‘Gouri Day' used for PM's criticism: Salochana Bhatt
Mangaluru: The BJP's state vice president Sulochana GK Bhat accused that the ‘Gauri Day' program is used to criticize Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The event was organized to celebrate the 56th birth anniversary of Gaurilakesh in Bengaluru recently.
Addressing media persons at BJP office recently, Bhat said, let the Gauri Day program be dedicated to recalling her life achievements. "Everybody is criticizing country's prime minister, even elderly person HS Doraswami was also used for that. Whereas, no protest was held against the state government's failure in arresting Gauri's murderers. BJP condemns this move," She said.
"In a program organized for communal harmony in Mangalore recently, Chief Minister's media adviser Dinesh Amin Mattu has disturbed the program by giving political statements. Kudroli temple is not a personal property of Dinesh Amin Mathu" Bhat said.
"In the name of secularism, religious sentiments are being used to get political mileage in the upcoming assembly elections; People understand this. The way politics was done in Gujarat by using Jignesh Mewani and Alpesh Thakur, in that same manner actor Prakash Rai is being used in Karnataka. But here people will teach them a lesson".
BJP leaders Vikas Puttur, Sanjay Prabhu, Satish Prabhu and Jitendra Kothari were present at the press conference.
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Binny Bansal steps down from board of PhonePe
New Delhi, Nov 22: Flipkart's co-founder Binny Bansal has stepped down from the board of PhonePe, the fintech company said on Friday.
PhonePe also announced the appointment of Manish Sabharwal as an Independent Director and Chair of its Audit Committee.
In this role, Sabharwal will be instrumental in upholding the integrity and effectiveness of PhonePe's financial reporting, internal controls, and risk management practices, he company said in a release.
"PhonePe also announced that Flipkart's co-founder, Binny Bansal has stepped down from its Board of Directors. Binny acquired PhonePe in 2016 and has been on its Board since then," the release said.
Commenting on the board rejig, Sameer Nigam, CEO and Founder of PhonePe said, "I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Binny Bansal for being one of PhonePe's earliest and staunchest supporters. His active engagement, strategic guidance, and personal mentorship have profoundly enriched our discussions. Binny will be missed!"
Nigam further said that Sabharwal's depth of understanding of India's macro economy, coupled with his leadership in shaping India's policies for education, employment, and employability will be invaluable as PhonePe continues to work ahead towards shared vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047.
Sabharwal is Vice-Chairman of Teamlease Services, India's largest staffing and human capital firm.
Bansal played an instrumental role in Flipkart's acquisition of PhonePe way back in 2016 and had been on its board since then (the payments firm separated from Flipkart in 2022).
