Mangaluru: Congress challenges BJP to open debate on development in Dakshina Kannada in 28 years
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Congress spokesperson A.C Vinay Raj on Thursday challenged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to have an debate over the development of the Dakshina Kannada constituency where it is being voted to power for last 28 years.
“They question about what has Congress done or developed. Let them have an open discussion with what they have done in the constituency for last 28 years. For the last 10 years what has the current MP done for the District? Let them have a open discussion and I challenge that only a party worker of Congress can beat them in the discussion and will disprove all their claims” Vinay Raj said while addressing a press conference here in the city.
He further alleged that the toilets and drinking water facilities in the ‘Ideal villages’ of the MP were not in place and it shows the failure of the BJP parliamentarian Nalin Kumar Kateel.
“The centre takes credit for smart city project, but the truth is the centre will only bear the coast of 500 crore rupees of the project which will cost 2100 crores. 500 crore will be paid by the state government while the remaining amount has to be arranged by the local bodies. So there is no point centre can take the credit for it. A 600 meter Pumpwell fly-over could not be finished by the MP for over 8 years now, other important roads connecting important business hubs are still pending. If all of it were completed by now, Nalin Kumar was eligible to be called as a successful MP but it is not the case” he added.
Speaking of the NH widening project and Mangaluru central station he said “From 2016, the NH widening project is in process, but it is yet to be completed. The MP speaks of introducing world class railway station here but when you see the railway station the condition is worsening”.
“When the Congress party was in power here, we developed the constituencies by establishing Sea port, Air Port, NITK and other such institution”
“But that development has been halted for last 28 years. The BJP has largely failed the constituency and that is why it is time the people will teach the lesson to the BJP and vote for Mithun Rai in the forthcoming election” Vinay stated.
Congress leaders TK Sudhir, Vishwas Das, Navneet, Nazir Bajal, Farooq, Prakash, Sadashiva Ullal and Neerajal were also present at the press conference.
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2nd WT20I: Shafali, spin trio do star turns in India''s seven-wicket win
Visakhapatnam (PTI): Shafali Verma hit a blistering unbeaten 69 as India made short work of a paltry target to outclass Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second Women’s T20 International here on Tuesday.
India now lead the five-match series 2-0 after another one-sided victory, having restricted Sri Lanka to a modest 128 for 9 through a collective display of disciplined bowling from the spin trio of seasoned Sneh Rana, ably complemented by young spinners Vaishnavi Sharma and Shree Charani.
During the chase, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana (14) fell cheaply but Shafali, enjoying new found confidence after a stellar show in the World Cup final, sent the bowlers on a leather-hunt during her 34-ball knock, winning it for her team in just 11.5 overs.
The hosts have now completed back-to-back successful chases within 15 overs which speaks volumes about the unit's sky-high confidence.
Shafali's innings had 11 punchy boundaries apart from a maximum.
The floodgates opened when left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera bowled a few flighted deliveries and Shafali would step out everytime to hit her over extra cover. Her footwork against slow bowlers was immaculate whether stepping out to loft the ball or rocking back to punch or pull.
Seeing her confidence, the newly appointed Delhi Capitals skipper Jemimah Rodrigues (26 off 15 balls) also attacked as the duo added 58 runs in just 4.3 overs.
By the time Rodrigues was out trying to hit one six too many, the match as a contest was over. Shafali completed her half-century off just 27 balls and completed the formalities in a jiffy.
Earlier, off-spinner Rana, who got a look-in after Deepti Sharma was ruled out due to fever, showed her utility keeping the Lankan batters under tight leash with figures of 1 for 11 in 4 overs, including a maiden which certainly is a rarity in T20 cricket.
Charani, who made an impression during India's ODI World Cup triumph, took 2 for 23 in her quota of overs, while Vaishnavi after an impressive debut in the opening encounter, finished with 2 for 32, not letting the Islanders get easy runs in her second spell.
The last six wickets fell for just 24 runs, but what stood out during India’s bowling effort was their superb ground fielding. After a patchy show in the previous game, the improved sharpness in the field resulted in three run-outs.
Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu (31 off 24 balls) looked in good nick as she deposited length deliveries from seamers Kranti Gaud and Arundhati Reddy over the ropes but it was Rana, who kept her quiet by repeatedly pitching on good length.
Unable to manoeuvre the strike and with the big hits suddenly drying up, Athapaththu chanced her arm at another delivery in which Rana had shortened the length slightly.
Not having transferred the weight into the lofted shot, Athapaththu's hoick was pouched cleanly by Amanjot Kaur at long-off.
This was after Athapaththu's opening partner Vishmi Gunaratne (1) had offered a simple return catch to Gaud.
Hasini Perera (22 off 28 balls) and Harshitha Samarawickrama (33 off 32 balls) did stitch a stand of 44 but they could never set the tempo against the Indian spin troika.
Once Hasini offered a tame return catch off a Charani full-toss, Sri Lankans never recovered and lost wickets in a heap towards the end.
