Oppn leader Chalavadi Narayanaswamy seeks security, writes to council chairman
Bengaluru: Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, has written to Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti, urging him to direct the state government to restore security at his residence, which was allegedly withdrawn without prior notice.
In separate letters addressed on Friday to the Chairman, Chief Minister, Home Minister, Chief Secretary, and the Director General of Police, Narayanaswamy stated, “As the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, I have been facing incidents driven by political vendetta for the past few months, causing serious concern for my safety and that of my family.”
Citing an incident on May 21 at the Chittapur government guesthouse, he said, “I was placed under house arrest and not allowed to leave the premises. Though I brought this to the attention of concerned authorities, no complaint was registered, nor was any action taken against those responsible.”
He further alleged that in recent days, he has been receiving death threat calls from unidentified persons, and defamatory as well as threatening posts have been circulating on social media. “Amid such a situation, the security personnel deployed at my residence have been withdrawn abruptly and without reason. This appears to be a politically motivated move, reflecting the politics of hatred,” he stated.
Narayanaswamy also mentioned a social media post made by one Shivaraj Muttannavar, who allegedly wrote on Facebook: “If Chalavadi Narayanaswamy opposes ST reservation for Kurubas, I will burn him alive.” He described this as a direct threat to his life and demanded legal action against the individual.
“The sudden withdrawal of security provided to my residence is unreasonable and unjustified. Such actions strengthen my suspicion that a conspiracy and hate politics are being carried out against me,” he wrote.
“As the Leader of the Opposition, ensuring my safety is the moral and legal responsibility of the government,” he asserted.
Narayanaswamy requested that security at his residence be reinstated immediately, legal proceedings be initiated against Shivaraj Muttannavar for issuing life threats, and necessary instructions be given to ensure the safety of himself and his family in the coming days.
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Prasidh, Kuldeep limit South Africa to 270 after De Kock's hundred
Visakhapatnam (PTI): India fought back gallantly through Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav after Quinton de Kock struck his 23rd hundred, keeping South Africa to a manageable 270 in the third and series-deciding final ODI, here Saturday.
India won the toss after judging the spin of the coin incorrectly 20 times in a row. They had little hesitation in inserting the Proteas into bat, a clear indication of dew factor dominating the thought.
After Arshdeep Singh sent back Ryan Rickelton early, De Kock (106, 89b, 8x4, 6x4) struck his seventh century against India and put on 113 runs off 124 balls with skipper Temba Bavuma (48, 67b) as the visitors moved to a healthy position.
De Kock was severe on Prasidh (4/66), who erred on length continuously in his first spell (2-0-27-0). The left-hander biffed the pacer for 6, 6, 4 in his second over to milk 18 runs.
The 32-year-old quickly pounced on anything that was short, and pacers Prasidh and Harshit offered him plenty of feed on his pet areas.
Bavuma was more sedate, and made runs through those typical dabs and jabs, occasionally unfurling a drive of elan.
De Kock moved to fifty in 42 balls, and never let the tempo down reaching his hundred in 79 balls.
India found temporary relief when Ravindra Jadeja induced a false slash from Bavuma to get caught by Virat Kohli at point.
The tourists got another move on through a 54-run partnership between De Kock and Matthew Breetzkle for the third wicket, and at 168 for two in 28 overs they were in a good position to press on.
But Breetzke's punishment of part-time spinner Tilak Varma forced a rethink in the Indian camp, as skipper KL Rahul brought back Prasidh for a second spell.
What a masterstroke it turned out to be! The Karnataka man broke the back of South Africa’s top and middle order in an exceptional second spell (4-0-11-3).
Breetzke was the first man to go, trapped plumb in front with a straight one and four balls later Aiden Markram uppishly chipped a fuller delivery to Kohli at short covers.
Prasidh soon castled De Kock, whose ugly cross-batted swipe failed to connect a full length delivery from the pacer.
All of a sudden, SA found themselves at a shaky 199 for five, losing three wickets in the space of three overs.
Once Prasidh was done away with the top and middle-order, left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep (4/41) took over and mopped up the tail as SA fell short of even a par total on this track.
