HUBBALLI: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that the state government will conduct a ‘thorough probe’ in the case pertaining to the threat calls to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari from the Hindalga jail in Belagavi.
Talking to reporters here, the CM said the government had taken the case seriously and it is being probed. The background of the callers is also being examined, he added.
On Saturday, Nitin Gadkari’s office in Nagpur received two threatening calls after which the Nagpur police beefed up security around Union minister Nitin Gadkari. The caller has been identified as Jayesh Kantha, a jailed gangster, serving imprisonment in Belagavi jail, who made the threat calls from inside the prison, police said.
On Monday, the CM attended the closing ceremony of the seven-day National Youth Festival that was going on in Hubballi and praised the event. Talking to the reporters at the airport here on Monday, CM said, “The festival’s valedictory function was held on Monday. Sportspersons from various states attended and displayed their talents. Such an event will inspire the youths of this region to make achievements”.
“The Youth Policy of Karnataka has given importance to education, employment, sports and culture, and the youths are given opportunities in all fields. This year, the rural sports will be held at village, taluk, district and state levels. Desi sports like kabaddi, wrestling and kho-kho have been organised for the first time to identify rural talents”, he added.
Last Thursday (January 12), Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 26th National Youth Festival at Hubbali on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The Prime Minister was accorded a warm welcome on his arrival in the city. He held a roadshow with people thronging the roads, waving at him and showering flowers on his cavalcade.
The 26th National Youth Festival was organized in Hubballi-Dharwad by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in collaboration with the Karnataka government from January 12 to 16. The theme of the festival this year was ‘Viksit Yuva Viksit Bharat’. (ANI)