I missed the chance due to some swamijis: Horatti
Hubballi, June 8: MLC Basavaraj Horatti said that he missed the ministerial berth in the coalition government as some bluff swamijis spread the rumour against him that he is dividing the Lingayat religion.
Speaking to reporters here on Friday, Horatti said that his fight for the separate religion status for Lingayat community had become a crime. He was in the forefront in that movement. He has not fought for the Lingayat religion because he is from JDS. Moreover, he has informed both HD Deve Gowda and HD Kumaraswamy over this issue, he said.
When observed the developments of sharing the minister posts, his fight for separate religion tag for Lingayat community cost him more. Some people have begged the minister post. But he would not do such act, he said.
“I have been receiving many phone calls saying that ‘experienced people like you should have been there in the cabinet’. But the personwho gives minister position has not considered me for the post. Party supremo HD Deve Gowda’s decision is ultimate and it is left to the party to make me the Legislative Council Chairman”, he said.
He was elected to the Legislative Council for seven times from the Teachers Constituency. If he was the Minister, he could have done something to that section. But now, he is not a minister and work as an MLA, he said.
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Tumkur: 24-year-old rider killed in car-bike head-on collision in Tiptur
Tiptur: A 24-year-old rider was killed on the spot in a head-on collision between his motorbike and a car near Bidiregudi of Kasaba hobli in the taluk.
The deceased rider, Vijay Kumar, was a resident of BL Koppalu Basaveshwara Nagara in Kasaba hobli, Arsikere taluk.
He was reportedly returning home after work at a welding factory near TM Manjunath Nagar Gate, Tiptur, when a car coming from the opposite direction collided with his bike near Bidiregudi. Vijay Kumar is said to have died at the spot due to the impact of the collision.
Locals have blamed the lack of signboards and other precautionary measures amid the construction of a four-lane national highway in the area, mainly between Bidiregudi and Konehalli. They have said that the carelessness of the National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI) has led to frequent accidents in the region.
“A meeting of officers from various government departments, including the police, was held recently under the chairmanship of the local legislator, but several NHAI officials were reportedly absent. Despite the meeting, officials appear careless in implementing safety measures, leading to a rise in accidents,” the locals said, demanding immediate action from the concerned authorities.
