Chhattisgarh farmer pays ₹40,000 in coins to buy scooter for daughter
Raipur: In a heartwarming incident of parental devotion, a farmer from Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur district saved ₹40,000 in coins over six months to buy a scooter for his daughter.
Bajrang Ram Bhagat is a resident of Kesarapath village. He arrived at a local Honda showroom with bags full of coins—mostly ₹10 denominations—to purchase a Honda Activa worth ₹98,700. He paid ₹40,000 in coind and the remaining amount was paid in cash. It took the showroom staff nearly three hours to count the coins before completing the transaction. As a festive gesture, the family was also gifted a mixer grinder.
Bhagat’s daughter, Champa, a B.Com student, said the scooter would make her daily commute and household work easier.
Running a small egg and gram stall in his village, Bhagat chose to save his earnings coin by coin rather than seek a loan.
The act was also appreciated by Anand Gupta, the showroom’s director, who called the moment “heartening."
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Firms being arm-twisted to divert investment from Karnataka: Priyank Kharge
New Delhi (PTI): Companies are being arm-twisted to divert their investments from Karnataka despite the state having the best talent ecosystem, state's IT, biotech and rural development minister Priyank Kharge said on Friday.
The minister said it has taken 40 years to develop the entire ecosystem in the state that suits investors.
"Why is semiconductor going to Gujarat, Assam? That's my question? That's what I have been asking. Why is it going to Gujarat? Why is it going to Assam? When PLI comes, they have to choose their state. The name is Karnataka. How does it become Gujarat by the time the application reaches Delhi? They are coming to my state. Why are they being arm-twisted to Gujarat?" Kharge said.
He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a roadshow in the national capital for the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2026 to be held in November.
"They are coming to our state only. They want to invest in our state. It works out for them. It is profitable for them. Our human resource is one of the most agile and best in the world. But yet, they are going to be pushed to Gujarat," Kharge said.
During the event, Kharge said Karnataka is planning to rejig policy on data centres to promote sustainable data centres.
"There is a serious need for states and the central government to bring up policies for sustainable data centres. That's exactly what the government of Karnataka intends to do," Kharge said.
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