Actress PriyankaUpendra celebrates her b'day by offering artificial limbs to 800 physically disabled
Bengaluru, November 12: Round Table India and Ladies Circle organisations appealed the people to help physically disabled to fix artificial limbs with the slogan 'come forward to donate Rs 1000', here on Monday.
The annual 38th artificial limbs fixing programme was held at the Bhagwan Jain hospital here on Monday.
Both the organisations have been conducting artificial limbs fixing programmes for the last few years and helped thousands of people. In this programme, total Rs 8,50,000 donation was collected and it would suffice for fixing artificial limbs to 800 persons.
Speaking on the occasion, actress Priyanka Upendra said that she has the confidence that everyone would contribute for building a healthy society.
Lady Circle Chief Aarti Gupta said that the contribution of people who have come forward to donate Rs 1000 has inspired her and increased her confidence to conduct more such programmes.
Dheeraj Bajaj of Rotary Club said that it was happy development that people have come forward to donate for the cause.
Sandeep Bothireddy presided over the programme in which Goldy Bothireddy was present.
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Priyanka Gandhi urges Nitin Gadkari to expedite road projects in Kerala's Wayanad
Wayanad/New Delhi (PTI): Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said she met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, seeking his intervention to expedite pending road infrastructure works in her constituency, including those aimed at addressing landslide issues at the Thamarassery pass.
Sharing photographs of the meeting on the social media platform 'X', Priyanka said Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, heard her concerns and sought updates from the relevant officials.
In her post, she expressed hope that the pressing issues she raised, which directly affect public safety and daily life, would receive the attention and urgency they deserve.
“Met respected Gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay. He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get updates from the relevant officers,” she said.
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“I sincerely hope these pressing issues, which directly affect people’s safety and daily lives, will receive the attention and urgency they deserve,” she added.
A day earlier, Priyanka had sought an appointment with Gadkari in Parliament, saying she had been seeking an opportunity since June to discuss issues related to her constituency.
Responding to her request, the minister had said his doors were always open and that she could meet him at any time.
She subsequently met him at his office later the same day.
Met respected Shri @nitin_gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay.
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) December 19, 2025
He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get an update from the relevant officers.
I sincerely hope these pressing issues… pic.twitter.com/UkxnXP6gxn
