Udupi, August 06: It is reported that Congress worker Sunil D'souza of Badanidiyoor who campaigned for Congress candidate Pramod Madhwaraj was allegedly assaulted by BJP workers at Malpe near here on August 05 midnight.

Seriously injured Sunil was undergoing treatment at the government hospital at Ajjarakadu. The incident was recorded in the CCTV camera installed at Sunil's house. A case was registered at Malpe police station and investigating.

"Badanidiyoor gram Panchayat president Umesh brought some four-five persons in a car and dropped them near my house. Later they entered my house and dragged me out before beating me with pipes on my back and legs. They also threatened me of killing", Sunil said in his complaint.

"In the last assembly elections, I have worked for Pramod Madhwaraj and BJP workers were not happy for that. They were harassing me repeatedly in drunken state. I am living with my mother Lidvin D'souza in the house. I have informed the Malpe police several times about this. But no action was taken. Both of us do not have security now", he said.

 

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New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI): The iconic Taj Mahal in Agra earned the "highest income" through the sale of tickets among the ASI-protected monuments from FY19-20 to FY23-24, according to data shared by the government.

Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shared the data in a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha.

He was asked the amount that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has received from selling entry tickets to various monuments in the last five years, year-wise and monument-wise; and the monuments that have received the highest income through selling entry tickets in the last five years.

In his response, the minister shared the data in a tabular form for cycles of financial years ranging from FY19-20 to FY23-24.

According to the data, Taj Mahal earned the top slot for all five years.

The Mughal-era architectural wonder was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jehan in the 17th century and it is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.

In FY19-20, the Agra Fort in Agra and Qutub Minar in Delhi were in the second and third positions.

In FY20-21, the Group of Monuments Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu and Sun Temple, Konark were in the second and third positions. In FY23-24, Qutub Minar and Red Fort of Delhi were in the second and third positions.