Former NCP MLA Tukaram Bidkar killed in road accident in Akola
Akola (Maharashtra): Former MLA Tukaram Bidkar (73) and another individual lost their lives in a road accident on Thursday after a pickup truck collided with their two-wheeler in the Shivni area around 3:30 pm.
Bidkar, who was riding pillion, suffered critical injuries and was taken to a private hospital, where he was declared dead. The rider, identified as Rajdatta Mankar (48), also succumbed to his injuries.
A CCTV video of the accident has surfaced online, showing the moment of impact. The pickup truck overturned due to the collision, dragging the two-wheeler along the road. Bystanders rushed to assist the victims.
Bidkar was returning home after meeting Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule at the airport in Shivni when the incident occurred. MIDC police have arrested the truck driver, Mohammad Sahil Abdul Shahid (25), and are in the process of registering an FIR.
Bidkar was a former MLA of the undivided Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), representing the Murtizapur assembly constituency from 2004 to 2009. He also served as chairman of the Vidarbha Development Corporation and was a Zilla Parishad member. Apart from politics, he was active in cultural and social work and had produced a Marathi film, Debu, based on the life of social reformer Saint Gadge Maharaj.
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Rahul Gandhi to attend friendly football match between Messi, Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad
Hyderabad (PTI): Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will attend the GOAT India Tour event featuring football legend Lionel Messi at the RGI Cricket Stadium here on Saturday evening, Telangana Congress sources said.
A friendly match will be played between the two teams -- Singareni RR9 and Aparna-Messi All Stars. These two teams will be playing a 15-20 minute friendly match and five minutes before the game, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, a football enthusiast and Messi will join and will dribble the ball together.
Rahul Gandhi will land here on a special flight at 4.30 PM and will proceed to Taj Falaknuma Palace Hotel where Messi will be staying.
After watching the game, Gandhi will leave for the national capital by 10.30 PM.
Elaborate security arrangements are being made for the event at the RGI Cricket stadium.
Rachakonda Police Commissioner Sudheer Babu said security would be provided with 3,000 personnel.
