Siddaramaiah backed out fearing criticism and uproar but I would not have 'cowered': DCM Shivakumar
steel flyover project
Bengaluru, June 28: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said he would not have "cowered" for any reason from going ahead with the steel flyover project, whereas Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, during the previous Congress government's tenure, backed out from it "fearing" criticism and uproar against it.
Shivakumar, who is also the Bengaluru Development Minister, made the comment while speaking on the occasion of Kempegowda Jayanti celebrations in Vidhana Soudha, and said that various stakeholders have asked him to consider building tunnels and flyovers in the city.
"In the previous Siddaramaiah government, a move was made towards building a steel bridge. There was such a huge uproar and criticism, and drums were beaten to say there was bribery and corruption. Siddaramaiah feared it (criticism and uproar). He and George (the then Bengaluru City Development minister K J George) said no to it," Shivakumar said on Tuesday.
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"If it was me, I would not have cowered for any reason... Even now I will take certain decisions," he said, adding that he will move ahead, and those wanting to protest can do so.
Shivakumar is referring to a past proposal to build a 6.7-km-long steel flyover from Basaveshwara Circle to Hebbal Junction at a cost of Rs 1,761 crore, to improve connectivity to the airport and to get relief from traffic congestion.
As many as 800 trees would have been felled if the steel flyover was to be built.
Taking a dig at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, BJP's IT cell head Amit Malviya tweeted, "Basically, D K Shivkumar (sic) is telling that Siddaramaiah is no good as an administrator or even as Chief Minister. It has not even been a few months and internecine war, between the two factions, threatens to paralyse the Karnataka Govt. 5 Guarantees have also not been implemented."
Basically, D K Shivkumar is telling that Siddaramaiah is no good as an administrator or even as Chief Minister. It has not even been a few months and internecine war, between the two factions, threatens to paralyse the Karnataka Govt.
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) June 28, 2023
5 Guarantees have also not been implemented. https://t.co/T0dqi9VAFs
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'Immerse my ashes in drain': UP engineer commits suicide accusing wife, in-laws of harassment
Etawah (UP), Apr 20 (PTI): A 33-year-old engineer allegedly committed suicide in a hotel room near Etawah railway station after accusing his wife and in-laws of harassment.
Before taking the extreme step, he sent a video message to his family, stating, "If only there was a law for men too. If I don't get justice, immerse my ashes in a drain."
The deceased, Mohit Yadav, hailed from Nagla Prasadpur village in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh.
According to his brother Taran Pratap, Mohit was employed at a private company in Noida, where he met a woman named Priya. After a long live-in relationship, the couple married on November 27, 2023, with the consent of both the families and without any dowry. After marriage, Mohit and his wife lived separately from their families.
According to Taran, Mohit often complained that his in-laws pressured him to transfer ownership of his house and land in his wife's name.
He also alleged that his wife frequently quarrelled with him over the property.
Mohit had informed his brother that Priya’s father Anuj Kumar had lodged a false police complaint against him, and her brother had threatened to kill him if he did not comply with their property demands. Also, Mohit's mother-in-law allegedly forced Priya to abort a three-month-old pregnancy.
On Thursday, Mohit left home saying he would stop at Etawah for a couple of days, police said. He checked into a hotel near the railway station at around 12.05 am and booked a room for two nights.
The hotel manager told police that Mohit did not leave his room or order any food throughout Friday. Concerned, hotel staff knocked on the door on Friday evening but received no response. When calls to Mohit’s phone went unanswered, they alerted the police.
Civil Lines Station House Officer Vikram Singh Chauhan said police who broke open the door found Mohit hanging from the ceiling fan using a bedsheet.
A laptop and mobile phone was recovered from the room but no suicide note was found.
Senior police officials, including Superintendent of Police (City) Abhay Nath Tripathi and Circle Officer (City) Ramgopal Sharma, reached the spot and launched an investigation.
They collected forensic evidence from the room and contacted Mohit's family using the last dialled number on his phone.
Taran Pratap said the family received a video from Mohit before his death, in which he accused his wife and in-laws of mentally harassing him over property issues and threatening him with death.
He expressed regret over not being able to make his father proud and requested that his ashes be discarded in a drain if justice was not served.
SHO Singh stated that Mohit’s body was handed over to his family after post-mortem on Saturday evening.
He said a detailed probe is on in the matter.
If I do not get justice even after my death, then flush my ashes into the drain. One more ATM has been closed permanently.
— NCMIndia Council For Men Affairs (@NCMIndiaa) April 20, 2025
33 years old Engineer Mohit Yadav from Auraiya in UP ended his life inside a hotel in Etawah because of torture and threat from his wife Priya Yadav.
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