Karnataka: BJP leader booked for his "we are ready to shoot you" comment against Priyank Kharge
Kalaburagi: BJP leader Manikanth Rathod was on Sunday booked by the Kalaburagi Police for issuing threats to Congress MLA Priyank Kharge who is also the son of INC President Mallikarjun Kharge.
A case against Rathod has been booked at the Brahmapur Police Station in the district following complaints from the Congress workers after Rathod had said that he was ready to shoot Priyank.
Rathod has been booked under section 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) (Punishment for criminal intimidation).
“If you [Priyank] shoot us, we are also ready to shoot you,” Rathod had said in a press conference on Friday.
The Congress leaders had submitted a memorandum to Kalaburagi Superintend of Police and urged to file a complaint against Rathod.
The controversy erupted on November 8 after the BJP workers at Chittapur town put up missing posters of Mr. Kharge across the town, when the leader was participating in Bharat Jodo Yatra.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
