Bharat Bandh on Sept 10: Various organizations extend support in DK, Udupi districts
Private bus service to be suspended in DK, Udupi
Mangaluru, September 9: Various organizations have extended their support to the Bharat Bandh called by the Congress in the country on September 10 condemning the price hike of petroleum products.
Various labour organizations have already conducted jatha and meetings on the outskirts of the city and appealed to the people to cooperate for the bandh. Meanwhile, Dakshina Kannada District Bus Owners Association and Canara Bus Owners Association which held meetings separately extended their support to the bandh. So, if the private bus service suspended, the bandh would be successful in the district.
The Bus Owners Association has decided to suspend the bus service if the movement of the buses face any opposition. The price rise of petrol and diesel is condemnable. They cannot run the buses due to sky-rocketing of the prices and the bus owners have been incurring losses. So, the central government should bring in the petroleum products under GST, Association president Dilraj Alva and general secretary Prakash Sheka demanded.
Led by MLC Ivan D’Souza and other organizations, awareness jathas were conducted in the city. Former minister Ramanath Rai also appealed the people to support the bandh. Youth Congress is preparing the activists to make the bandh successful. On Sunday also, some units of the Congress party held meetings.
Left parties also extended their support to the Bharat Bandh called by the Congress and they have decided to hold a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office on Monday. Auto Rickshaw associations also extended their support to the bandh.
JDS extends support
The district JDS also extended its support to the bandh and party workers would participate in the bandh on Monday, said party district president Vittla Muhammad Kunhi.
Eastern Zone Bus Owners Federation
The Eastern Zone Bus Owners Federation also announced that it would morally extend its support to the bandh. Eastern Zone City and Service Bus Owners Association president Azeez Partippadi said that they were finding it difficult to run the private buses due to hike of diesel price. The cost of bus maintenance was increased considerably and this would have negative impact on the bus operations, he said.
DYFI support
DYFI state president Muneer Katipalla appealed the people and other organizations to make the Bharat Bandh a success on September 10.
CPM
CPM district committee would stage a protest in front of the DC office on Monday in support of the Bandh, according to a press release.
‘Bandh call is politically motivated’
Dakshina Kannada district BJP, in a press statement, said that the Bharat Bandh called by the opposition parties on September 10 against petroleum products price hike is politically motivated.
Due to fluctuation in the international market, it is common that the prices will fluctuate here also. Though the crude oil price has been increasing, the Congress-JDS coalition government in the state has increased Rs 2 last time. But the Congress leaders did not speak anything then. But now, as the Lok Sabha election is round the corner, the Congress leaders have called for Bharat bandh which is politically motivated, said BJP district president Sanjeeva Matandoor.
Private bus service to be stopped at DK, Udupi districts
As the Canara Bus Owners and Drivers Associations have extended their support to the Bharat Bandh on September 10, it might affect the private bus service in the district.
Canara Bus Owners Association president Rajavarma Ballal, vice president Sadananda Chatra, DK District Bus Owners Association president Dilraj Alva, secretary Prakash Sheka and Udupi district bus owners association president Suresh Nayak said that the central government has failed to check the fuel price hike and the common people were disappointed against the centre. The Association has decided to suspend the bus service in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, they said.
Support from Left parties
All the five left parties have called for protests and struggles across the country on September 10 condemning the price rise of petroleum products and other essential commodities, Rafale Deal scandal, failure in job creation, communalism and dictatorship and other anti-people policies of the central government. In view of this, CPM district executive committee has decided to hold protests in Udupi and Kundapura and appealed to the people to support the protest voluntarily. The CPM would conduct the protests at Ajjarakadu in Udupi on September 10 at 5.30 pm and at Kundapura at 4 pm, a press release said.
Congress minority wing
People and several other organizations have extended their support to the Bharat Bandh to be held on Monday condemning the price rise and other anti-people’s policies, said Congress minority wing Kaup Black president (north wing) Riyaz Palli.
Udupi district Congress calls for bandh
District Congress president Janardhan Tonse appealed the people of the district to cooperate and support the Bharat Bandh called by the Congress and other political parties on September 10, condemning the fuel price rise, and other commodities in the country.
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Indian mobile hospital treats over 2,200 cyclone-hit people as New Delhi ramps up relief efforts in
Colombo (PTI): A mobile hospital set up by India in Sri Lanka has provided medical care to over 2,200 people affected by Cyclone Ditwah, as New Delhi ramped up its assistance to the flood-ravaged island nation with engineering support and delivery of fresh relief consignments, the Indian mission here said on Sunday.
Sri Lanka has been grappling with widespread flooding, landslides and severe infrastructure collapse triggered by the cyclone, leaving several districts isolated and severely straining the country's disaster-response capacity.
At least 627 people have been killed and 190 remain missing as of Sunday noon due to catastrophic floods and landslides caused by extreme weather conditions since November 16.
Sharing a social media post by the Ministry of External Affairs on its X handle, the Indian High Commission said a field hospital set up by India in Mahiyanganaya near Kandy has provided medical care to more than 2,200 people affected by the cyclone since December 5.
The hospital has also performed 67 minor procedures and three surgeries, it said. The field hospital was airlifted to Sri Lanka by an IAF C-17 aircraft along with a 78-member Indian medical team on Tuesday.
In another post, the mission said Indian Army engineers, working with Sri Lanka Army Engineers and the Road Development Authority, in Kilinochchi have begun removing a damaged bridge on the Paranthan–Karachchi–Mullaitivu (A35) road, a key route disrupted by the cyclone.
"This joint effort marks another step toward restoring vital connectivity for affected communities," it said.
India has additionally sent nearly 1,000 tonnes of food items and clothing contributed by the people of Tamil Nadu. Of these, about 300 tonnes reached Colombo on Sunday morning aboard three Indian Naval ships.
High Commissioner Santosh Jha handed over the supplies to Sri Lankan Minister for Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe.
India, on November 28, launched 'Operation Sagar Bandhu', a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) initiative, to aid Sri Lanka in its recovery from the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
Since the launch of the operation, India has provided about 58 tonnes of relief material, including dry rations, tents, tarpaulins, hygiene kits, essential cloths, water purification kits and about 4.5 tonnes of medicines and surgical equipment, the Indian mission said in a press release on Sunday.
Another 60 tonnes of equipment, including generators, inflatable rescue boats, Outboard Motors, and excavators, have also been brought to Sri Lanka, it said, adding that 185 tonnes of Bailey Bridge units were airlifted to restore critical connectivity along with 44 engineers.
Two columns of the National Disaster Response Force, comprising 80 experts and K9 units with specially trained dogs, assisted with immediate rescue and relief efforts in Sri Lanka.
Besides the field hospital in Mahiyanganaya, medical centres have also been set up in the badly hit Ja-Ela region and in Negombo. INS Vikrant, INS Udaygiri, and INS Sukanya provided immediate rescue and relief assistance to Sri Lanka.
Apart from the two Chetak helicopters deployed from INS Vikrant, two heavy-lift, MI-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force are actively involved in evacuations and airlifting relief material, the release said.
At the request of the Sri Lankan Disaster Management Centre, a virtual meeting was organised between DMC and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s National Remote Sensing Centre on Saturday.
Since the onset of the disaster, ISRO has been providing maps to assist DMC in its rescue efforts, the release said.
