I have arrived in submission to the court: D. K. Shivakumar at Mangaluru International Airport
Mangaluru: The KPCC President D. K. Shivakumar spoke to the media at the Mangaluru International Airport and said, “When I was the Minister for Energy, an individual had phoned me and used profanities to insult me. Afterward, the officials registered a complaint. That individual had insulted the officials as well. Concerning that case, the court had directed me to present myself as the witness, therefore I have arrived now in submission to the court”, he said.
“It is our right to protest in a democratic system. Protesting in a non-violent manner is a method taught to us by Gandhiji. The farmers have been conducting peaceful protests for the last 10 months, however, including the Prime Minister, no officials have engaged with the farmers. A Union Minister’s son ran his car over the protesting farmers, killing 4 people. The people who witnessed this have attacked in fury. This incident should not have occurred. But, those who were responsible for this have not been arrested, neither has the Minister resigned, is this even a government?” he questioned.
“Priyanka Gandhi who came forward to console the bereaved families of the dead farmers was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police. Consoling the suffering is a political duty. When she went to perform this duty, male police officers have resorted to dragging her and thus violated her rights. This is an insult to the Indian culture in its entirety”, he said.
During the occasion, Former Minister Ramanath Rai, Abhaychandra Jain, former MLA J.R. Lobo, Mohiuddin Bava, Ivan D’Souza, Harish Kumar, P.V. Mohan, and others were present.
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Bridge portion collapses on Jammu outskirts; 3-4 labourers feared trapped, 1 rescued
Jammu (PTI): A portion of a small bridge collapsed in the Bantalab area on the outskirts of Jammu city on Friday, trapping at least three to four labourers under the debris, while one injured worker was rescued, official sources said.
Authorities have closed the road link following the collapse of the portion of the bridge.
The incident occurred when labourers were carrying out repair work on a retaining wall near the bridge that was damaged in last year's flash floods, the sources said.
According to the sources, a section of the bridge suddenly gave way, burying workers engaged at the site under the rubble.
Police, Army and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams launched rescue operations to extricate those buried under the debris. They pulled out one injured labourer and shifted him to a hospital, the sources said.
Family members of the labourers present at the site said around six workers engaged at the site at the time of the incident came under the debris when the structure collapsed. The family members said while two of the labourers managed to escape, four got trapped.
The sources said those trapped included the husband of a woman labourer, a mason, an unmarried labourer and a relative of the contractor.
There was no official confirmation on the exact number of persons trapped under the debris till the filing of this report.
The rescue operations are ongoing.
