Modi does not have memory power: LS former speaker Meira Kumar
‘Before Kovind, KR Narayan was the first dalit president’
Hubballi, May 7: Former speaker in Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is claiming that it is BJP which made Ramanath Kovind as the first dalit president of the country, has no memory because, before Kovind, KR Narayan was the first president belonging to dalit community.
Hitting out at Modi’s claim here on Monday, she told reporters that she has never seen such a prime minister who has been lying continuously, before. The Congress has never insulted Dr BR Ambedkar. Jawaharlal Nehru had appointed Dr BR Ambedkar as the first Law Minister in his cabinet. Later, he was made the chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee. Such kind of lies would not suit to the personality of Modi, she said.
The BJP has involved in communal politics. The country has eight major religions and it is the responsibility of the government to establish communal harmony between those religions. But the BJP government has been trying to divide them for its gains. The centre has completely failed to check illegal incidents like rapes and harassments on dalits in the country. The gang rape on an eight year-old girl in Kathua is a shame on part of the country, she said.
The Karnataka state has developed under the leadership of Siddaramaiah. But Prime Minister Modi has spoken against Bengaluru and its name. The people of Karnataka should reject the BJP which has been doing divisive politics, she said.
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Minor girl kidnapped and raped; main accused and two cafe owners held
Latur (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an 18-year-old man in Latur, leading to the arrest of the main accused and owners of two cafes where the crime occurred on December 4, police said on Saturday.
Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.
Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act, and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, an official said.
