Karnataka Assembly pays tribute to B.C. Nagesh

Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar paying his last respects to the mortal remains of former Minister and former Tiptur MLA B.C. Nagesh in Bengaluru on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Members across party lines in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday paid tribute to former Minister and BJP leader B.C. Nagesh, recalling his contribution to the education sector, particularly the construction of 8,200 classrooms in government schools under the Viveka school infrastructure scheme, named after Swami Vivekananda.Speaker G.S. Patil moved the obituary reference and recalled Nagesh’s simple lifestyle and down-to-earth attitude during his tenure as a Minister in the Basavaraj Bommai-led government.Nagesh passed away on Tuesday night.Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashok highlighted the two-ti