New Karnataka head of BJP: Dalit members continue to be neglected, says party leader Ramesh Jigajina
Vijayapura: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ramesh Jigajinagi has called the appointment of B.Y. Vijayendra as the new President of the Karnataka unit of the BJP as the work of members belonging to the higher sections of society, adding that the Dalit members have been neglected by the party high command.
Jigajinagi, who is the BJP MP from Vijayapura, told reporters in the city, "I have no desire to become the head of the state unit of the party and, therefore, do not envy Vijayendra that he has been given this position. In the last 75 years, however, people from prominent, wealthy and higher caste families have been getting priority. In contrast, we have never worked at helping Dalit leaders rise, which pains me."
The 71-year-old BJP leader added, "The party high command would have taken the decision regarding the new Karnataka President of the BJP after much thought. The leaders have made B.S. Yediyurappa's son for their own reasons."
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Student killed, several injured as school picnic bus overturns
Nagpur (PTI): A student was killed and several students and teachers were injured as the bus carrying them to a picnic spot overturned near here on Tuesday morning, police said.
The accident took place when students and teachers of Saraswati High School in Shankar Nagar area here were heading for a picnic spot in neighbouring Wardha district in five buses.
One of the buses, with some 50 persons on board, overturned near Deoli Pendhari village on Hingani Road in a hilly section on the outskirts of the city, said an official of Hingna police station.
The deceased boy was a Class 7 student, he said, without disclosing the name. A girl and a teacher sustained severe injuries and were rushed to the All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Nagpur, while others were taken to a nearby rural hospital.
Investigation is underway to determine the cause of the accident, police said.
