DK Congress demands action against Puttur MLA Sanjeev Matandoor for his remarks on Sasikanth Senthil
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Congress leaders on Tuesday met and submitted a complaint to Mangaluru Police Commissioner seeking action and FIR against Puttur MLA Sanjeeva Matandoor for calling IAS officer Sasikanth Senthi as ‘traitor’.
Speaking on the occasion MLC Ivan D’Souza added that Senthil had worked tirelessly with honesty for the betterment and upliftment of the District over the last two years and had addressed issues faced by people and calling such a person as ‘traitor’ was wrong. “It has hurt the sentiments of the people of the District” he added.
“This will send wrong message about Senthil even after serving the District with so much of dedication” he added.
The Congress delegation urged the police commissioner to register a FIR in this regard and initiate action against Matandoor for his remark on Sasikanth Senthil.
Congress Dakshina Kannada President Harish Kumar, Ibrahim Kondijal, P V Mohan, Sadashiv Ullal, Shahul Hameed, Santosh Kumar Shetty, Khalid Ujire, Piyush Montero, Advocate Chandrashekhar Poojari, CM Mustafa and others were present at Police Commissioner’s office here.
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Metro services begin in Bhopal; excited residents flock to take rides, selfies
Bhopal (PTI): On the first day of the commercial run of the Metro services in Bhopal on Sunday, hundreds of residents enthusiastically took rides, expressing confidence that it will save time and provide relief from traffic jams.
An official said that the Metro’s first service began at 9 am from the AIIMS station, and by 6 pm, 5,731 people had travelled on the new mass-transit corridor.
He said that people, along with their family members, had been lining up for tickets since early morning. Several users were seen taking selfies and photos inside the Metro rakes and at stations.
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Earlier on Saturday, Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated the Metro service by flagging off a train from Subhash Nagar station on a 7.5-kilometre stretch, called the “Priority Corridor”.
With this, Bhopal became the 26th city in the country and the second city in Madhya Pradesh, after Indore, to have the Metro service.
Rao Singh, who took a Metro ride, told PTI Videos that besides saving time and money, the new mode of transport will provide relief from traffic jams and pollution.
Another passenger, who identified himself as Chetan, said he was happy that Bhopal is now on the “Metro list”.
Office-goers will benefit a lot due to the Metro service, said a young man named Akshay.
While the estimated cost of the 30.8-km-long Bhopal Metro project is Rs 10,033 crore, a sum of Rs 2,225 crore was spent on the ‘Priority Corridor’, according to officials.
