‘Why does BJP engage in caste politics in Kambala?’ asks Congress spokesperson
Mangaluru: State Congress spokesperson Pratibha Kulai said that ex-MUDA President Ravishankar Mijar falsely accused the district administration of disrespecting MLA Umanatha Kotian by not inviting him to a preliminary meeting on Pilikula Kambala. Mijar had also accused the administration of disrespecting the Billava Community, she said while questioning the purpose of engaging in caste politics in Kambala. She was addressing a press-meet at Mangaluru on Friday.
"It's not true that the district administration didn't invite MLA Umanatha Kotian [to the meeting]. DC had called the mobile phone of the MLA, he didn't pick up. Then the DC invited him via an SMS. The Kambala committee had also invited Umanatha Kotian", she said.
Accusing BJP of initiating no programs to develop Pilikula, Kulai said that the government was organizing Kambala to rejuvenate tourism at Pilikula. "Rather than co-operating in the event, BJP is engaged in doing caste politics unnecessarily", she added.
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Kulai questioned the silence of BJP when its own leader Jagadish Adhikari had spoken disrespectfully about Billavas, Koti-Chennaya and Janarshan Poojary. "He was not even removed from his post in the party. Didn't they have any care for the Billavas then?" she questioned.
The Congress Spokesperson also challenged Umanatha Kotian to disclose the amount of grant he brought to Pilikula. "The DC need not go to an MLA's house to invite him to every event, a phone call to inform [the legislator] is the protocol. What kind a mentality does an MLA have if he demands the DC to go to his house to invite?" she stated.
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Bus helper held for stealing USD 1,600 from Iranian woman's purse in Delhi; money recovered
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested a bus helper and recovered USD 1,600 that was allegedly stolen from the purse of an Iranian woman who had forgotten it on a private bus at ISBT Kashmere Gate, an official said on Sunday.
The incident came to light on December 15, when a complaint was lodged at the ISBT Kashmere Gate police post by Dr Ali Akbar Shah, a professor at Delhi University and a resident of Mukherjee Nagar, the police said.
He informed police that his guest, Fareshteh Sayanjali, an Iranian national, had arrived in India on December 13 and was staying at his residence, they said.
The woman had travelled to Uttarakhand's Rishikesh and was returning to Delhi on December 15 in a bus. While de-boarding at ISBT Kashmere Gate around 1.45 pm, she inadvertently left her purse on the bus seat, the police officer said.
After some time, she received a phone call from the bus operator informing her that the purse had been found in the vehicle. However, when the purse was handed back to her, she discovered that USD 1,600 in cash kept inside was missing," the officer added.
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Based on Dr Shah's statement, an FIR was registered at Kashmere Gate police station on December 16, and an investigation was taken up, police said.
During the investigation, the team questioned the driver and conductor of the bus in which the woman had travelled, police said.
During questioning, the conductor told police that Monish, the bus helper, found the purse lying abandoned on a seat and handed it over to him, police said.
Monish initially attempted to mislead the investigators, but later confessed to stealing the US dollars from the purse, police said
Following his disclosure, Monish was arrested on December 17 and recovered the entire stolen amount, police said.
The accused, Monish, 26, is a resident of Jahangirpuri in north Delhi.
He has studied up to Class 10 and has been working as a helper with the private bus service for the past year, they said.
