National Herald case: Will appear before Delhi police next week, says Shivakumar
Belagavi (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday said he will appear before the Delhi police next week to provide them the required information, as part of its probe into the National Herald case.
The Delhi Police had issued a notice to Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress chief, seeking financial and transactional details as part of its probe into the National Herald case.
"I had told them, I will come next week after the legislature session. I will go," Shivakumar told reporters in response to a question.
The notice issued by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) states that Shivakumar is “supposed to have vital information” pertaining to the National Herald case registered on October 3 this year, against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
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In the notice dated November 29, the EOW asked Shivakumar to appear before it or provide the requested information by December 19 latest.
Shivakumar, a couple of days ago, had sought the FIR copy from the Delhi police.
In response to a query on state BJP President Vijayendra calling him "Pitamaha of corruption", the Deputy CM said that time will come to respond to the former.
"Will reply to Vijayendra... He called us (state Congress government) ATM of the Congress party. He has to prove it. So I have said whatever I have to. How can he say that this is an ATM and allege that coffers are being emptied and money is being sent (to Congress high command)? Time will come and will respond to him," he said.
Vijayendra had hit back at the Deputy CM for calling him "king of collection", for accusing the Congress government of corruption to fund the party high command.
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Experience comes when you play bigger teams in bilateral series: Rashid Khan
Chennai (PTI): Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan called for more bilateral series against stronger cricketing nations after his team signed off from the T20 World Cup on a high, defeating Canada in their final group match here on Thursday.
Afghanistan played some exhilarating cricket, going down to South Africa in a gripping second Super Over after the scores were tied, a humdinger that provided one of the early thrills of the World Cup.
However, the spin-bowling stalwart said Afghanistan could make significant strides if they get regular opportunities to compete against stronger cricketing nations.
"Couple of areas to improve, with the batting, the middle order got a bit stuck against the big teams, and then with the bowling the death overs. That comes when you play the bigger teams in bilateral series," said Rashid after his team defeat Canada by 82 runs, with him returning excellent figures of 2 for 19.
The stalwart said the side had arrived well prepared for the tournament and produced some breathtaking cricket, but admitted the narrow defeat to South Africa proved costly and remained a painful setback.
"We were well-prepared (for the tournament), we played some unbelievable cricket. The game against South Africa, that really hurt everyone. We had to win one of those (first two) games and see how the tournament unfolded. We'll take some positive things from this World Cup and look forward," he said.
With head coach Jonathan Trott set to part ways with the team, Rashid described the departure as an "emotional" moment for the side.
"I think we had some wonderful times with him. Where we are now, he played a main role. It's emotional to see him leave us, but that's how life is. We wish him all the best and somewhere down the line we see him again."
Ibrahim Zadran, who was named Player of the Match for his unbeaten 95 off 56 balls, said it was satisfying to finally register a substantial score after two below-par outings.
"I enjoyed it, didn't play better cricket in first two innings, which I expect. Wanted to back my skills, really enjoyed it. Pressure was there, it's there all the time. I want to put myself in pressure situations and enjoy it," said Zadran.
"Wanted to play positive cricket, rotate strike and punish bad ball, create partnerships and this is what I have done."
