Belagavi, September 16: Former minister Satish Jarkiholi said that Jarkiholi brothers would not be responsible if the coalition government was collapsed.

Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, he said that the coalition government was stable and safe. It would complete five years term. Some Congress MLAs may go to BJP as earlier also the BJP had poached some of the Congress MLAs, he said.

“Our demand was that no other leaders should interfere in the politics of Belagavi district. Now the demand is fulfilled. Now, we do not have any differences. Now, Congress incharge KC Venugopal has come to the state and I will go Bengaluru to meet him. Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi will also meet Venugopal”, he clarified.

“We don’t have any problems to express before Siddaramaiah. I don’t find any reason to meet him. Minister DK Shivakumar and Ramesh Jarkiholi have groomed in a single gym for the last 20 years”, he said.



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Riyadh (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th Saudi Pro League goal as Al-Nassr beat Al-Shabab 4-2 to move five points clear at the top of the table.

The 41-year-old forward converted a Sadio Mané cross at the near post with 15 minutes remaining to record the 971st goal of his career on Thursday. It was also his 26th league goal of the season.

“Ronaldo is always dangerous going forward and we saw that again today,” Al-Nassr coach Jorge Jesus said.

João Félix, signed from Chelsea in July, scored three goals for the league leaders.

The win took Al-Nassr to 82 points from 32 games, five ahead of Al-Hilal, which has three matches, one more than Nassr, left to play. Al-Hilal meets Al-Kholood on Friday and faces Nassr on Tuesday in what could be a title decider against its Riyadh rival.

“Now we have a derby match against our rival, which is a difficult encounter,” Jesus said.

“We are fully aware of its importance, and we are dealing with it with complete focus as we know that small details could decide the result.”

Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, has yet to secure a major trophy in Saudi Arabia since signing with Al-Nassr in December 2022.