Don't tweak Constitution, freedom fighter urges Modi
Bengaluru: Veteran freedom fighter H S Doreswamy and senior Congress leader Prof B K Chandrashekar, in an open letter, have demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi should declare that the saffron party will not change the Constitution.
The duo wants Modi and Joshi to declare that the words 'India' and 'Bharat' will not be changed to 'Hindustan,' that the words 'socialist secular' will not be deleted from the Constitution and Articles 29-30 (protection of minorities) will not be removed.
"If you fail to explicitly declare as increasingly expected by the people, we will be justified to conclude that you are bound by the founding concepts of Veer Savarkar, Golwalkar and Hedgewar of 'Hindustan' or 'Hindu Rashtra,'" the letter said. Joshi had prepared the BJP's 2014 election manifesto.
Lastly, the letter demands an explanation from Modi over his failure to create one crore jobs every year. "At least 5 lakh youth in Karnataka - both skilled and technically well-educated - expected benefit every year from your promise and voted for you. How will the BJP answer them now?" the letter says.
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Kerala: Seven-year-old dies after window frame falls on him
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) (PTI): A seven-year-old boy died after a window frame fell on him at his residence here on Sunday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Drupath, son of Thanoj Kumar, a resident of Ezhamkulam near Adoor.
According to the FIR, the incident occurred around 9 am when a window frame that had been leaning against a wall toppled.
Police said the boy was climbing on the window rods when the frame suddenly fell on him.
He was first rushed to a nearby hospital and later shifted to a health facility, where he succumbed to his injuries, officials said.
Police have registered a case of unnatural death and launched an investigation.
