Let Cong leaders solve their problem: HDK
Bengaluru, June 8: “Though the dissident activity is not our problem, I have met MB Patil and discussed as it is the coalition government”, said Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy.
Speaking to reporters after meeting Patil at the latter’s house at Sadashivanagar here on Friday, Kumaraswamy said that Patil has expressed his feelings with him. He has tried to explain the present situation. But these developments are the internal aspects of the Congress party and he could not say anything more. He felt that it was his duty to make some efforts to solve the problem as the Congress is the partner of the coalition government. So, he visited his house, he said.
MB Patil has toiled hard for the Congress. It is common that he was disappointed for not getting the ministerial berth. Congress leaders have to find solution to this problem. With an intention of protecting the coalition government, he has met Patil, he said.
Patil is not in a position to decide anything on his own. Moreover, he is not alone. Some of the dissident MLAs were with him and he has to take a decision by taking all of them into confidence, he added.
Compromise efforts failed
Before HD Kumaraswamy’s visit to the house of MB Patil, some of the Congress leaders including Minister DK Shivakumar and others made a futile attempt to convince Patil. Lashing out at Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar, Ministers KJ George, RV Deshpande and DK Shivakumar, he said that he was needed for funding the election. But they did not consider him while sharing the power, he said.
“What’s my fault? Why am I denied minister post? Did I do any injustice to the Congress”, he asked.
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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.
