Party has already lost 10 MLAs, please leave me alone: Teary-eyed MLA Ramadas ‘begs’
Mysuru: Krishnaraja legislator S A Ramadas reportedly wept and begged before the media to be ‘left alone’ in the controversy regarding the design of the bus stand under construction beside JSS College on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road in Mysuru city.
Addressing the reporters on Thursday, the MLA said, “Punish me if I have erred in the matter of the bus stand. I will pay for any monetary loss from my salary.”
He also is learned to have said, “I have requested that a panel be formed to investigate the matter. I assure you that I will go by the words of the panel.”
Ramadas pointed out, “As many as 10 people have left the party in the last 30 years, unable to bear torture. I am still a member of the party and request to be left alone,” crying before the media, said sources.
“I am concerned only about development and do not wish to indulge in any sort of controversy. I request your cooperation in this aspect,” he asked of the media.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
