Has AICC stayed nominations of four people to vacant seats of Legislative Council?
Bengaluru: The Congress High Command has reportedly temporarily halted, at the last minute, the nomination of four people whose names were recommended for the four vacant seats in the Karnataka Legislative Council.
The High Command is learned to have proposed the names of senior journalist Dinesh Amin Mattu, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) media head Ramesh Babu, Dalit leader DG Sagar and NRI Forum Vice-president Arathi Krishna for the seats. Accordingly, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had signed the recommendation and forwarded it to the Governor for approval.
Currently, however, reports have stated that the All India Congress Committee (AICC) has asked for a stay on the nomination.
With several people from various fields aspiring for the seats in the Council, CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar had prepared a list of candidates and submitted it to the AICC, which finalized the four names.
Ramesh Babu, who is a former MLC, and Mattu are members of backward class communities. Sagar belongs to a Scheduled Caste (SC) while Arathi Krishna is a member of the Vokkaliga community.
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Allen, Raghuvanshi, Green power KKR to 29-run win over GT
Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.
Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).
Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.
In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.
Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.
For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.
Brief Score:
KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).
GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).
