’s demand.
Shivakumar reminded Ravi that it was Indira Gandhi who made Green Revolution happen and prioritize food security to leave behind the colonial legacy of famines.
He further added “As anyone in Chikkamagaluru can tell you, Mrs Gandhi and Karnataka shared a special bond.”
Earlier in the day CT Ravi had demanded the Indira Canteens in the state be renamed to Annapurneshwari Canteens.
READ: CT Ravi demands renaming of Indira Canteens in Karnataka; urges CM to take action
In another tweet, Shivakumar said the Indira Canteens in the state take forward the pro-poor legacy of Indira Gandhi.
“The BJP that has the unique achievement of INCREASING poverty and unemployment won’t understand what Mrs Gandhi means to the poor of Karnataka and India.” he further wrote in the tweet.
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It was Mrs Indira Gandhi who made Green Revolution happen, prioritising food security and leaving behind the colonial legacy of famines.
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) August 7, 2021
As anyone in Chikkamagaluru can tell you, Mrs Gandhi and Karnataka shared a special bond.
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Indira Canteens in Karnataka take forward the pro-poor legacy of Mrs Gandhi.
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) August 7, 2021
The BJP that has the unique achievement of INCREASING poverty and unemployment won’t understand what Mrs Gandhi means to the poor of Karnataka and India.
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Eight fruit vendors killed, ten injured as truck falls into 50-metre deep valley in Yellapura
Yellapura (PTI): At least eight persons were killed and 10 others sustained injuries when the truck in which they were travelling fell into a 50-metre-deep valley near here in the wee hours of Wednesday, a police officer said.
The victims, all fruit vendors, started from Savanur and were heading towards the Yellapura fair to sell fruits. They were traveling on the Savanur - Hubballi road when the accident occurred in a forested section, the Uttara Kannada Superintendent of Police M Narayana said.
"Around 5:30 am, the truck driver in a bid to give side to another vehicle went to the extreme left and fell into an about 50 metre deep valley," Narayana told PTI.
He added that there was no protection wall in the road in the valley.
"Eight persons were killed on the spot and two got critical injuries. The injured have been shifted to the KIMS Hospital in Hubballi," the officer said.
