Yeddyurappa takes jibe at Congress, says party is orphan without prime ministerial candidate
Bagalkote, Oct 24: Taking a jibe at Congress leaders, BJP state President B.S Yeddyurappa said, "as former Minister P. Chidambaram has said that AICC President Rahul Gandhi is not the PM candidate, you all are becoming orphans without a prime ministerial candidate."
Speaking to reporters while canvassing for BJP candidate Shrikant Kulkarni at Hunnur village in Jamkhandi on Wednesday, he said, "The Congress-JDS alliance government is sowing communal seeds through money, woman and muscle power. He appealed to vote the BJP to teach a lesson to the alliance government in the by-elections."
"CM Kumaraswamy is making baseless comments that PM Modi has become a barrier in waiving off loans of nationalized banks. What are the contributions of HDK to Bagalkote district," BSY questioned?
The Bhagyalaxmi beneficiaries have not got the bonds yet. Loans of Nekars have not been waived off. I had promised to waive off loans within a week. But I had to leave the power in three days, he expressed displeasure.
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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.
