100 years to AICC Belagavi session: ‘You can kill Gandhi, not his ideas’, says Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: CM Siddaramaiah said that Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation, was the conscience of India and no one could kill his thoughts. Godse was a leader for the BJP people and the party's conspiracy to create an India based on his ideas must be defeated, he said. He was speaking at 'Gandhi Bharat', a program to commemorate hundred years to All India Congress Committee (AICC) session at Belagavi under the chairmanship of Mahatma, at Bharat Jodo Bhavan in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
"The Belagavi session of Congress, held under Gandhi's chairmanship, was a historic event. Gandhi was one of the rarest saints the world saw. He makes Indians proud. BJP is engaged in a very low level politics against the Mahatma. It is trying to build a Godse's India. We must spoil this plot", he said.
Calling Gandhi the soul and consciousness of India, Siddaramaiah said that 'Godses' mustn't be allowed to thrive here. “We must not allow anyone to shatter our society in the name of religion or caste. The communal forces must be defeated. These divisive forces are a threat to the development of the state and the nation. Whenever BJP was in power, they were always busy dividing the society in the name of religion and caste; they never formulated any people-centric or development-centric programs. Nor was such a thing ever implemented. A pro-people development has no place in BJP", he said.
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Alleging that the opposition humiliated the beneficiaries of the state's guarantee schemes meant to help people of all sections of the society, Siddaramaiah said that BJP-JDS floated wrong information about the programs. "Gandhi had stressed on Hindu-Muslim unity, gram swarajya and the idea of sarvodaya in the Belagavi session. This is the ideology and the program of Congress", he added.
Siddaramaiah said that Gandhi was India's soul, consciousness and its way of thinking. “So he may be killed physically. However, his principles and ideas can never be eliminated. It’s a part of this soil", he said.
Requesting all to participate in the year-long centenary celebrations of the 1924 Belagavi session, the CM said that we must remember how National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) and the Anna Bhagya scheme had saved millions from hunger during the COVID pandemic. “Former PM Manmohan Singh must be remembered for the employment guarantee and the food security acts he implemented”, Siddaramaiah added.
Alleging a conspiracy against the law planned by BJP across the nation, Siddaramaiah said that the party was trying to bring about a nationwide political instability by defeating the legal system. "As Mahatma Gandhi said, 'The court of conscience is greater than all courts'. Let us obey it", he added.
KPCC President D K Shivakumar, Former CM Veerappa Moily, Minister for Law H K Patil and others were present.
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Commission agent's licence suspended in Meerut for storing veggies in toilet
Meerut (UP) (PTI): The market administration in Meerut has suspended the licence of a commission agent or ‘arhtiya’ for storing vegetables inside a defunct toilet at the Mawana Naveen Sabzi Mandi in the city, officials said on Sunday.
The action followed after a video went viral showing vegetables, including tomato, ladyfinger, green chilli, coriander, mint and bottle gourd – packed in polythene bags inside an unused toilet on the market premises.
The secretary of the Mandi committee, Arjun Singh, told PTI that the toilet had been out of use for a long time due to being clogged.
“Abhay Kumar, the proprietor of Pradhan Trading Company, stored leftover vegetables there without permission. Within two hours of receiving information on May 15, a team from the Mandi committee reached the spot, seized about one quintal of vegetables, and buried them in a pit,” Singh said.
A notice was issued to Abhay Kumar, but since no satisfactory response was received, his licence has been suspended, he added.
According to officials, toilets in the market complex meant for use by farmers, commission agents and customers were allegedly being used as storerooms.
Following the incident, SDM Santosh Kumar Singh has sought an explanation from the Mandi committee secretary.
Strict action would be taken against those found guilty after an inquiry report is received, the SDM said.
