Mangaluru: Prohibitory orders extended till Aug 5; Shops, services to remain closed after 6 pm
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Dr. KV Rajendra on Tuesday extended the prohibitory orders in the district till August 5. Shops and other services in the district will now be closed after 6 pm till August 5, 2022.
Earlier, the order was issued after tension prevailed in the district following three murders of youngsters of different communities in a span of 10 days.
The DC had extended the order till August 3 after receiving a request from the police department. The orders have now been extended till August 5, Friday.
Emergency services including Hospitals and Medical stores will be operational as usual while all other shops and services will remain closed between 6 pm to 6 am, the order states.
In the wake of the further extension of the prohibitory orders, City Police Commissioner N Shahshikumar has appealed to the people to co-operate with the officials adding that the order is in place to avoid law and order situations and for their own safety.
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Right to vote under threat, must be made fundamental right: Cong's Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged on Thursday that the right to vote is under threat and the time has come when it should be made a fundamental right for citizens.
Speaking with reporters, Ramesh lashed out at Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, saying the Election Commission (EC) has never been as compromised as it has been under him.
"The rot started under his predecessor. This man is a player and not a neutral observer," the Congress leader said, slamming Kumar.
Kumar is completely compromised and has become a player in elections, he alleged.
"Home Minister Amit Shah had talked about three Ds -- detect, delete and deport. So we want to know how many non-Indian citizens have been detected, how many have been deleted and how many have been deported," Ramesh said, adding that the right to vote is now under threat.
On opposition parties submitting a fresh notice in the Rajya Sabha, seeking to move a motion for the CEC's removal, the Congress leader said they will continue to make efforts for Kumar's removal as he is "compromised".
Ramesh also batted for the right to vote to be recognised as a fundamental right.
"I believe that the time has come that the right to vote should be made a fundamental right. It is a statutory right, it is not a fundamental right. Fundamental rights are justiciable," he said.
The former Union minister said this was discussed in the Constituent Assembly, but it was eventually decided that it should be made part of the Constitution.
B R Ambedkar and Jagjivan Ram had warned that in the future, governments might try to disenfranchise voters, he added.
"Once and for all, include the right to vote as a fundamental right for Indian citizens," Ramesh asserted.
