Ullal: ‘Karavali Praja Dhwani Yatra’ launched in Kallapu
BJP has not achieved as much as Congress government in development works: MLC Manjunath Bhandari
Ullal: MLC Manjunath Bhandari flagged off the ‘Karavali Praja Dhwani Yatra’ held by the Ullal Block Committee of the Congress at the Unity Hall, Kallapu, on Sunday.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, he said that the party has made four different plans for four parts of the state. “The Congress is taking a progressive step in coastal Karnataka,” he added.
“We give a guarantee card to the voters putting forth the election manifesto. We also ask for their votes after explaining to them the various projects to be undertaken,” said the MLC.
The Congress will give the people schemes including Anna Bhagya and a monthly honorarium of Rs 2,000 to every home maker – in addition to 200 units of free electricity, he explained.
“The GST was not implemented during the Congress government. In contrast, the BJP is implementing taxes of every kind. The hike in price is being seen in relation to every commodity. We wish to introduce the ‘Griha Lakshmi’ scheme to control such difficult situations for the common man,” said Bhandari.
“The BJP, which has alleged that the Congress has played a role in the murders of Paresh Mesta and Sharat Madiwala, is unable to reach the levels of progress and development achieved by the Congress government. Also, since they (BJP members) take such pride that a tea supplier is today the Prime Minister of India, they need to be reminded that it is the Constitution of India that lets a person grow from working on a railway platform to be the Prime Minister,” said the legislator.
Former member of the Zilla Panchayat Bharat Mundodi said that Mangaluru is a stronghold of the Congress. “Many members of the SDPI are planning to join the Congress, which will help the party grow,” he said.
He further said, “We need to get an idea of the thinking and working styles of the Central government. We also need to beware of the efforts of the Central government to build a Hindu Rashtra.”
Deputy leader of the Opposition in the Assembly U T Khader said, “We should always improve our awareness and discretion during election time. Booth-level activities should also increase. No development work has been undertaken in the last five years, since the BJP came to power. We, however, are ready to give a guarantee card on progress, well before the voting. There is a need to dethrone a government whose works have affected communal harmony.”
Khader added, “Students in the state have no scholarships and youth have no jobs. Autocracy will no doubt worsen things for us.”
He advised the party activists to ignore the comments of the BJP and focus on winning the elections.
SDPI leaders in Mangalore constituency Ashraf KC Road and Ziyadh KC Nagar as well as JD(S) member Hyder were among those who joined the Congress on the occasion.
DCC president Harish Kumar, Congress Ullal Block president Sadashiva Ullal, former ZP member Mamatha Gatti, Congress leaders Yousuf Ullal, Devaki Ullal, Youth Congress state general secretary Nasir Samanige, Taluk Panchayat former members Surekha and Musthafa Harekala, Taluk Panchayat former president Mohammed Monu, Ullal City Municipality president Chitrakala, Suresh Bhatnagar, N S Karim, Shaukath Konaje as well as members of the Congress in the Ullal Municipality, members of the women’s unit and leaders of district, taluk and constituency levels attended the launch of the Congress rally.
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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.
