Is Siddaramaiah cornered in cabinet expansion?
Bagalkote, June 7: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah denied the allegation that he and his supporters were neglected in the expansion of the cabinet of the coalition government.
During his first visit to his constituency Badami after election here on Thursday, he offered pooja to goddess Banashankari Devi. Later, he told reporters that his close aides were in the cabinet. One should discharge his duty for the Congress party and government and not for his close friends or followers. Vacant six posts would be filled based on the basis of the region, caste and social justice, he said.
The allegation that Congress has bowed down to JDS is far from truth. The Congress has given up the CM post to JDS only to keep communal BJP at bay. He would develop Badami constituency comprehensively in the five years, he said.
Condolence
Siddaramaiah also visited the house of farmer Rajappa Jalageri who committed suicide on May 35 at Jammanakatti in Badami taluk, and consoled the family members and gave a cheque for Rs 5 lakh from the government and Rs 1 lakh personally as compensation.
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Two die, six injured as wall of house collapses in Bihar
Aurangabad (Bihar) (PTI): Two persons were killed and six others injured after the wall of a house collapsed on them in Bihar’s Aurangabad district, police said on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Akhileshwar Yadav (55) and Satyanarayan Yadav (65), a senior officer said.
The incident took place on Saturday night when the people had gathered to watch a wedding ceremony in the Obra area, he said.
According to villagers, the wall of a house where the wedding ceremony was going on suddenly collapsed on them, Obra Police Station SHO Nitish Kumar said.
A police team reached the spot after receiving the information, the SHO said.
"Two died on the spot, and the six injured were immediately taken to the nearest government hospital. Their condition is stated to be out of danger," the station house officer said.
The bodies were sent for the post-mortem examinations, said the SHO, adding that the matter was being examined.
