Bengaluru, Nov 18: Former Karnataka Chief Secretary B K Bhattacharya has passed away, family sources said on Saturday.
The 83-year-old retired IAS officer had complained of breathlessness about two days back and was admitted to Manipal Hospital on Friday morning. The same evening he died in the hospital.
Bhattacharya is survived by his wife Teresa Bhattacharya and two children.
He was born on December 5, 1940 and had retired on December 30, 2000 as Chief Secretary to Government of Karnataka.
The members of the IAS Officers’ Association have expressed deep grief over the death of Bhattacharya.
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New Delhi, Nov 19: The Congress on Sunday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he found time to attend the Cricket World Cup final match at Ahmedabad, but is yet to visit violence-hit Manipur.
In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the priorities of the prime minister are clear.
“PM found time to be at the stadium in Ahmedabad he got named after himself. From tomorrow, he’ll be back to abusing and defaming Congress in Rajasthan and Telangana. But still, he hasn’t found it fit and proper to visit Manipur that is still tense and suffering. His priorities are clear,” Ramesh said in a post on X.
The Congress has been attacking the prime minister and the BJP over the situation in the northeastern state which has been seeing violence since May.
PM found time to be at the stadium in Ahmedabad he got named after himself. From tomorrow, he’ll be back to abusing & defaming Congress in Rajasthan & Telangana. But still, he hasn’t found it fit & proper to visit Manipur that is still tense & suffering. His priorities are clear!
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