"No comments", Siddaramaiah says about DKShi's remark on Kanakpura's merger with Bengaluru
Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has refused to comment on the ongoing argument among Karnataka politicians regarding Kanakapura belonging to Bengaluru district rather than Ramanagara, saying Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar had not discussed the matter with him.
Speaking to reporters in the city on Wednesday, Siddaramaiah said, "Please ask him (DK Shivakumar) about the Ramanagara issue. I am unaware of what his views or plans are, in the matter. He has not discussed it with me and I do not wish to comment on a topic regarding which I am in the dark."
Shivakumar, who represents the Kanakapura constituency in the Karnataka Assembly, had publicly declared in Kanakapura on Tuesday, "We belong not to Ramanagara district, but to Bengaluru district. Kanakapura, therefore, will be merged with Bengaluru very soon."
Severely criticizing the Deputy CM, JD(S) senior leader and former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy had said that Shivakumar was merely attempting to legalize his illegal holds. "This is a new drama being presented to ensure his (Shivakumar's) benami properties get converted into 'sakrama'. He is also trying to increase the rate of his property and assets by doing so," Kumaraswamy had hit back at Shivakumar.
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Two killed as bus hits motorbike
Thane (PTI): Two young men were killed and another was seriously injured when a speeding bus rammed into their motorcycle in Mumbra area of the city on Tuesday evening, police said.
The victims, all residents of Thakur Pada, were riding from Roshni Mahel toward Y Junction.
"The motorcycle was hit from behind by a bus driven by Mustafa Hussain Sheikh (58). The two-wheeler got dragged under the front wheel of the bus," said a traffic police official.
Sangam Rajesh Pulshare (21) and Avinash Ramdas Davande (19) died while Mahesh Bhagwan Vare (18) sustained serious injuries.
The bus driver was detained and a case was being registered at the Mumbra police station, said the official.
