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The wintertime league of the Karnataka Legislature began connected December 8 with the Assembly paying tributes to six persons who died recently, including environmentalist Saalumarada Thimmakka, Kannada novelist S.L. Bhyrappa and erstwhile Minister H.Y. Meti.
Tributes were besides paid to Kannada cine histrion M.S. Umesh, known for his drama roles, and erstwhile MLAs R.V. Devaraj and Shivasharanappagouda Patil.
Participating successful a statement connected the obituary motion, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hailed the selfless work of childless mates Saalumarada Thimmakka and her hubby who planted saplings on a 4-km agelong of State Highway 94 (SH-94) betwixt Kudur and Hulikal successful Karnataka, and nurtured them as their children.
He reiterated that the authorities of Karnataka would see mounting up a depository successful Thimmakka’s sanction successful Belur. He besides stated that an grant would beryllium instituted successful Thimmakka’s sanction from 2026 to recognise those rendering work successful the biology field.
The Chief Minister described novelist Dr. S. L. Bhyrappa arsenic 1 of the precise fashionable novelists of the country. “I personally had respect towards him though we had ideological differences,” helium stated, and said a memorial would beryllium built successful his representation successful Mysuru.
He described erstwhile curate H. Y. Meti arsenic his loyalist, and said the legislator’s decease was a idiosyncratic nonaccomplishment to him.
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H. K. Patil suggested that a acquisition connected Thimmakka beryllium included successful the schoolhouse textbooks.
Congress MLA H. C. Balakrishna, who represents Magadi, wherever Thimmakka planted and nurtured the trees, appealed to the authorities to make her location arsenic a memorial.
Speaker U. T. Khader and Leader of the Opposition R. Ashok excessively paid tributes to these personalities. A minute’s soundlessness was observed by the House to wage respects to the departed personalities.
