Shivamogga (Karnataka):

Senior Karnataka BJP chief and former MLC, M.B. Bhanuprakash (69), handed away on Monday resulting from a coronary heart assault after taking part in a protest in opposition to the gas worth hike launched by the Congress authorities within the state on Saturday.

Quickly after the protest on the Gopi Circle in Shivamogga metropolis, Bhanuprakash collapsed. Though he was rushed to a non-public hospital by the BJP employees, he was declared useless there.

The physique has been despatched to his native place, Muttur.

Mr Bhanuprakash, a devoted RSS employee, served because the state BJP Vice President.

Karnataka BJP chief B.Y. Vijayendra mentioned the sudden demise of Bhanuprakash, a Sangh loyalist who labored exhausting to strengthen the social gathering within the state, has shocked him.

“Bhanuprakash labored for the BJP until his final breath. His demise has brought about nice loss to the social gathering,” Mr Vijayendra mentioned.
 

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