Ex-minister BA Mohidin passes away: Both Houses pay homage
Bengaluru, July 10: Both Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council on Tuesday paid their homage to the departed soul of former education minister BA Mohidin.
As soon as the Session began on Tuesday morning, Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar moved the condolence motion in the House. He recalled that Mohiuddin who born in Kolambe village in Karwar taluk in Uttara Kannada district in 1938, was a BSc graduate and was a farmer in profession. He was elected to the Assembly in 1978 and elected to the Legislative Council between 1990 and 2002. He also worked as Chief Whip in the Legislative Council from 1995 to 1996 and in 1996, he was appointed as the Minister for Small Industries and Higher Education. He had close relationship with Mohiuddin for more than 46 years. His demise was a great loss to the state, the Speaker recalled.
Later, House leader and Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and Opposition Leader BS Yeddyurappa also recalled the selfless service of the great leader.
Speaker became emotional
Speaker Ramesh Kumar became emotional and said that “I have given him a special place in my life. He was like my elder brother and he had the right to correct my mistakes. But today, I have lost him. I would go to his place to attend his last rites. So, the Deputy Speaker would manage the Session for two days. The Deputy Speaker is a new face and everyone needs to cooperate with him”, he appealed.
Later, the members of the House observed silence as a mark of respect to the departed soul.
“When former prime minister Indira Gandhi contested in the by-election to the Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency, then chief minister Devaraj Arasu entrusted the financial responsibility to Mohiuddin. When he was the district minister in Dakshina Kannada, he had managed Rama Mandir issue every effectively.”
-Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar
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J&K polls: Amit Shah arrives in Jammu ahead of Saturday's hectic campaigning
Jammu (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Jammu on Friday night ahead of the hectic day-long campaigning on Saturday during which he will address five public rallies in three districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shah arrived here from Delhi and drove straight to the State Guest house, a senior BJP leader said.
Shah will fly to Poonch early tomorrow morning and address the first of four rallies in Mendhar followed by Surankote in Poonch district, he added.
Shah is scheduled to address rallies in Thanamandi and Rajouri followed by Akhnoor in Jammu.
He is also expected to hold a rally in the Nowshera constituency in support of Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Sunday.
