Former Karnataka CM Bangarappa's son Madhu Bangarappa joins Congress
Hubballi, Jul 30: Madhu Bangarappa, ex-JD(S) MLA and son of former Karnataka Chief Minister, the late S Bangarappa, on Friday officially joined the Congress party.
He, along with his supporters, joined the grand old party here in the presence of Congress General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala, Leader of the opposition in the assembly Siddaramaiah, state unit President D K Shivakumar and a host of other party leaders.
"I promise to the Congress leadership that I will try my best to live up to the expectations that they have in me as Bangarappa's son and work day and night to bring the party back to power," Madhu Bangarappa said after his induction.
Stating that it is only through the Congress that the poor and weaker sections can get justice, he said "I will take up whatever responsibility I'm given and work for the party.
Bangarappa's followers are today in various parties, I will try to get them back to Congress."
Madhu in March had announced his decision to join the Congress, quitting the JD(S), where he was the partys working president.
"Happy to welcome my political guru S Bangarappa's son Madhu Bangarappa into our Congress Party today.
Our aim is to strengthen the party with focused and like minded individuals and I am sure Madhu Bangarappa will work towards the same," Shivakumar said after inducting him into the party.
Welcoming Madhu, Siddaramaiah asked him to continue to his father- Bangarappa's legacy.
"I see Bangarappa's concern for the people, especially weaker and backward sections in Madhu too. I wish him the best," he said.
Surjewala in a tweet said, "A New Beginning, A New Start...
Yet the same old legacy continues...Our tall leader, late shri S Bangarappa...to our young and dynamic, Madhu Bangarappa ! Karnataka Congress is proud to have you! Welcome to the Family!!!"
Madhu was defeated by his brother Kumara Bangarappa of the BJP in Soraba constituency in the 2018 assembly polls.
He had also contested the 2018 Lok Sabha bypolls on a JD(S) ticket and lost to the BJP.
He was in the past associated with the Kannada film industry as actor and producer and has had his stints with the BJP and Samajwadi Party, when his father Bangarappa joined these parties.
Bangarappa, who had been in and out of the Congress, was the Chief Minister of Karnataka during 1990-92.
A New Beginning, A New Start….
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) July 30, 2021
Yet the same old legacy continues…
Our tall leader,
Late Sh. S. Bangarappa……
TO
Our young & dynamic,
Madhu Bangarappa !@INCKarnataka is proud to have you!
Welcome to the Family!!! pic.twitter.com/Jq0uXox3MK
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Three arrested for killing Buddhist woman monk in Himachal
Shimla (PTI): Three people have been arrested for allegedly murdering a Buddhist woman monk in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh nearly a month ago, police said on Friday.
The accused -- Gagan Sharma (23), Vishal (23) and Gaurav Sharma (20), all residents of Mandi -- were arrested on Thursday night, police said.
According to police, the 78-year-old Buddhist woman monk, Orje Shoki, was found murdered in a cave near Sarkidhar village, following which a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted to nab the accused.
Mandi Superintendent of Police (SP) Vinod Kumar said that during the investigation, more than 50 suspects were questioned and DNA samples of several suspects were also collected.
After a detailed investigation, the accused were arrested from different locations on Thursday night, he said.
Kumar said all the accused are drug addicts and they committed the crime with the intention of looting the victim, so that they could buy drugs.
Efforts are on to nab two more accused wanted in the case. They will be put behind bars soon, the SP said.
