Halt elections till beggars get right to vote
Mangaluru: The ‘Dari’ organization that has gained attention through various social activities has come up with a new demand seeking right to vote for beggars.
In a letter addressed to the chief electoral officer of Karnataka, Ravi Bangera -- convener of the organization, said the constitution guarantees right to vote to every Indian citizen except beggars. Polls must be put on hold until beggars get voting power.
Ravi Bangera has also written that five percent of the population in the state has taken to begging for their survival. He also has mentioned about the plight of people living in rehabilitation centers and shelters. Are they not the citizens of India? Is it not true that even a single vote for a candidate plays an important role as per the constitution in forming a government under democracy," he said.
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Neeraj Chopra wins Golden Spike meet
Ostrava (Czech Republic), Jun 24 (PTI): Indian javelin throw superstar Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday clinched the title at the Golden Spike meet in his maiden appearance here, his back-to-back win in a top-class competition.
Fresh from his Paris Diamond League win on June 20, Chopra emerged on top in a nine-man field here though with a modest effort of 85.29m in the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event.
He had skipped the last two editions of Golden Spike -- an event that his coach Jan Zelezny won nine times in a storied career -- due to fitness issues.
The 27-year-old Chopra has had an impressive season so far, having won his first Diamond League title in two years in Paris after also breaching the elusive 90m mark during his second place finish in Doha DL in May.
