Karnataka Minister Umesh Katti dies due to cardiac arrest

BENGALURU:

Karnataka Minister Umesh Katti died due to cardiac arrest at a private hospital here on Tuesday night, official sources said.

The minister for food, civil supplies and consumer affairs and forest was 61-years-old. He is survived by his wife, son and daughter.

According to sources, Katti collapsed in the bathroom of his Dollar’s Colony residence here and was rushed to the hospital.

ಇದನ್ನೂ ಓದಿ: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸಚಿವ ಉಮೇಶ್ ಕತ್ತಿ ಹೃದಯಾಘಾತದಿಂದ ನಿಧನ

State revenue minister R Ashoka said according to doctors, Katti had no pulse when he was brought to the hospital.

He termed Katti’s death a huge loss to the BJP and to the Belagavi district.

ಅರಣ್ಯ ಸಚಿವ, ನನ್ನ ಆಪ್ತ ಸಹೋದ್ಯೋಗಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಉಮೇಶ್ ಕತ್ತಿ ಅವರ ಅಕಾಲಿಕ ನಿಧನದಿಂದ ತೀವ್ರ ದುಃಖಿತನಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಅವರ ನಿಧನದಿಂದ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಓರ್ವ ನುರಿತ ಮುತ್ಸದ್ಧಿ,ಕ್ರಿಯಾಶೀಲ ಮುಖಂಡ ಹಾಗೂ ನಿಷ್ಠಾವಂತ ಜನಸೇವಕನನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡಿದೆ. ಅವರ ಅಗಲಿಕೆಯ ದುಃಖವನ್ನು ಸಹಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಆ ಭಗವಂತ ಅವರ ಕುಟುಂಬಕ್ಕೆ ನೀಡಲಿ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ pic.twitter.com/tcfNlw9Cdr

— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) September 6, 2022

Expressing grief over the death of his cabinet colleague and a “close friend”, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the state has lost an experienced statesman, dynamic leader and a loyal public worker.

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Several of Bommai’s cabinet colleagues, including Water Resources Minister Govind Karjol, Health Minister K Sudhkar and several BJP leaders rushed to the hospital upon receiving the news.

Leader of Opposition and former chief minister Siddaramaiah tweeted, “Deeply saddened to hear about the passing of food and civil supplies minister Umesh Katti. My deepest condolences to the bereaved family. May his soul rest in peace.”

ಆಹಾರ ಮತ್ತು ನಾಗರೀಕ ಸರಬರಾಜು ಇಲಾಖೆ ಸಚಿವರಾದ ಉಮೇಶ್ ಕತ್ತಿ ಅವರ ನಿಧನದಿಂದ ತೀವ್ರ ದುಃಖಿತನಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ.

ಮೃತರ ಆತ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ಚಿರಶಾಂತಿ ಸಿಗಲಿ, ಅವರ ಅಗಲಿಕೆಯ ದುಃಖ ಭರಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಕುಟುಂಬವರ್ಗಕ್ಕೆ ದೇವರು ಕರುಣಿಸಲಿ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. pic.twitter.com/BcluGlfsp9

— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) September 6, 2022

Born in Belladbagewadi in Hukkeri taluk of Belagavi district, Katti was eight-time MLA from Hukkeri assembly constituency. He entered politics following the demise of his father Vishwanath Katti in 1985.

Before joining the BJP in 2008, Katti was with the Janata Party, Janata Dal, JD(U) and JD(S). He had earlier served as a minister in the Cabinet headed by J H Patel, B S Yediyurappa, D V Sadananda Gowda and Jagadish Shettar.

ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ @BSBommai ಅವರು ನಿನ್ನೆ ತಡರಾತ್ರಿ ರಾಮಯ್ಯ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ ಹೃದಯಾಘಾತದಿಂದ ನಿಧನರಾದ ಆಹಾರ ಸಚಿವ ಉಮೇಶ್ ಕತ್ತಿ ಅವರ ಕುಟುಂಬದವರಿಗೆ ಸಾಂತ್ವನ ಹೇಳಿದರು.

ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭಲ್ಲಿ ಸಚಿವರಾದ @drashwathcn, @GovindKarjol, @MunirathnaMLA @mla_sudhakar, @CCPatilBJP ಹಾಗೂ ಇತರರು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು pic.twitter.com/ywSL3kT1RL

— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) September 7, 2022

Katti was often in news for his statements demanding statehood for the north Karnataka region and also openly expressing his chief ministerial ambitions. PTI