Mangaluru: A 25-year old youngster who was being treated for fever at a hospital in the city for last few days, passed away on Thursday.

The deceased has been identified as Karthik (25) a resident of Bolar in Mangaluru.

The death has raised suspicion about his being a case of dengue fever which has gripped the Dakshina Kannada District from last couple of months.

District Health Officer Dr. Ramakrishna Rao also raised suspicion about the case and added that the district administration was investigating his death.

The District Administration have been organising several awareness camps and drives against Dengue looking at the increasing number of Dengue cases in the District lately.

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Shivamogga (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded the resignation of BJP national president J P Nadda alleging he had made a statement that whoever seeks equality is a Naxalite.

“The BJP leaders have once again attacked the Constitution. Nadda is saying that if Dalits, backward castes and tribals seek equality, then they are Naxalites. There cannot be any attack on the Constitution bigger than this,” he alleged.

Addressing an election rally here, he said the BJP president should resign immediately and the Prime Minister should apologise to the Dalits, tribals and OBCs for the "attack on the Constitution.”

Gandhi said the Prime Minister has said his party will protect the Constitution.

“If the BJP wanted to protect the Constitution, why is its president attacking equality? Why does he call those asking for equality as Naxalites? The PM should answer it,” he said.

Gandhi alleged that the 2024 Lok Sabha election was the first where the BJP leaders have clearly said that they will "change and abolish" the Constitution of India.

Claiming that Congress has been fighting and protecting the Constitution, the Congress leader said it was clearly written in the Constitution that there should be equality in the society and reservation.

“The BJP wants to uproot reservation from the Constitution,” he charged.