Will apprise PM Modi on enormity of flood damage on Sept 7: CM Yediyurappa
Bengaluru, Aug 29: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa insisted on Wednesday that the enormity of flood-related damages warranted maximum aid from the Centre.
He said he would apprise the situation to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Bengaluru visit on September seven.
"The central team had inspected the flood situation in the State. I believe that in two to three days we will get a substantial aid from the Centre," Yediyurappa told reportersin Mysuru after giving an offering to full-to-the-brim river Cauvery at the Krishna Raja Sagar dam.
"We need more assistance from the Centre. Prime minister is coming to Bengaluru on September seven. I will apprise him about the situation to get maximum aid from the Centre," the Chief Minister said.
On flood relief, Yediyurappa said the government has already paid Rs 10,000 to each flood affected families.
The government has resolved to pay Rs five lakh to the families who lost their houses, and Rs one lakh to those whose houses have partially damaged for repairing their them.
Meanwhile, the Congress staged a demonstration in the city, where the leaders slammed the Chief Minister, alleging he failed to get any central aid for flood relief.
Congress leaders warned that they would take the agitation to Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
Addressing the gathering, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah alleged the government was "absent" in the State though the Congress was always willing to cooperate with it.
"Our cooperation is there but you (Yediyurappa) have failed. There is no government at all. At least now start the relief work on a war footing. If you fail, then we will take our struggle to the streets," he said.
The Congress Legislature Party leader clarified that the purpose of the agitation was not to "trouble" the government but to "awaken" them to take measures on providing flood relief.
"It's more than 20 days since the flood hit the state. On the one hand, there is a flood and on the other there is drought," Siddaramaiah said.
The Congress state president Dinesh Gundu Rao said if the government "remained in slumber" to provide any relief to the flood-affected people, the party would stage demonstration in the national capital.
Rao charged the Chief Minister with being "afraid" of seeking Central aid.
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BJP leader’s son killed in Hubballi reel shoot; minor driver, father arrested
Hubballi: A tragic accident during a social media reel shoot that claimed the life of a 15-year-old boy has led to the arrest of a minor and his father in Hubballi, police said.
According to Asianet News, the deceased has been identified as Nimish Sangalad, son of BJP leader Veeresh Sangalad. The incident occurred while a group of minors were attempting to shoot an action brake reel.
According to police, the stunt involved driving a car at high speed and suddenly applying brakes for dramatic effect. However, the attempt went wrong when the speeding vehicle crashed into a scooter, killing Nimish on the spot.
Police have arrested the minor who was driving the car along with his father, Nagaraj Raikar, the owner of the vehicle, for allegedly allowing an underage person to drive. Both have been remanded to judicial custody.
Investigations revealed that the vehicle’s insurance had expired in December 2022 and had not been renewed. Officials also found that the car is still registered in the name of its previous owner, Anil Kumar S. from Uttar Pradesh, since 2013. The ownership documents were reportedly never transferred properly.
Further investigation is underway.
