Top news developments in Karnataka on April 28, 2023
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Top news developments in Karnataka on April 28, 2023
1. State and Central BJP leaders campaigning for May 10 Assembly elections. Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi is in Mysuru, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa will address public meetings and participate in road shows in Kalaburagi and Yadgir districts. Film star ‘Kiccha’ Sudeep to hold road show in Hubballi for the BJP candidate.
2. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address public meetings in Jewargi in Kalaburagi district and Kushtagi in Koppal district.
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3. BJP leaders continue to rile against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a ‘poisonous snake’. Today, among others, BJP spokesperson Ganesh Karnik is holding a press conference to voice his protest against the statement.
4. Kriya Media will release a book titled ‘Jana Pranalike - People’s Manifesto’ online at 6 p.m. Dr. Purushotham Bilimale, Dr. Banjagere Jayaprakash and Dr. H. Vijayalakshmi will participate in the online event. Meeting ID: 83682861547 pass code K2NP2v
5. Rotary International District 3190 along with Rotary Club of Bengaluru is organising an interactive session with Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, at Rotary House of Friendship, 20, Lavelle Road, from 6 p.m. onwards.
6. Tech Avant-Garde is organizing G20Gen Forum: ED Conclave 2023, in association with CBSE and Microsoft in Education Global Training. The conclave is being held at Cariappa Hall, RSI premises, No. 50, M.G. Road, from 9 a.m. onwards.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.