K'taka Cong plans to invite Barack Obama for Gandhi centenary event of INC's Belagavi session
Bengaluru, Oct 2: The ruling Congress in Karnataka is planning to invite former US president Barack Obama to an event scheduled in December in the state's Belagavi, to mark the centenary celebration of Mahatma Gandhi taking over as the President of the Indian National Congress session.
The 39th session of the Indian National Congress held at Belagavi in 1924 was the only Congress session presided over by Gandhi.
"The opinion of those in the committee (formed for the event)-- and Chief Minister (Siddaramaiah) has given instructions and President (state Congress -- D K Shivakumar) is saying we have to try to get Barack Obama to Belagavi around December 24,25,26 and make him address the mega event -- this is part of our itinerary," Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil said on Wednesday.
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Addressing a party event here on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, he said, "America's former President Barack Obama had said that Mahatma Gandhi ji is not only India's leader, but he is a global leader. Our intention is to create awareness and bring transition among people who speak lightly about such a global leader."
Siddaramaiah had in his independence day speech on August 15 said that the state government will take all necessary measures to commemorate the centenary of the Belagavi session of the Indian National Congress, this year in a memorable and meaningful way.
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Gujarat man held for impersonating govt official, duping people with forged letters
Ahmedabad (PTI): The Ahmedabad police have arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly posed as a senior revenue official and used fake letters claiming to be from various government departments to cheat people, an official said on Sunday.
Mehul Shah, an engineer who manages two schools at Vankaner in Gujarat’s Morbi district, is accused of making lakhs of rupees with bogus documents and false claims, said inspector (crime branch) JK Makwana.
Shah had forged an appointment letter from the Ahmedabad district education officer (DEO) to offer a computer operator’s job in a government office to a complainant’s son. He also introduced himself as a trustee of a school and did not pay a man Rs 7 lakh due to him over the painting of a school building, the official said.
“Despite holding no official position in the state or central government, he used fake work permits and NOCs to cheat people of lakhs of rupees,” the police official said.
One complainant alleged that Shah identified himself as a top revenue department official and produced a fake letter from the chairman of the “department of science and research development” to make him install a siren and curtain in a hired vehicle but did not pay for the job, he said.
Bogus letters claiming to be from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ahmedabad DEO were used by the accused to cheat the complainants, the police official said.
Police have recovered from his possession fake identity cards and letters with headings like “bharat gaurav ratna shri samman council”, “chairman of department of science and research development”, “health and family welfare department”, and “road and building department”.
“The FIR is based on complaints by three victims. We appeal to the people to come forward and submit their complaints if they have been cheated by Shah in any way,” Makwana said.
