R Shankar resigns as MLC after BJP high command denies him Ranebennur ticket
Bengaluru: BJP legislator R Shankar, who had been hoping for the party ticket from Ranebennur constituency for the Assembly elections, has resigned as MLC, following the high command’s selection of sitting MLA Arun Kumar over him.
Shankar on Wednesday met and handed his papers to Basavaraj Horatti, chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council.
He had accused the BJP of ending his political career, as the Commercial Tax officials raided his residence in Ranebennur recently.
“The BJP leaders have harassed me repeatedly. They have even declared me unfit to be among them,” he had said.
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Vande Bharat train window damaged in stone-pelting incident near Kerala’s Palakkad
Palakkad (Kerala) (PTI): A Vande Bharat train operating from Ernakulam to Bengaluru sustained minor damage in a stone-pelting incident a day earlier, police said on Saturday.
The incident occurred near Parali in Palakkad district at around 4.30 pm on Friday, an officer of the Government Railway Police (GRP), Palakkad, said.
“No one was injured in the incident. One of the train’s windows suffered minor damage,” the officer said.
He added that the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has registered a case and launched an investigation.
“GRP and RPF teams are present at Parali as part of the investigation. The stones may have been thrown by a person of unsound mind or someone who was intoxicated,” the officer said.
