Swearing-in in English: Minister Zamir Ahmed Khan responds
Tumkur, June 10: Minister of Food and Civil Supplies, Minority Welfare, and Wakf board Zamir Ahmed Khan said that he would seek apology to the people of the state for taking oath in English.
Speaking to reporters after taking the blessings of Dr. Shreeshivakumar Swamiji on Saturday at Siddaganga Math, he said "first I am a Kannadiga and then a Muslim. I apologize to the people of the state for swearing-in in English. Kannada was not compulsory in the convent when I was studying. Therefore I did not learn Kannada. I took oath in English to avoid doing mistake while reading in Kannada.
“In this case, I am equally hurt. Those, who take oath in English even after knowing Kannada, are called traitors. It is not wrong to hang such traitors, "he said.
Former MLAs S.Shafi Ahmed, Dr. Rafique Ahmed, G.S. Somashekar and others were present.
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Auto rickshaw driver dies as vehicle topples during attempt to avoid hitting street dog
Brahmavar: An auto rickshaw driver was killed after the vehicle toppled on the road as he tried to avoid hitting a dog near Mary Kom Hall Dairy in Heggunje village.
The rickshaw driver, identified as Narasimha Poojary, was traveling from Shiroor towards Kokkarne on Friday, March 13, when a dog suddenly came in the way. Poojary is said to have urgently turned his rickshaw towards the left, as a result of which, he lost control over the vehicle. The rickshaw toppled on the road.
The rickshaw driver was grievously injured in the accident and, in spite of treatment, is learned to have succumbed to injuries on Saturday morning.
A case has been registered at the Brahmavar Police Station and investigation is on.
