Mangaluru: Dalita Sangharsh Samiti to back Congress in LS poll
Mangaluru, Mar 23: The Karnataka Dalita Sangharsh Samiti (DSS) will support the Congress and other secular parties in the coming Lok Sabha elections, its state chief convenor Mavalli Shankar said Saturday.
Addressing reporters at the press club here, he alleged that the BJP-led NDA government had failed to fulfil the promises made during their election campaign in 2014.
The promise of job creation for the youth had fallen flat while the agrarian sector was in distress, he said.
The number of farmers committing suicide has gone up after Prime Minister Narenda Modis government came to power, Shankar alleged.
He said small businessmen had to suffer huge losses due to the demonetisation carried out by the government.
"The NDA government should be ousted to protect the Constitution, which is facing a threat under the regime," he said.
Democratic values were also being eroded, he said, adding there was an urgent need to protect the Constitution and democracy in the country.
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Student killed, six others injured after auto rickshaw overturns in UP's Ballia
Ballia (PTI): A 21-year-old student died and six others were seriously injured when the auto rickshaw they were travelling in overturned in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district on Friday, police said.
The accident occurred near Naurangiya village of Ubhaon area on Friday morning, they said.
The auto rickshaw, full of passengers, overturned while trying to save a motorcyclist who suddenly came in front of the auto, Station House Officer Vipin Singh said.
Upon receiving information about the accident police reached the spot and took the injured passengers along with the auto driver to a hospital, Singh said.
Shilpi Maurya, a student was declared dead by doctors while the other injured are undergoing treatment, he said.
The body has been sent for postmortem, he added.
