No payment for six months: Civic worker commits suicide
Workers stage protest, two BBMP officers suspended
Bengaluru, July 09: Depressed over not paying him his salary for the last six months, a civic worker of BBMP committed suicide by consuming poison in Vyalikaval police station limits in the city on Sunday.
The deceased is identified as Subramanya (38) of Malleshwaram in the city. He has been working in the BBMP for the last 12 years as civic worker. But since six months, he was not given the salary. But he was being illtreated. Depressed over this, he committed suicide on Sunday late night, said family members.
Protest
Soon after the news spread, hundreds of civic workers and family members of Subramanya gathered near KC General hospital, shouted slogans against the BBMP and staged protest.
Two suspended
In view of the suicide of Subramanya, the BBMP commissioner Manjunath suspended two officers from the service. Citing their dereliction of duty, the Commissioner suspended BBMP East Zone health officer Umashankar and AEE Raju from the service.
Meanwhile, Mayor Sampath Raj visited the KC General Hospital and consoled the family members of Subramanya and announced Rs 5 lakh compensation on the spot.
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Nagaland bypoll: Nearly 20 pc voter turnout recorded in Koridang seat in first two hours
Kohima (PTI): Nearly 20 per cent of 22,382 electors exercised their franchise in Nagaland's Koridang Assembly bypoll in the first two hours of polling on Thursday, officials said.
The voting that commenced at 7 am across all 30 polling stations has so far been peaceful, they said.
The polling will continue till 4 pm.
Security has been significantly tightened across the constituency following violence on April 5 and 6, in which one person died, and several vehicles were damaged.
The byelection was necessitated by the demise of sitting BJP MLA Imkong L. Imchen in November last year.
A total of 22,382 electors, including 11,071 women, are eligible to decide the fate of six candidates in the fray.
The ruling People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) has fielded BJP nominee Daochier I. Imchen, while the Congress candidate is T. Chalukumba Ao. The National People’s Party (NPP) has nominated I. Abenjang, while the Independent candidates are Imchatoba Imchen, Imtiwapang, and Toshikaba.
Of the 30 polling stations, 13 have been categorised as vulnerable and 17 as critical, prompting deployment of additional security personnel and intensified surveillance measures. Two polling stations have been designated as all-women booths.
Counting of votes is scheduled for May 4.
