Bengaluru rains: Incidents of over 600 electricity poles, 1100 trees falling reported in last 5 days
Power restoration in parts of city may take few more days
Bengaluru: Heavy rains in parts of the city have caused destruction over the last few days in the state’s capital and reports of disruption of power supply have come from various parts of the city.
The city has witnessed heavy rain over the last 4-5 days causing severe inconveniences to the people of the city including disruption of power supply.
According to BESCOM however, the heavy rains have resulted in falling of over over 600 electricity poles and over 1100 trees across the city.
KR Puram, Yeshwanthpur, Whitefield, Kadugodi, HSR Layout, Koramangala, AECS Layout, Malleshwaram, Austin Town, KHB Colony, Basaveshwar Nagar, Jayanagar, JP Nagar have been hit badly by the rain and reports of power cut in these localities have come to the forth.
Reports further added that due to the COVID lockdown the laborers have returned to their natives and that has slowed down the repair and restoration work. It is estimated that the restoration of power in some of the places in the city might take a few more days.
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Right to vote under threat, must be made fundamental right: Cong's Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged on Thursday that the right to vote is under threat and the time has come when it should be made a fundamental right for citizens.
Speaking with reporters, Ramesh lashed out at Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, saying the Election Commission (EC) has never been as compromised as it has been under him.
"The rot started under his predecessor. This man is a player and not a neutral observer," the Congress leader said, slamming Kumar.
Kumar is completely compromised and has become a player in elections, he alleged.
"Home Minister Amit Shah had talked about three Ds -- detect, delete and deport. So we want to know how many non-Indian citizens have been detected, how many have been deleted and how many have been deported," Ramesh said, adding that the right to vote is now under threat.
On opposition parties submitting a fresh notice in the Rajya Sabha, seeking to move a motion for the CEC's removal, the Congress leader said they will continue to make efforts for Kumar's removal as he is "compromised".
Ramesh also batted for the right to vote to be recognised as a fundamental right.
"I believe that the time has come that the right to vote should be made a fundamental right. It is a statutory right, it is not a fundamental right. Fundamental rights are justiciable," he said.
The former Union minister said this was discussed in the Constituent Assembly, but it was eventually decided that it should be made part of the Constitution.
B R Ambedkar and Jagjivan Ram had warned that in the future, governments might try to disenfranchise voters, he added.
"Once and for all, include the right to vote as a fundamental right for Indian citizens," Ramesh asserted.
