Ambedkar's statue uprooted, thrown into canal in UP village; tension flares
Prayagraj (PTI): Tension flared in Kodapur village in Ganganagar here after a statue of Dr B R Ambedkar was allegedly uprooted and thrown into a canal, police said on Monday.
Preliminary findings from the revenue department suggest that the statue was located on a disputed access path through farmland, police said.
Unidentified miscreants removed the statue and chucked it into a nearby canal. The statue had been a point of contention among local residents, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Ganganagar) Kuldeep Singh Gunawat told PTI on Monday.
A case is registered and a new statue of Ambedkar will be installed soon, Gunawat said, adding the situation in the area remains peaceful and under control.
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Efforts of party cadres will be rewarded on May 4: DMK chief Stalin
Chennai (PTI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday said that the efforts made by his party cadres during the Assembly elections would be rewarded on May 4.
The counting of votes for the Assembly elections held on April 23 will be taken up on May 4.
"We are set to reap the rewards of the hard work put in by our party cadres on the coming fourth (May 4 counting day). There is absolutely no change in this and not even the slightest deviation," Stalin said at a May Day event here.
"There is no need for anyone to assume that I am speaking merely on the basis of exit polls," he added.
Stalin, who is also DMK chief, said that "good news" would come for those eagerly waiting for the election results.
Stating that the DMK governance is based on philosophy and principles, Stalin said, "This will continue."
He recalled the pivotal role of the then Chief Minister C N Annadurai, who first declared May Day as a government holiday, and subsequently, late CM M Karunanidhi, who was instrumental in extending it as a paid holiday across the nation.
"Responding to the request of Kalaingnar (Karunanidhi), the then Prime Minister V P Singh accepted the plea and declared it (May 1) a paid government holiday not merely for Tamil Nadu, but for the entire nation," Stalin said.
