Women's Day: Udupi DC, SP, and CEO participate in tug of war
Voting awareness at Malpe beach
Udupi: Three lady officers of the Udupi district actively participated in various sports competitions organized by the Udupi district administration and district sweep committee, at Malpe Beach to mark the International Women's Day.
Deputy Commissioner Hephsiba Rani Korlapati, Superintendent of Police Nisha James and ZP Chief Executive Officer Sindhu B. Rupesh, were enthusiastic competitors in the women's tug of war today.
Speaking after inaugurating the programme, Deputy Commissioner Hephsiba Rani Korlapati said that the programme was organised to create awareness about voting. "The Constitution provides every citizen of India the right to vote. All must exercise their franchise," she said.
Members of Stri Shakti Organisation, lady staff from the DC office, and others participated in the event.
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Integrity of electoral process severely compromised, Cong to soon launch movement: CWC
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress Working Committee met here on Friday and adopted a resolution alleging the integrity of the entire electoral process was being severely compromised against which the party would soon launch a movement.
In the resolution of the top body of the Congress, the party said free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that was being called into "serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission".
The CWC, which met amid the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, said the session has been a washout so far because of the Narendra Modi government's "stubborn refusal" to have an immediate discussion on three pressing national issues -- "the recent revelations regarding corruption by a business group, and the violence in Manipur and Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal".
Asked why the Congress Working Committee (CWC) resolution does not name the business group, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "The answer is the Adani group".
"The CWC believes the integrity of the entire electoral process is being severely compromised. Free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that is being called into serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission.
"Increasing sections of society are becoming frustrated and deeply apprehensive. The Congress will take these up these public concerns as a national movement," the resolution stated.
Addressing a joint press conference along with Ramesh and Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, party general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal said the party discussed the political situation in the country for four-and-half hours and adopted the resolution.
He said the CWC has decided to constitute internal committees to look into electoral performance and organisational matters.
About the Assembly polls results in Maharashtra, Venugopal said the electoral outcome in the state was "beyond normal understanding and it appears to be a clear case of targeted manipulation".
