Udupi: Cong candidate Jayaprakash Hedge denies criticizing language knowledge of poll rival Kota
Udupi: Congress candidate from the Udupi-Chikmagaluru constituency K Jayaprakash Hegde has clarified that, contrary to the allegation made against him in certain media reports recently, he had not made derogatory statements on his BJP rival Kota Srinivas Poojary's knowledge of language.
"While addressing an event in Brahmavar recently, I had stated that knowledge of English and Hindi helps an MP communicate easily with government officials. In the Lok Sabha, as there are translators, an MP can speak in Kannada too. My statement, however, was tweaked by some media houses in their reports, making it sound derogatory," Hegde said.
Pointing out that he had named no one while speaking about language facilities and knowledge, Hegde urged the people to put a halt to the problem of altering a speaker's statements in a manner that it creates chaos in society.
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He added that, having been a Parliamentarian earlier too, he had only made the statement with knowledge of his experience and not with an intention to hurt anyone's sentiments. "I have always respected my opponents and have never spoken ill or made defamatory statements about anyone as I do not believe they will yield result. On the contrary, I have believed that working for the people as their representative to be the greatest force in our favour during elections," he insisted.
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Uber, Ola partner with Bengaluru Police on safety
Bengaluru (PTI): Bengaluru City Police (BCP) on Monday said that it has, in collaboration with cab aggregator platforms Uber and Ola, implemented a technology-driven integration aimed at enhancing the safety of riders and drivers.
It would also strengthen emergency response mechanisms across the city.
As part of this initiative, emergency call facilities have been incorporated within the Uber and Ola mobile applications used for booking rides, it said.
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Through this integration, riders and drivers seeking emergency assistance can directly share real-time location data, trip details, and contact information with Bangalore City Police's 112 emergency response infrastructure from within the Uber/Ola app itself, an official release said.
Noting that this seamless flow of critical information enables quicker police access during emergencies, facilitating faster response times and potentially life-saving interventions by first responders, it said the initiative is a significant step towards leveraging technology partnerships to ensure safer urban mobility and improved public safety.
