Nehru’s contributions are wealth to nation: Veerappa Moily
Mangaluru, November 14: Former chief minister and MP M Veerappa Moily said that the contributions of first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru like five years plans, Non-alignment policy, Establishment of independent agencies, Secular culture and development works were the real wealth of the country.
Inaugurating the birthday of Nehru at the party office at Mallikatte here on Wednesday, Moily said that it was a tragedy that nowadays, people who oppose the independent institutions and fabricate the history were in power. The ideologies of Nehru should be emulated to protect the culture and richness of the country, he said.
Presiding over the programme, former minister B. Ramanath Rai said that the insulting of Nehru family was an insult to the country. Nehru’s dreams could be fulfilled by respecting the plural culture and democracy, protecting the Constitution and communal harmony, he said.
Party leaders P.V. Mohan, Corporators Shashidhar Hegde, Abdur Ravoof, K. Harinath, Appi, Asha D’Silva, Jecintha Alfred, Harsha Moily, Sabitha Miskin, Nagaveni, ZP member K.K. Shahul Hameed, Abbas Ali, Nagesh Bhandari, Vishwas Kumar Das, Padmanabh Naringana, Lukman Bantwala, Neeraj Paul, Khalid Ujire, Jayasheela Adyantaya, Akhila Alva, Keshav Maroli, Mariyamma Thomas, Shabbir Siddakatte, Prem Ballalbhag, Nazeer Bajal, Padmanab Amin and others were present.
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Delhi: Boy stabbed to death over 'controversial' social media comments, 2 juveniles held
New Delhi (PTI): A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death at Ramleela ground in northwest Delhi for allegedly making social media comments that police described as "controversial", an official said on Wednesday.
According to the police, the assailants, also minors, attacked him with a knife, inflicting multiple stab wounds.
"A PCR call was received in the Shalimar Bagh Police Station regarding an injured boy lying in Ramleela ground. The police team reached the spot and found him with multiple stab wounds," a police officer said.
He was working as a labourer in a banquet hall for the last two days, the officer said. An FIR was registered and the police apprehended two juveniles in the case.
Preliminary investigation reveals that the deceased was stabbed due to an ongoing enmity, the officer said.
During questioning, the accused told the police that the victim had made "controversial comments" against them on social media. Following which, they intercepted him at Ramleela ground and stabbed him. He died on the spot, officer said.
"We have recovered a dagger and the victim's mobile phone. Further investigation in the case is underway," he added.
