HD Kumaraswamy’s swearing-in ceremony postponed
Bengaluru: While HD Kumaraswamy had earlier said that he would be taking the oath as the Chief Minister at Kanteerava Stadium on Monday morning, now the swearing-in ceremony has reportedly been postponed.
It was almost confirmed that Kumaraswamy would be taking oath as Chief Minister on Monday. But as the death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi is falling on Monday, most of the Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi would not be able to participate in the swearing-in ceremony. In this regard, Kumaraswamy and Congress leaders talked, and HDK agreed to postpone the oath-taking program to Wednesday. Now, Kumaraswamy is scheduled to be sworn-in as Chief Minister on Wednesday.
However; on Wednesday, only Kumaraswamy and Dr. G. Parameshwara will take oath as the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister respectively. After proving the majority, cabinet ministers will be taking the oath. All these processes will take 4 to 5 days until then both the parties have been instructed not to allow their respective MLAs to leave the hotel.
Meanwhile, Siddaramaiah has been elected president of the Congress-JDS's new government coordination committee. All the major decisions of this government are expected to be taken in this committee. It has been reported that the new government will have 17 to 20 Congress ministers and 13 to 15 JDS ministers.
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Sculptor Ram Sutar, designer of Statue of Unity, passes away
New Delhi (PTI): Noted sculptor Ram Sutar, known for designing the world's tallest statue — Statue of Unity — in Gujarat, passed away late on Wednesday night at his Noida residence, his son said.
He was 100 and ailing with age-related illnesses.
"It is with profound grief that we inform you of the passing of my father Shri Ram Vanji Sutar on 17th December midnight at our residence," his son Anil Sutar said in a note shared with the press on Thursday.
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Born in a humble family in Gondur village under the Dhule district of present-day Maharashtra on February 19, 1925, Sutar is known to have been drawn to sculpting from his childhood.
A gold medallist from JJ School of Art and Architecture, Mumbai, Sutar, has to his credit a long list of achievements.
The iconic statues of Mahatma Gandhi seated in a meditating pose and of Chhatrapati Shivaji riding a horse on the Parliament premises rank among his finest creations.
The Statue of Unity honours Sardar Patel, country's first deputy prime minister and home minister.
Sutar was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
Recently, Sutar was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan Puraskar, the state's highest award.
