Kalaburgi: Moved by the condition of the orphaned children of martyred PSI Mallikarjun Bhande, BJP national President Amit Shah announced that he would adopt both Shivani and Sai, at a meeting held here on Monday.
Shah, was told about the financial condition of the kids Shivani and Sai during the BJP divisional-level activists and leaders meeting held at the ESI Hospital auditorium on Saidam Road here. In response, Shah is said to have told that he would adopt the kids and that the party would shoulder the educational expenses.
It may be recalled that PSI Mallikarjun Bhande was shot dead in a gunfight on January 8, 2014. He succumbed to his injuries at a hospital on January 15, 2014. His wife, Mallama too passed away due to brain tumor on July 9, 2016 leaving the kids orphaned.