Preparation complete for Sept 10 Bharat Bandh in DK district
KSRTC bus service may hit
Milk, newspapers, hospitals, medical shops remain open
Mangaluru, September 9: Preparation for the Bharat Bandh called by the Congress, JDS, CPI, CPM and various other like minded organizations against fuel price hike and condemning the anti-people’s policies of the BJP-led NDA government at the centre, on September 10 is almost complete.
Various units of the Congress have been holding meetings, appealing the shopkeepers to support the bandh. Amidst this, many other organizations have also extended their support to the bandh.
No forceful bandh
Congress leaders said that there will be no forceful bandh on September 10. Daily life of a common people hit hard with the fuel price hike. Condemning this development, everyone needs to conduct voluntary bandh. Party workers have been strictly directed not to affect the supply and service of the milK, newspapers, hospitals and medical shops, they said.
KSRTC bus service may hit
As the AITUC led KSRTC Employees Union has informed their higher officers that they would extend the bandh, the bandh may hit the bus service. As the Canara private bus owners and autorickshaw drivers association, backed by the Left parties, have extended their support to the bandh, bandh in the district could be successful.
Congress appeals for bandh success
Congress leaders and party workers have visited Kadri market, City Centre Mall and other business areas and appealed the businessmen and shop-keepers and people to support the bandh on Monday. People were disappointed against the BJP government at the centre. Common people could not lead their life due to fuel price hike. So, people need to support for the bandh to warn the central government, they said.
Former MLA JR Lobo, KPCC general secretary PV Mohan, District Youth Congress President Mithun Rai, Block Presidents Vishwas Kumar Das, Abdul Saleem, Leaders Praveen Chandra Alva, Vinay Raj, Meril Rego, Shashiraj Ambhat, TK Sudhir, Ramananda Poojary, Haneef Muhammad, Honnaiah, Namitha Rao, Rajesh Bale Kallu, Appi, Jacintha Alfred, Bilal Modin, Asif Bengare, Hussain Bolar, Sadashiva Amin, Durgaprasad, Sunil Shetty, Benet D’Mello, Umesh Devadiga, Hemanth Garodi and others were present.
Appeal to close schools and colleges
All Colleges Students Union convener Mithun Rai appealed all the managements and the Mangalore University to close their educational institutions in the district and coming under the university and to support the bandh.
CPI support
Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts units of CPI extended their full support to the bandh to be held on September 10, said district secretary V Kukyan.
Muslim Merchants Association
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised of bringing back the black money by introducing demonetisation. Now, it has been playing with the lives of common people by increasing the fuel prices. Condemning this anti-people policy of the central government, the Muslim Merchants Association and Meat Merchants Association, District Minority Auto Owners and Drivers Association have extended their support to the bandh, said Ali Hasan.
To support the bandh, the slaughter house at Kudroli would be closed on September 10, Contractor J Abdul Khader said.
Prathibha Karanji to be Postponed
The Education Department has postponed all the cultural activities of Prathibha Karanji and Kalolsava programme scheduled on September 10 for one day in the district. The high school section programmes scheduled for September 10 would be held on September 11 and the primary school section programme slated for September 11 would be held on September 12, according to a press release.
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Kantara mimicking case: HC extends interim relief given to actor Ranveer Singh till March 9
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka High Court on Monday extended the interim relief given to Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh till March 9, in a case related to mimicking a character from the movie, 'Kantara Chapter-1', and allegedly mocking a deity.
The actor had approached the High Court seeking the quashing of the FIR against him for mimicking Rishab Shetty's role as 'Chavunda' deity in the movie.
While mimicking, Singh had called the deity a "ghost". The actor was asked to appear before the court in person on Monday.
Appearing on behalf of the actor, his counsel Sajjan Poovayya said Singh was stuck in London and was unable to reach Bengaluru due to the conflict in West Asia.
The complainant, who is a lawyer, alleged that his religious sentiments were hurt by calling the deity a ghost. On the directions of a local Court, the police registered a case against the actor.
The High Court on February 24 granted interim relief to the actor with directions to the police not to take any coercive steps against him.
