Rajasthan: NEET aspirant dies by suicide in hostel room
Kota (Raj) Jun 28: The body of a 17-year-old NEET aspirant was found hanging in his hostel room in this Rajasthan city, police said on Wednesday.
This is the second suicide by a coaching student here in the span of 24 hours.
Circle Inspector (CI) at Vigyan Nagar police station Devesh Bhardwaj said the teen was identified as Aditya Seth, a resident of Jaunpur city in Uttar Pradesh. was found hanging in his PG room in Sector 2 of the area on Tuesday night.
A class 11th student, Seth was preparing for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) in a coaching institute for the last two months and living in a PG room, he said.
The police also recovered a suicide note from his PG room, wherein, the deceased claimed that he ended his life out of his own wish and that no one else was responsible for his action, Bhardwaj added.
Seth's parents, who reached Kota early Wednesday morning, told the media that Aditya was good at studies, adding that he would speak to them over the phone on a daily basis, but never shared that he was distressed.
His elder brother, who is now an engineer, also studied in Kota, they said.
This is the 14th case of suspected suicide by a student in Kota the coaching hub of the country this year. In 2022, at least 15 cases of suicide by coaching students were registered in Kota.
Earlier, on Tuesday morning, an 18-year-old medical aspirant identified as Mehul Vaishnav, a resident of Udaipur, allegedly died by suicide in his hostel room in the same area, police said.
Vaishnav, too, was a bright student and had scored 85 per cent marks in the class 10th board examination, his family told the media, adding that it was their son's decision to prepare for the competitive exam in Kota.
Police handed over the two bodies to their respective family members on Wednesday morning and lodged separate cases under section 174 of Cr. P.C. for the investigation to ascertain the actual reason for death.
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JD(S) wants changes in certain provisions in One Nation-One Election proposal
Bengaluru (PTI): The JD(S) has requested its ally BJP to make changes in certain provisions of the proposed 129th Constitutional Amendment Bill linked to the ONOE proposal, particularly the special powers proposed to be given to the ECI to recommend postponement of elections in any state.
The Parliamentary Joint Committee held discussions with political parties in Bengaluru on Saturday regarding the Constitution Amendment Bill connected to 'One Nation-One Election' and sought their suggestions and opinions.
The JD(S) said suitable amendments had been proposed to the provisions empowering the Election Commission of India to recommend to the President the deferment of state elections, while also seeking legal safeguards for the stability of coalition governments and protection for regional parties during simultaneous elections.
"With regard to the Bill, the JD(S) extended support to the Constitutional amendment with certain conditions and amendments, while suggesting safeguards to ensure that regional parties are not adversely affected by the aggressive election campaigns of national parties during simultaneous elections," the statement said.
The party stated that coalition governments have been formed and functioning at both the state and national levels for several decades in recent years, and "there is a need for legal protection to ensure their stability".
"Therefore, it also suggested incorporating legal safeguards for the stability of coalition governments in the proposed Constitutional amendment," the party, headed by former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, said.
The proposed Constitutional amendment grants special powers to the ECI to recommend to the President the postponement of elections in any state. Suitable amendments to these special powers have been proposed, the party said.
"On the above stated subjects, suitable submissions were made to the JPC," the party said in a statement, which has been posted on its 'X' handle.
According to the statement, the JD(S) delegation was led by M Mallesh Babu and included former MP D Kupendra Reddy, former Assembly Deputy Speaker M Krishna Reddy, former minister Venkatrao Nadagouda, MLA T N Javarayi Gowda, former MLA K A Tippeswamy and party legal cell president A P Ranganath.
