Modi lauds Yediyurappa's 'farewell' speech saying it reflected party's ethics
Bengaluru (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa's speech in the Karnataka Assembly saying that it reflected the party's ethics.
In what is perceived as his farewell speech as he had announced his retirement from electoral politics, the 79-year old leader said there was no question of him sitting at home and spoke of his resolve to tour the state and campaign for the BJP and its candidates even after the Assembly elections are over.
"As a worker of BJP, I found this speech very inspiring. This reflects our party's ethics. It will definitely inspire other party workers as well," Modi wrote as he retweeted BJP Karnataka's post sharing Yediyurappa's speech.
Yediyurappa in his emotional speech on Wednesday said, "Till the last breath of my life I will honestly strive for building BJP and to bring it to power, let there be no doubts about it."
"Some people are living under the illusion that opposing Modi, BJP and RSS will give them recognition. There is no doubt that shortly their illusion will shatter," the BJP strongman said in his speech as he claimed that the party will come to power with a thumping majority.
The former chief minister also took a dig at those who said the BJP did injustice to him.
"I have heard people commenting that the BJP did injustice to me and is neglecting me. The BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have never neglected me. I am indebted to Modi for the position and respect he gave me. I can never forget the opportunities and positions given to me," Yediyurappa had said.
Hailing the Karnataka budget, Yediyurappa said it has set the state on the development path and denounced senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah for remaining silent on the good aspects of the budget and criticising it just for the sake of voicing opposing views.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai too acknowledged the praise heaped by Prime Minister on Yediyurappa for his speech admiring the budget.
"It is a matter of pride that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wholeheartedly welcomed former chief minister and senior party leader B S Yediyurappa's speech in the Karnataka assembly. He is a model for everyone as he called himself a humble party worker," Bommai tweeted.
"Regardless of his stature, the Prime Minister hailing someone and patting someone's back is worth following. Yediyurappa appreciating the budget tabled by me is an inspiration for me," the Chief Minister added.
ಬಿಜೆಪಿಯ ಒಬ್ಬ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತನಾದ ನನಗೆ ಈ ಭಾಷಣ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಸ್ಫೂರ್ತಿದಾಯಕ ಎಂದೆನಿಸಿದೆ. ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಪಕ್ಷದ ನೈತಿಕತೆಯೂ ಅಡಕವಾಗಿದೆ. ಇದು ಖಂಡಿತವಾಗಿಯೂ ಇತರ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತರಿಗೂ ಸ್ಫೂರ್ತಿ ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ. https://t.co/tdpgUXqRAz
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 24, 2023
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Krunal's rare IPL fifty helps RCB beat DC and extend unbeaten away run
RCB jump to top of IPL 2025 points table
New Delhi, Apr 27 (PTI): Krunal Pandya recorded his first fifty in IPL since 2016, helping Royal Challengers Bengaluru pull off a six-wicket win over Delhi Capitals on a challenging Feroz Shah Kotla track here on Sunday.
Krunal (73 not out of 47 balls), who has part of every IPL season since his debut in 2016, paced his innings perfectly while batting alongside chase master Virat Kohli (51 off 47).
The duo shared a 119-run stand off 84 balls as RCB chased down 163 in 18.3 overs to extend their unbeaten run away from home.
RCB bowlers put a squeeze on Delhi Capitals in the middle overs through Josh Hazlewood and the spinners to limit the home team to 162 for six.
For RCB, it was their seventh win in 10 games while DC suffered only their third loss in nine matches. Both teams are on course to make the play-offs.
At 26 for three, RCB felt the heat before Krunal and Kohli bailed them out.
In his maiden season for RCB, Krunal has made valuable contributions with both bat and ball.
On Sunday night, Kohli played the perfect anchor as Krunal came up with timely hits on a difficult surface to deliver a fine win for his team. His straight hit through the line off Mukesh Kumar and an aerial drive over cover off the wily Kuldeep Yadav stood out among his four sixes.
Kohli's consistency has been remarkable this season and the knock against DC was his sixth 50-plus score in 10 innings. The highlight of his solid effort was the straight drive off Mitchell Starc.
The night, however, belonged to Krunal who collected only his second 50-plus score in 116 IPL innings.
Earlier, K L Rahul (41 off 39 balls) was the top-scorer for DC but it was Tristian Stubbs (34 off 18 balls) who helped the hosts post a fighting total.
RCB put the opposition in to bat, expecting better batting conditions during the run chase.
Faf du Plessis (22 off 26 balls) returned from injury to join Abhishek Porel (28 off 11) at the top of the order but it was the latter who ensured DC reached 52 for two in the powerplay.
The southpaw, who has been in fine form this season, came up with a couple of sizzling sixes in his entertaining cameo. Both came off Bhuvneshwar Kumar -- one was a left-handed hit over mid-wicket and the second was a pick-up shot over fine leg.
As veteran du Plessis struggled to get going at the other end, Porel found the ropes with relative ease.
Lead RCB pacer Hazlewood, who has been relentless with his hard lengths, took three balls to get the breakthrough as he cramped Porel to have him caught behind down the leg side.
Karun Nair, who began with a short arm pull off Hazlewood for a boundary, played an ordinary shot off Yash Dayal in the following over and his mishit was pouched at mid-wicket.
The spinners got into operation after the powerplay and overs 7-10 was the phase when RCB were able to stem the flow of runs, conceding just 20 runs off the four overs from Suyash Sharma and Krunal Pandya, who got rid of du Plessis in that period.
It was only towards the end of the innings that DC managed to get some momentum, all thanks to the blitzkrieg from Stubbs.
The 18th and 19th over from Hazlewood and Dayal yielded 17 and 19 runs, enabling DC to cross the 160-run mark.
Brief Scores:
Delhi Capitals: 162 for 8 in 20 overs (KL Rahul 41; Bhuveshwar Kumar 3/33).
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 165 for 4 in 18.3 overs (Krunal Pandya 73, Virat Kohli 51; Axar Patel 2/19).
