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Opposition to stage dharna seeking Nagappa`s release
Bangalore, Nov 09: Expressing displeasure over what they termed as `indifferent attitude` by the government, the opposition parties in Karnataka today decided to stage dharna on November 12 to protest the delay in securing the release of abducted Janata Dal (U) leader H Nagappa from the clutches of forest bandit Veerappan.
Bangalore, Nov 09: Expressing displeasure over what
they termed as "indifferent attitude" by the government, the
opposition parties in Karnataka today decided to stage dharna
on November 12 to protest the delay in securing the release of
abducted Janata Dal (U) leader H Nagappa from the clutches of
forest bandit Veerappan.
At a meeting of opposition party leaders convened by the
opposition BJP leader in the state assembly, Jagadish Shettar,
the parties unanimously flayed the "lack of serious efforts"
by government in ending the hostage crisis which entered the
76th day.
After the meeting, Shettar told reporters that on November 12, the opposition parties would stage a dharna in front of Vidhana Soudha, the state secretariat, and convene a meeting of all party leaders the next day to chalkout their future course of agitation plans.
The meeting was attended by Janata Dal (U) leaders and the decisions adopted by it had the backing of Janata Dal (S), which had no participation, Shettar claimed.
Shettar said during the telephonic talk he had with the state unit JD(S) president Siddaramaiah, he expressed inability to attend the meeting but assured to go by its decisions.
Bureau Report
After the meeting, Shettar told reporters that on November 12, the opposition parties would stage a dharna in front of Vidhana Soudha, the state secretariat, and convene a meeting of all party leaders the next day to chalkout their future course of agitation plans.
The meeting was attended by Janata Dal (U) leaders and the decisions adopted by it had the backing of Janata Dal (S), which had no participation, Shettar claimed.
Shettar said during the telephonic talk he had with the state unit JD(S) president Siddaramaiah, he expressed inability to attend the meeting but assured to go by its decisions.
Bureau Report