Country cannot survive without Congress: Kanhaiya Kumar after joining Congress
New Delhi: Former JNU Student leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Tuesday joined Indian National Congress in the presence of Rahul Gandhi in the national capital here.
After joining the party, Kumar stated that he along with many thinks that the country cannot survive without Congress. He said he was joining the party because he felt it was not just a party but an idea.
“I am joining Congress because it is not just a party, it is an idea,” he was quoted as saying by ANI.
It’s the country’s oldest and most democratic party, and I am emphasizing ‘democratic’…Not just me many think that country can’t survive without Congress,” he further added.
Dalit leader and Independent MLA from Gujarat, Jignesh Mevani, also extended support to Congress adding that he could not formally join the party due to a technical reason. He added that he was part of Congress ideologically and that he will contest the upcoming assembly elections in Gujarat on Congress’ ticket.
“I could not join the Congress formally due to technical reasons. I am an independent MLA, if I join a party, I may not continue as an MLA… I am part of the Congress ideologically, will fight the upcoming Gujarat polls from Congress symbol,” Mevani said.
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Karnataka to witness heavy rain for next 10 days
Bengaluru: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the southwest monsoon will cause heavy rainfall likely this weekend and will drench Karnataka over the next 10 days.
The monsoon has begun retreating from northwestern India. Conditions remain active over the south, with an upper air trough extending up to 1.5 km over North Interior Karnataka and northern Tamil Nadu, combined with weakening monsoon winds across the peninsula, is driving the current spell. N. Puviarasan, head of the IMD’s meteorological centre in Bengaluru, said in a conversation with Deccan Herald, “As a result, the whole of Karnataka will see rain over the next week to 10 days."
With a cyclone in the Pacific Ocean along with a low-pressure system over the north Bay of Bengal, the monsoon is expected to intensify during the next four days. IMD has predicted heavy rains across South Interior Karnataka, including Bengaluru, throughout the weekend.
Bengaluru, recorded widespread moderate to heavy rainfall on Thursday. Between 8.30 am and 8.30 pm, Bengaluru city logged 45.9 mm of rain accompanied by thunderstorms. HAL airport registered 6 mm and the Bengaluru Urban automatic station recorded 47.5 mm. Doddathoguru, near Electronics City, reported 55 mm.
According to IMD forecast heavy rainfall will occur at isolated places in Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Yadgir, Koppal, Raichur, Ramanagara and Mandya districts in the next few days.
The southwest monsoon is now expected to extend until mid-October and with little or no break in between, the northeast monsoon is likely to follow immediately. These are expected to last until December. “There may be no break in between,” Puviarasan said.
