BJP to stage demo against tunnel road project in Bengaluru on Nov 2
Bengaluru (PTI): The BJP on Thursday announced that it will stage a protest at Lalbagh in the city on November 2 against the tunnel road project.
The protest will be held under the slogan 'Save Lalbagh, Save Bengaluru', the Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R Ashoka, said.
Addressing reporters here, he said the mere mention of the tunnel road project strikes fear in people's hearts of Bengalurians because they do not know whose home will be affected.
Stating that six acres of land of Lalbagh will be acquired for the project, the BJP leader claimed that no department has granted permission for this project.
"With the Bihar elections approaching, they might be pushing this project to make money," Ashoka alleged.
He also hit out Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar for calling the name of Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya for opposing the tunnel road project.
Ashoka said, "It is wrong to insult Tejasvi Surya. This is an insult to an entire Lok Sabha constituency. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar should learn to speak respectfully."
The Bengaluru tunnel road, the pet project of Shivakumar, is aimed at building a network of underground roads to reduce the city’s traffic woes. The 17.7-km twin-tube tunnel connecting Hebbal and Central Silk Board will be built at an estimated cost of nearly Rs 18,000 crore.
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Youth Congress demands Pradhan's resignation over NEET question paper leak
Bhubaneswar (PTI): Youth Congress activists on Friday staged a protest here demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET question paper leak.
Holding posters, banners and party flags, the Youth Congress activists took out a protest rally in Bhubaneswar from the state Congress office to Master Canteen Square and burnt effigies of Pradhan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The education system has collapsed during the tenure of the BJP-led NDA government, Youth Congress leader Laxmipriya Nayak alleged.
During the past 12 years of Modi's rule, there have been 89 paper leaks and 48 examinations retested, she claimed.
"About 2 crore youths have been affected by the question paper leaks in the last 7-10 years. And, 24 lakh students have been affected by the recent NEET question paper leak incident," another protester, Shilpishree Harichandan, claimed.
"The Union government is playing with the future of the youths of the country. So, Pradhan has no moral right to continue in his position. He should step down," Harichandan said.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) had cancelled the NEET-UG exam, held on May 3, after a paper leak. The Union education minister on Friday announced that the NEET-UG re-exam will be conducted on June 21.
