Gadkari says differences in opinion, ideology have never affected his friendships
Nagpur (PTI): In politics, one should have a large heart and behave well with all opponents despite there being differences in opinion, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday.
He was speaking at the 'amrut mahotsav' felicitation programme of Suresh (Babu) Agrawal, whom the minister described as a friend from college days and a follower of the socialist ideology of Ram Manohar Lohia.
The minister said he never had any difference with Agrawal despite the latter being a socialist, and, thus, follower of a different ideology.
"Despite having differences of opinion, relationships are good, strong and lasting. This is the speciality of Indian democracy. In politics also, one should have a big heart and behave well with opponents," Gadkari said while recalling that his friendship with people does not undergo strain due to difference in opinions or political ideologies.
Gadkari hailed former defence minister George Fernandes for his work and simplicity, while recounting that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, a communist, visits him out of courtesy whenever he comes to Delhi.
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Man dies by suicide after being 'duped of ₹1.5 crore' in stock market scam
Jaipur (PTI): A 42-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after jumping in front of a Sikar-Rewari passenger train in Jhunjhunu district on Saturday morning, officials said.
Police launched a probe into allegations in a three-page suicide note in which the deceased allegedly blamed several individuals for his death, accusing them of cheating his family out of around Rs 1.5 crore through stock market investment.
The deceased cited mounting debts and alleged harassment by creditors as reasons that drove him to take the extreme step.
Kotwali police head constable Mahendra Singh said the deceased, Vimal Kumar Sharma, was identified using a mobile phone recovered from the spot near the New Housing Board police line crossing.
"We contacted numbers stored in the phone, which helped establish his identity. A suicide note was also found in the deceased's pocket," he said, adding that Sharma was engaged in share market trading.
In the suicide note, Sharma alleged that despite lodging a complaint at the Kotwali police station, police conducted no proper investigation and closed the case file without inquiry.
He claimed to possess evidence such as call recordings, a pen drive and bank statements.
Meanwhile, family members reached the hospital and demanded the arrest of the accused persons named in the suicide note, refusing to accept the body until action is taken.
Police said an investigation is underway.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
