As Kulkarni’s counsel requested to withdraw the plea, the bench strongly condemned the trend of cases being filed and withdrawn over unfavourable outcomes. "This has to stop. This trying your luck at the Supreme Court then back out, this court has become a gambling court or what?" the court said.
As the workers celebrating the victory passed through the local masjid in Boliyaru, the slogans happened to irk the local Muslims who followed the BJP workers on the bikes. Later, the BJP workers were stabbed.
66-year-old Dr CN Manjunath was fielded against DK Suresh by the BJP. Notably, Dr Manjunath is a noted cardiologist and son-in-law of former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda.
Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar referred to Lord Shiva's Sri Rajarajeswara Temple in Kannur as a Devi temple while recanting black magic allegations levelled by him.
Shivakumar claimed that he had credible information that the black magic rituals are being carried out in an isolated place near Raja Rajeshwari temple in Kerala to destabilise our government in Karnataka.