Fight for separate North Karnataka state is politically motivated: DCM
Bengaluru, July 31: Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that the fight for separate North Karnataka state was politically motivated.
Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, the DCM said that if there were lapses in development issue, it could be rectified. But it is not fair to raise voice for a separate state keeping the issues like land, water and language. Unification of Karnataka was happened based on the linguistic issue. A number of people had sacrificed their lives and fought for the unification of the state. Such fights for separate state would kill the very purpose of the unification of Karnataka, the DCM said.
During SM Krishna period, Nanjundappa Committee was constituted to eradicate regional imbalance in the state. The Committee had given a report saying that 114 taluks were backward. Based on the report, the governments have been introducing various programmes. In spite of it, there were some laggings in North Karnataka region. The government would take necessary steps to overcome them. But it was not fair to raise the voice in favour of the separate state, said Parameshwar.
“The postmortem report of Lakshmivara Tirtha Swamiji of Shiroor Mutt was reached the police. Now, FSL report is expecting to know the reason for the death”.
- Dr G Parameshwar, DCM
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Five crushed to death after truck ploughs into tent in Kerala
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): At least five people, including two children, were killed and as many persons injured when a truck ploughed into the roadside tent where they were sleeping in this central Kerala district early on Tuesday, police said.
The victims, nomads living in tents set up along the highway, were struck by the truck on a national highway in Nattika, under the Valapad police station limits, at 4.30 am, they said.
The injured have been admitted to Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital, with the condition of two individuals reported as serious, police said.
Among the deceased are two children, aged one-and-a-half and four years. Two women were also killed.
The driver and cleaner of the vehicle have been taken into custody, police added.
