Popular Front to Observe Its Foundation Day on theme ‘Defeat Politics of Hatred’
Bengaluru: Popular Front of India has planned to observe its foundation day on the theme 'Defeat Politics of Hatred'.
In a statement, it said, "BJP led NDA, which grabbed majority in the 2014 lok-sabha polls with the slogan ‘Sab ka Sath, Sab ka Vikas’, has knocked down country’s integrity, solidarity, brotherhood and coexistence and has been working on the Hindutva agenda of Sangh Parivar during the last 4.5 years,"
"The responsibility of every government is to look after the fundamental rights of the people and this is its Constitutional motif and Rajdharma. But, the present regime at the Centre is indulged in carrying out repression on the minorities, deprived and the oppressed communities by promoting the Sangh Parivar’s politics of hatred," it added.
It blamed that the central government, rather than benefitting and bringing development in the country by introducing pro-people schemes, was desperate in bringing legislations intervening in to the religious rights of Muslims. "There have been barbaric ‘mob-lynchings’, from Mohammed Akhlaq to Bulandshaher’s police officer, all by the dreadful Hindutva forces. There have been exceeding tendencies of dictatorial practices across the country towards killing those who contract the pernicious ideology of Sangh Parivar and mulling ban on organizations which remonstrate against them. It’s the duty of every citizen to defeat this politics of hatred. Popular Front yearns that the people should come forward and defeat the political parties which spread hatred and uphold the pluralistic values of the Constitution," it added.
Subsequently, the Popular Front of India, which has been struggling countrywide for the last 12 years, is observing the organization’s 13th foundation day with the slogan “Let’s Defeat Politics of Hatred” on 17 February 2019.
Unity March with Grand Public programs in two places in Karnataka state, that is at Hoskote in Bangalore and Shahapura in Yadgiri district, will be held. Whereas in rural areas, "Let's defeat politics of hatred" awakening programs will be organised.
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Indian-origin man among 4 killed in temple collapse in South Africa
Johannesburg (PTI): A 52-year-old Indian-origin man is among four people killed after a four-storey Hindu temple under construction collapsed in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, officials have said.
The New Ahobilam Temple of Protection, situated on a steep hill in Redcliffe in north of eThekwini (formerly Durban), was being expanded when a section of the building gave way on Friday while workers were on site.
The exact number of workers and temple officials believed to be trapped beneath tonnes of rubble is unknown.
While two people, a construction worker and a devotee, were confirmed dead on Friday, the death toll rose to four on Saturday after rescue teams recovered more bodies.
Of the four deceased, one has been identified as Vickey Jairaj Panday, an executive member of the temple trust and manager of the construction project, local media reported, quoting officials.
Panday had been deeply involved in the development of the temple since its inception nearly two years ago, the reports said.
Sanvir Maharaj, director of Food for Love, a charity affiliated to the temple, also confirmed that Panday was among those who had died.
Rescue workers, who spent two days trying to recover a fifth body that had been located, had to suspend operations on Saturday afternoon due to inclement weather, Reaction Unit South Africa spokesperson Prem Balram told local media.
“At this stage, it cannot be confirmed whether additional individuals remain trapped beneath the rubble,” he said.
The temple was designed to resemble a cave, using rocks brought from India and excavated on site, and the family building the structure had claimed that it would house one of the world's largest deities of Lord Nrsimhadeva.
The eThekwini municipality, in a statement, said no building plans had been approved for the project, suggesting the construction was illegal.
Initial rescue efforts had been guided by cellphone calls from one of the trapped persons, but communications ceased late Friday evening, officials said.
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Thulasizwe Buthelezi visited the site on Saturday and pledged that rescue operations would continue for as long as necessary, even as experts noted that there was little hope of finding more survivors.
Buthelezi expressed gratitude to the combined government and private teams involved in the search and rescue operation, including a special dog unit from the Western Cape.
