Nanjangudu BJP MLA 'insults' Ambedkar: Video goes viral on social media
Mysuru: A video claiming Nanjangud BJP MLA Harshvardhan insulted Dr. BR Ambedkar's statue has gone viral on social media.
During his visit to Nanjangud on Saturday, Social Welfare Minister Priyanka Kharge had gone to garland the statue of Ambedkar, located on the Nanjangud-Chamarajanagar bypass road.
Subsequently, Kharge and MP R.Dhruvanarayan garlanded the statue, but MLA Harshavardhan is seen throwing flowers at the statue reluctantly and getting engaged with the minister. A video of this incident is widely being circulated on social media and being criticized.
Slipped up due to work pressure: MLA Harshavardhan
I have great respect for Baba Saheb Ambedkar. I slipped up following work pressure. I had to explain Minister Kharge about the constituency's development. I seek an apology from the public, the MLA said.
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Coffee grower dies in elephant attack in K'taka
Madikeri (Karnataka) (PTI): A 49-year-old coffee grower died in an elephant attack on Thursday, officials said.
The incident occurred around noon when Ganapathi went to his coffee plantation near Siddapura in Virajpet taluk of Kodagu district, they said.
According to forest department, Ganapathi was trampled by the wild elephant which suddenly appeared in the coffee plantation.
Following the death, villagers staged protest rasing concerns about the increasing movement of wild elephants in human settlements and plantations in this district.
"An alert regarding movement of elephant was issued to residents of the area. Our team rushed to the spot as soon as we received the information. All concerns raised by the villagers are being addressed," a senior forest department official said.
Orders have been given to the officials concerned to monitor movement of the elephant involved in the attack and capture it, he said.
"All teams are already vigilant and monitoring the movement of the wild elephant. All efforts are being taken to capture it. The operation will begin tomorrow," he added.
