Priyank Kharge dares BL Santosh to topple Karnataka government in one month
Rural Development Minister Priyank Kharge has responded to BJP leader B.L. Santosh's claims about Congress leaders being in contact with him. Kharge issued a challenge, giving Santosh one month to attempt to topple the government and prove his allegations.
Taking to Twitter, Minister Kharge challenged Santosh, stating that he was not giving just one day but an entire month for him to demonstrate whether it's possible to destabilize or shake their government.
Kharge further challenged the BJP to select and present the Leader of the Legislature Party and the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly within a week. He questioned whether the BJP had the courage and strength to accept this challenge.
Critiquing the BJP's delay in appointing leaders, Kharge pointed out that 100 days had passed since their government was formed, during which they have initiated numerous people-centric projects and decisions. In contrast, the BJP has not been able to fill three vacant leadership positions, including Leader of the Opposition, State President, and Leader of the Legislative Council. He questioned whether the BJP's inability to appoint leaders indicated political bankruptcy, particularly considering their earlier criticism of the government's five guarantee programs.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
