Hubli: Former Chief Minister and Congress candidate from Hubballi-Dharwad Central, Jagadish Shettar, blamed B L Santhosh, the National Secretary (Organisation) of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) for his denial of a ticket.
Addressing an emergency press conference in the city on Tuesday, Shettar noted that BL Santosh sidelined him from the party and added that the latter has left the party damaged ever since he was elevated to the post of party's general secretary (organisation).
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"I have been in pain for several days. It's not just because of the ticket. The time has come to name those who were behind the conspiracy to sideline me. Santhosh's conspiracy has damaged the party. Along with Santhosh, there are more people who are also involved in my losing of the ticket," he alleged.
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New Delhi, Jan 2: A 40-year-old man died after a dispute over playing loud music escalated into a clash between neighbours in south Delhi, police said on Thursday.
The incident took place in Rohini on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. A PCR call was received at 1:08 am reporting a quarrel between neighbours, the police said.
Upon reaching the spot it was found that Dharmender, the victim, had been involved in an altercation with his neighbors, Piyush Tiwari (21) and Kapil Tiwari (26), over the issue of loud music, they said.
Preliminary investigations revealed that Dharmender and his brother had objected to the loud music, leading to a heated argument with the accused brothers, they added.
"The argument turned violent, with Dharmender and his brother being assaulted by the accused. Dharmender was taken to Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead," a police officer said.
A case has been registered and the accused have been arrested. Further investigation is underway, he said.
Dharmender is survived by his wife and three children.