Kundapur: Parents of college student run over by bus donate son’s eyes
Kundapur: In an act of humanity, the parents of a 20-year-old college student, who died in an accident here on Saturday, donated the eyes of their son.
Sudeep Poojary, son of Nagappa and Jalaja Poojary, residents of Kat Beltur near Hemmady, was on his way to college in Kundapur in the bus on Saturday morning. He is said to have accidentally fallen from the bus near Hemmady Junction and was run over by the bus.
A grievously injured Sudeep was rushed to the Kundapur government hospital, but died on the way.
Ophthalmologist Dr Vijayalakshmi explained to Sudeep’s parents the benefits of donating their son’s eyes. Following the parents’ consent to donate Sudeep’s eyes, a team of surgeons from Manipal visited the Kundapur government hospital for the surgery, said Dr Robert Rebello, senior medical officer at the Kundapur hospital.
Sudeep, who was from an economically backward family, was a final-year student of BCom at the Varadaraja M Shetty First Grade College, Kageri, in Koteshwara. His elder brother and sister are working in Bengaluru.
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Waqf Bill anti-secular, will snatch rights of Muslims: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday described the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as “anti-secular”, claiming that it would snatch the rights of Muslims.
Banerjee, speaking in the assembly, also said the Centre did not consult with states over the matter.
“The bill is anti-federal and anti-secular; it is a deliberate attempt to malign a particular section. It will snatch the rights of Muslims... The Centre did not consult with us on the Waqf Bill,” she said.
The chief minister added that “if any religion was attacked”, she would wholeheartedly condemn it.
Opposition parties have stridently criticised the amendments proposed by the bill in the existing Waqf Act, alleging that they violate the religious rights of Muslims.
The ruling BJP has asserted that the amendments will bring transparency in the functioning of the Waqf boards and make them accountable.
A parliamentary committee has been constituted to scrutinise the contentious bill.
