Mangaluru: Puttila Parivar member accused of hooliganism against Journalists
Mangaluru: In an incident reported, an activist associated with Arun Kumar Puttila Parivar alleged hooliganism against Journalists at the Dakshina Kannada district BJP office in the city on Saturday.
This episode is reported to have occurred during Arul Kumar Puttila (BJP rebel leader) BJP joining program on Saturday, when a activist of the Puttila Parivar identified as Sandeep Uppinangady was reportedly involved in the altercation.
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According to reports, Sandeep Uppinangady not only forcibly removed media persons who were present to cover the event but also behaved inappropriately. He had reportedly said, "Why do media persons come here? We don't need the media. We've united."
Arun Puttila Parivar, who contested against the BJP in the previous election, had indicated his intention to join the BJP after losing the ticket to MP Nalin Kateel.
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Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon after obituary tributes
New Delhi (PTI): The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12 noon on Monday after paying tributes to departed members of the House, including two MPs who won the parliamentary elections this year.
As soon as the House met on the first day of the Winter Session, Speaker Om Birla mentioned the deaths of Vasantrao Balwantrao Chavan, who was elected to the House from Nanded constituency in Maharashtra and Sk Nurul Islam, who was elected from the Basirhat seat in West Bengal.
Birla also mentioned the deaths of three former members -- M. M. Lawrence (Kerala), M Parvathi (Andhra Pradesh) and Harischandra Devram Chavan (Maharashtra) -- and paid respects to them.
After the House remained silent for some time as a mark of respect to the departed leaders, the Speaker adjourned the House till 12 noon.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, DMK leader T R Baalu, and Congress' Gaurav Gogoi were among those present in the Lower House.
Ravindra Vasantrao Chavan, son of deceased MP Vasantrao Balwantrao Chavan, got elected as MP from Nanded in the just concluded by-elections.
