The last rites of Siddu Nyamagouda, Jamkhandi MLA, were performed with full State honours at his native town of Jamkhandi on Tuesday.
The Congress veteran died in a road accident in Bagalkot taluk on Monday.
His body was first kept at Polo Grounds in town for the people to pay their last respects. Later, the body was taken in a procession to Jamkhandi sugar factory premises — of which he was the chairman — where he was buried.
Thousands of people, mainly farmers, participated in the procession and paid tribute to the leader.
Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, KPCC president G. Parameshwara, elected representatives of various parties of Bagalkot district, and several seers were present on the occasion.
In his condolence message, Mr. Siddaramaiah remembered Nyamagouda as ‘Barrage Siddu’ a moniker he got when he took the onus of constructing a barrage at Chikkapadasalagi village for the farmers, with public money and support.
In his address, Dr. Parameshwara said the party has lost a true public leader and down-to-earth man.
Chikkapadasalagi barrage
Karnataka Pradesh Campaign Committee chairman D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday urged Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to name Chikkapadasalagi barrage after Congress legislator Siddu Nyamagouda. In a letter, he said Siddu Nyamegouda was instrumental in building the barrage across the Krishna through shramdhan and donations received from farmers. Naming the barrage after him and installing his statue would be a befitting honour, he added.
