Anti-Constitutional elements conspiring to divide society: Narayan Manur
Protest against burning Constitution
Udupi, August 26: Dalit thinker Narayan Manur said that anti-Constitutional Manu followers and Sangh Parivar have been conspiring to divide the society.
Addressing a protest rally against the burning of the Constitution organised by the Federation of Karnataka Dalit Sangharsha Samitis, and other organisations at Ajjarakad War Memorial here on Sunday, he said that the swamijis who speak against the Constitution without even going to primary school would not have any morality and knowledge. The communal organisations have been sowing the seeds of hatred and fear among people of backward classes in the name of religion. The Muslims and Christians were basically Dravidians and Dalits of this land who were converted because of the exploitation of Brahminism and they were not outsiders, he said.
The communal organisations have been creating anti-dalit mentaling among backward classes in the name of reservation. But the Constitution has entitled just 18 per cent reservation to Dalits, while 32 per cent reservation was given to backward classes. They should understand this, he said.
It was because of the Constitution written by Dr BR Ambedkar, a common man who was selling tea has become the prime minister of India. Now, they have planned to get the power by burning the Constitution. So, it was the duty of every individual to fight against any anti-Constitutional activities in the country as the Constitution has ensure equal life to all citizens, he said.
Thinker G Rajashekar said that the accused in the Babri Masjid demolition, Mumbai riots, Gujarat riots, Kandhamal violence and others were not yet punished. There was no clarity on who is accused because of the decentralisation of labour in Sangh Parivar's crime. Here the people who force, the people who frame ideology and those who execute those ideologies were different. As a result, the leaders who organise and speak would not get punishment, he said.
Leaders Shamraj Birthi, Sundar Master, Sundar Gujjarbettu, Vasu Nejaru, Rev. Fr. William Martis, SS Prasad, Shekar Hejamadi, Prof Siril Mathews, Azeez Udyavara, Manjunath V, Ramesh Kotian, Annappa Mudradi, DS Bengre, Parameshwar Uppur, Prof Phaniraj and others were present.
Before this, a procession was taken out shouting the slogan ‘Respect Constitution, Save India’ from Udupi Board High School to Ajjarakadu ground.
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IndiGo offers travel vouchers worth Rs 10,000 to passengers severely impacted during Dec 3-5
New Delhi (PTI): IndiGo, which has been facing significant operational disruptions, on Thursday announced that it will offer travel vouchers worth Rs 10,000 to each passenger whose flights were cancelled or delayed for long during December 3-5.
The compensation would be in addition to the amount that needs to be provided to passengers for flight cancellations under DGCA norms.
In a statement, IndiGo said it regrettably acknowledges that part of its customers travelling on December 3, 4 and 5 were stranded for many hours at certain airports, and a number of them were severely impacted by congestion.
"We will offer travel vouchers worth Rs 10,000 to such severely impacted customers. These travel vouchers can be used for any future IndiGo journey for the next 12 months," it said.
The country's largest airline is also facing regulatory heat, and authorities have directed it to reduce winter schedule flights by 10 per cent to stabilise its operations. The carrier was operating around 2,300 flights a day till the disruptions began on December 2.
"This compensation is in addition to the commitment under the existing government guidelines, as per which, IndiGo will provide compensation of Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 depending on the block time of the flight, to those customers whose flights were cancelled within 24 hours of departure time," the statement said.
