Mangaluru all set to host PM Modi on April 13
Mangaluru: Mangaluru is all set to host Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 13, 5 days ahead of the polling day in the Dakshina Kannada Constituency which is scheduled on April 18. A grand stage has been set up at the Nehru Maidan where the Prime Minister will address a public rally.
Ahead of the PM’s visit security has been beefed up in the city and heavy deployment of the security personnel was seen in the city on Friday. High security is in places from where PM Modi’s convoy will pass through.
At Nehru Maidan, six checking and Inspection gates including main entrance is in place to ensure safety of the PM. A 60 foot long and 40 foot wide stage has been prepared from where the Prime Minister will address the public rally. Udupi-Chikmagaluru BJP candidate Shobha Karandlaje, Dakshina Kannada candidate Nalin Kumar Kateel and other BJP leaders will share the stage with PM.
The party said it expects about one and half lakh people to attend the event and accordingly six LED screens have been installed across the venue for the convenience of the people to watch PM Modi speak. People from Udupi, Mangaluru, Kasargod and other parts of the district are expect to attend PM’s address.
Dakshina Kannada District President and MLA Sanjeev Mathandur informed that Jagadish Puttur will sing a patriotic song ahead of the events inauguration. He further informed that no food items or soft and cold drinks were to be distributed at the event as Election Code of Conduct is in place and hence only drinking water was made available at the venue.
Top officials of Special Protection Group (in-charge of PM’s security) arrived in the city on Wednesday and took stock of the security arrangements at the event venue. Local police have also undertaken several security measure to avert any untoward incident during PM’s visit.
“It will be a historic event in the political history of Dakshina Kannada. People from over 1861 election booths will attend the program” BJP Dakshina Kannada Election in-charge Sunil Kumar told reporters.
“The event will begin at 3.pm, party’s state leaders will address the event and PM Modi will reach the venue at 4.15 and address the rally. BJP workers from two constituencies will attend the event. We are expecting to win the election here by at least a margin of two lakh votes” Sunil said.
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Chamarajanagar: 7-year-old boy accidentally falls into tractor rotavator, dies
Chamarajanagar: In a tragic incident, a 7-year-old boy died after accidentally falling into a tractor rotavator at a farm near Devarasanahalli in Nanjangud taluk of Mysuru district.
The deceased boy has been identified as Bhavish (7), son of Karthik, a resident of Kagalawadi village. Bhavish had gone to his grandmother's house in Devarasanahalli for the summer vacation. While sitting with the tractor driver, he accidentally fell off as the driver was plowing his grandmother's agricultural land. However, by the time the driver noticed, Bhavish had fallen into the rotovator and died.
