Will speak to Centre on a memorial for Angadi in Delhi, says BSY

Belagavi: Chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday promised the bereaved members of the family of late Union minister of state and Belagavi MP Suresh Angadi that he would appeal to the central government to erect a memorial at the spot where he was laid to rest in New Delhi.
The CM said that he was yet to fully come out of the shock over the untimely death of Angadi. “He was quite fit. Since he was initially asymptomatic, there must have been a delay in his receiving treatment for Covid-19. Angadi must have thought that he would not need treatment in those initial days. He was rushed to the hospital when the situation became very grave,” Yediyurappa said.
Highlighting Angadi’s contribution to the development of railways in Karnataka, which he dubbed ‘mammoth’, Yediyurappa said that he felt dutybound to offer condolences personally to the late minister’s family. “Angadi was a close friend, and his loss has created a void,” said the CM, adding that he considered it his responsibility to ensure a memorial for Angadi in Delhi.
“I will speak to the central government about the construction of the memorial regularly,” he said.