Oppn condoles Mamani death

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Condolences poured in from Opposition parties on the passing of deputy Speaker of the State Assembly Anand Mamani. The deceased had been a three-time MLA from Savadatti constituency in Belagavi district.

During the monsoon Assembly session, he had been rushed to a hospital in Chennai due to health-related complications including a liver infection. He breathed his last at a hospital in Bengaluru. He was also diabetic.

JD(S) bigwig HD Kumaraswamy, said: “Deeply shocked to hear about the demise of Anand Chandrashekhar Mamani, the deputy Speaker of the Assembly. He was known for his friendliness and simplicity. I was confident that he would recover when he was being treated. However, he leaving us has brought us sadness.”

Leader of the Opposition (LOP) in the Assembly Siddaramaiah said: “I was very saddened to hear the news about the death of Belagavi district’s Savadatti Yelamma constituency MLA and deputy Speaker of the Assembly Anand Mamani.”