Siddaramaiah slams Karnataka BJP chief BY Vijayendra, rakes up corruption issue
Bengaluru, Nov 2: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday asked state BJP chief B Y Vijayendra to have a discussion with his disgruntled party leaders before challenging him to a debate.
As a war of words erupted between the two over Congress' pre-poll guarantees taking a toll on its financial health, Siddaramaiah reminded Vijayendra about a BJP leader's statement that his father B S Yediyurappa became the chief minister by paying money to the BJP high command.
"Before debating with me, have a round of discussion with your own party leaders Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and Ramesh Jarakiholi," Siddaramaiah said in a post on X.
"You have given two thousand crore rupees to the BJP high command to make your revered father the chief minister..!! You gave a few more crores of rupees to make you party president..!! Your leader himself has accused that. Discuss with them first," the chief minister said in the post.
Siddaramaiah was reacting to Vijayendra's claim on X that there has been no development in the one-and-a- half years of Congress rule in Karnataka which saw only widespread corruption.
Exploitation of the downtrodden and atrocities on women have increased under the Congress government, Vijayendra alleged.
ಮಾನ್ಯ @BYVijayendra ಅವರೇ, ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ @narendramodi ಅವರ ಬದಲಿಗೆ ತಾವೇ ಬಹಿರಂಗ ಚರ್ಚೆಗೆ ಸಿದ್ಧ ಎಂದು ನೀವು ಹಾಕಿರುವ ಸವಾಲನ್ನು ಗಮನಿಸಿದೆ. ನನ್ನ ಜೊತೆ ಚರ್ಚೆ ನಡೆಸುವ ಮೊದಲು ನಿಮ್ಮದೇ ಪಕ್ಷದ ನಾಯಕರಾಗಿರುವ ಬಸನಗೌಡ ಪಾಟೀಲ್ ಯತ್ನಾಳ್ ಮತ್ತು ರಮೇಶ್ ಜಾರಕಿಹೊಳಿ ಅವರ ಜೊತೆ ಒಂದು ಸುತ್ತು ಚರ್ಚೆ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಬನ್ನಿ.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) November 2, 2024
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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).
