Bengaluru: None of the MLAs have expressed displeasure against me at the CLP meeting, this is a media creation; charged Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G Parameshwar.

He was speaking to the media after unveiling the statue of Field Marshal Cariappa at Millers Road Junction in Vasant Nagar in the city.

“All MLAs have shared their problems with us. If you cannot meet the chief minister directly, contact me. I will visit the CM as your representative and submit your demands to him," he said.

“Field Marshal Carryappa has served a lot for the nation. Their perseverance is immense. He is a model for youngsters today,” the DCM added.

The proposal to name the Millers Road Junction after him (Cariappa) has been submitted. A positive decision will be taken on this, he said.

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Kochi (PTI): Two persons have been arrested after a three-member gang allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at knifepoint near Ernakulam Junction Railway station, officials said on Friday.

The arrested accused were identified as Danish (26), a native of Varkala in Thiruvananthapuram district, and Rahul (39), a native of Paravoor in Kollam district.

Police officials said they were searching for the prime accused, Sanjay, a native of Aroor in Alappuzha district.

According to police, the incident occurred on the night of May 5 when the victim was chatting with her friend near a closed hotel near Ernakulam Junction Railway station.

Officials said the accused approached them, attacked the victim’s friend and then allegedly threatened the woman with a knife before sexually assaulting her.

Police said the accused also allegedly disrobed the victim during the attack.

However, the woman managed to escape from the spot and approached a nearby shop for help.

Police were informed immediately and shifted the victim to the police station.

Officials said the accused were heavily drunk at the time of the incident and went into hiding soon after the attack.

Police registered a case on May 6 under charges including rape, disrobing a woman, criminal intimidation and robbery.

The two accused were later arrested in the city, while efforts are continuing to trace Sanjay, police said.

The accused were produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.