Rahul holds key election preparedness meetings
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met heads of the party's frontal organisations and departments, as well as AICC secretaries, urging them to take the party's pro-poor message to the people.
In the meeting with heads of party's frontal organisations and departments he stressed on inclusion of all sections of the society.
Gandhi asked the office-bearers to ensure greater participation of youth and women in leadership roles, a party statement said.
In his meeting with AICC secretaries, Rahul Gandhi received feed back on various issues relating to the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
He emphasised the need to take the pro-poor message of the party to the people.
Meanwhile, the Congress president appointed Ashok Kumar Kodavoor as president of Udupi DCC and K Manjunatha, president of the Kodagu DCC.
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Officials instructed to make sure no untoward incident during Bengaluru IPL match: Home Minister
Bengaluru (PTI): Home Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said that preparations have been made for the inaugural IPL match at Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy stadium on March 28, and the instructions have been given to police, the authorities and KSCA, which manages the venue, to ensure that there are no untoward incidents.
He also complimented the KSCA for installing a memorial plaque at the stadium in the honour of those killed in the stampede during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) IPL victory celebration on June 4 last year.
Eleven people were killed, and a number of people were injured in the stampede outside the stadium, following which matches were stopped at the venue.
"The government has allowed the match to be held on March 28. All the corrections that were required have been done by the KSCA. The committee formed by the government, consisting of officials from the police, Greater Bengaluru Authority and other departments, is satisfied with the measures implemented by KSCA," Parameshwara said.
Speaking to reporters here, he said that police, KSCA and RCB have made all the necessary preparations for the IPL's inaugural match here on March 28.
"Also, necessary instructions have been given to ensure that untoward incidents don't repeat, and they too have agreed to it," he added.
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2026 opener in Bengaluru on March 28.
Parameshwara said, following the tragedy during RCB's IPL victory celebrations, KSCA and the government had to face a lot of criticism globally. The government intervened and took several measures, including constituting the Justice John Michael Cunha Commission to look into the lapses.
After the commission submitted a report with recommendations, the government asked the KSCA to implement them, he said. "There are long and short-term recommendations. Since the KSCA made corrections as per recommendations, the matches have been permitted," he added.
