Sri Rama Sena trains cadres to use firearms, camps organised, 186 cadres trained in state: Report
Bagalkot: The Sri Rama Sena has allegedly rendered firearm and martial arts training to its cadres for six days in a Todalbagi village in Jamkhandi taluk.
According to reports, the organisation is giving gun training under the tag of various physical defence training for personality development and self-defence. The reports also claim that the training was given on the model of a military style training.
Sources claim that during the camp at Gudda, Todalbagi village, training included penalty trials, air gun shooting, karate, navigating through thorn pits, escape techniques in difficult situations, firearm usage, and target practice.
Reports indicate that Sri Rama Sena has trained 186 of its cadres in this manner across the state. The nature of the training has raised concerns among the public, with calls for the government to investigate the matter.
Meanwhile, MD Maddy, Commissioner of Police Jamkhandi, stating that an investigation will be conducted to determine the specifics of the training, including when and where it took place. Action will be taken as per the law if any irregularities are found during the investigation.
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Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa laid to rest with full state honours
Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa was laid to rest with full state honours on Monday.
The 94-year-old former minister, who passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Sunday, was cremated at the Kalleshwara Mill premises, following Veerashaiva-Lingayat traditions.
Earlier in the day, Shivashankarappa's mortal remains were brought to his native Davanagere, where they were kept at the high school grounds for the public, his followers, and well-wishers to pay their last respects.
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Expressing deep sorrow over his demise, the Karnataka government ordered that his last rites be performed with full state honours.
Both the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Council also mourned his passing, adjourning their sessions for the day after paying tributes.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM D K Shivakumar, AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa, several ministers, opposition leaders, legislators, and political figures paid their respects.
A number of seers from the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community also attended the last rites.
Shivashankarappa represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for some time before succumbing to age-related ailments.
The senior-most legislator in Karnataka, Shivashankarappa, was also one of the longest-serving lawmakers in the country, sources said.
He is survived by three sons, including S S Mallikarjun, the Karnataka Minister for Mines, Geology, and Horticulture, and four daughters. His daughter-in-law, Prabha Mallikarjun, is the Member of Parliament from Davanagere.
A six-time MLA, Shivashankarappa also served as a minister and an MP.
He was a prominent educationist, establishing several educational institutions, and was an industrialist.
Additionally, he served as the treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for decades and was the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of the influential Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.
