Bengaluru: Former minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, who had expressed displeasure with the BJP a few days ago, has now declared that he is forming a new party.

Speaking to reporters at his residence 'Parijatha' in the city on Sunday, Reddy said that he would begin his 'second innings' in politics with a new party 'Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha'.

“Progress of the state is my goal. I aim to move ahead regardless of the hurdles in the way. I will also build a party that reaches every corner of the state,” he said, adding with confidence that his party would win the hearts of the people of Karnataka.

“I will soon inform about the constituencies that our party will be contesting from. The manifesto of the party will also be announced soon,” said Reddy.

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Ballia(UP) (PTI): The teacher of a convent school in the Chitbaragaon police station area here was booked for allegedly beating a class six student for wearing a cap to school, police said on Thursday.

The teacher allegedly beat the child again after his father complained to the school authorities about the incident, Chitbaragaon police station in-charge Prashant Kumar Chaudhary said.

An FIR was filed against Jitendra Rai, a teacher at Nav Bharat Children Academy, on the complaint of Anil Kumar Gupta from Jai Prakash Nagar village on Wednesday, police said.

In his complaint, Gupta accused Rai of using abusive language against his son, Shlok Gupta, for wearing a cap to school and beating him for it, Chaudhary said, adding that the incident took place on December 20.

When Gupta went to the school the next day to deposit the fees, he complained about the teacher to the school principal, he said.

Angered by this, Rai beat the student again on the same day and banged his head against the wall, Chaudhary added.

The matter is under investigation, he said.