Youth Congress launches 'Nyay' campaign on Rajiv Gandhi's death anniversary
New Delhi: The Indian Youth Congress paid homage to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary on Thursday, launching 'Nyay' campaign for the underprivileged in the country.
The office bearers and workers of the IYC, the Congress' youth wing, presented a token amount to poor and underprivileged people across the country as a symbol of 'nyay' and demanded the Centre to do justice to them and help them in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
Youth Congress president Srinivas BV launched the campaign at IYC headquarters here, by providing financial assistance to the underprivileged.
"This concept is part of the NYAY scheme, which has been advocated by Rahul Gandhi, as an effective scheme to help the underprivileged people and their families," he said.
As per the 'Nyay Yojna', the IYC is demanding the central government to provide a financial assistance of Rs 6,000 per person for six months, along with doubling the MGNREGA benefits for people employed under it in rural areas, he said.
The AICC incharge of Youth Congress, Krishna Allavaru said, "migrants, unemployed youth and people who have lost their jobs and their families have been left to suffer because the government has turned a blind eye towards them."
The state IYC teams, as a symbolic tribute to Rajiv Gandhi, offered '1 DIN KA NYAY' in the form of the token amount of Rs 200 to the impoverished and underprivileged people hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in the country, IYC media incharge Amrish Ranjan Pandey said.
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NIA registers case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal
New Delhi (PTI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday registered a case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal, officials said.
The move came following a directive by the Union Home Ministry in this regard, they said.
In pursuance to the home ministry's order, the anti-terror agency on Sunday registered a case, which was originally filed at Uttar Kashi police station, Bhangar division, Kolkata on Saturday, and took up the investigation, an NIA spokesperson said in a late night statement.
"The case pertains to recovery of 79 crude bombs and other incriminating materials by Kolkata police, which were being stored at a spot, thereby endangering human life and property," the spokesperson said.
Earlier in the day, the Election Commission had directed the West Bengal Police to launch a special drive to arrest those involved in illegal manufacturing of crude bombs in the poll-bound state, an official said.
It asserted that all cases related to the making of any such explosive would be probed by the National Investigation Agency, the official said.
The directive came after the police recovered a large number of crude bombs from the house of a person, allegedly a TMC worker, at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district, days ahead of the second and final phase of the assembly polls in the state.
The explosives were recovered during a search at the residence of Rafikul Islam following specific inputs, the official said.
The poll panel also issued a warning to senior police officers across the state over any lapse in maintaining law and order before the April 29 polling.
The first phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal was held on April 23, while the second phase will take place on April 29. Votes will be counted on May 4.
A record 93.19 per cent turnout has been recorded in the first round of polling. Bhangar will vote in the second phase.
