Bengaluru: Months after the Bharatiya Janata Party lost Karnataka assembly elections, Former Chief Minister and BJP MP D.V Sadananda Gowda expressed grief over the party’s failure to unite its members together and stated that, “following a defeat in the assembly elections, we have failed to take everyone together and build a party.” He was addressing the press here at the V.V Tower office , on Thursday.


During the press conference, he lamented the fact that the party’s failure was a major reason for some leaders deserting it and joining the Congress party. He said“the primary reason for these leaders joining the Congress is our inability to rebuild the party after the elections.”

Additionally, Gowda also expressed regret over the lack of efforts to convince those leaders who were quitting the BJP. He also raised concerns about intentions to seek commission after grants were withdrawn, and suggested that the MLA's grant may have been withdrawn in order to get more commission.

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Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.

The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).

"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.

The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.

The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.

Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.

They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.

Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.