‘Rashtriya Dharma Sansad’ at Kanyadi on September 3
CM Kumaraswamy, Minister Prakash Javadekar to participate in inauguration
Mangaluru: The Rashtriya Dharma Sansad-2018 program is scheduled to be held on September 3 at Sri Ram Kshetra in Nithyananda city of Dharmasthala district. While Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy will inaugurate the programme, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar will grace the occasion, said MP Nalin Kumar Kateel.
Speaking at a press conference here, he said that the Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala temple Dr. D Veerendra Heggade would preside over the programme. Union minister DV Sadananda Gowda, former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, Rajya Sabha member BK Hariprasad, MPs and MLAs of D.K, Chikkamagaluru will attend the function.
More than 2000 Sadhu saints who will arrive from different parts of the country on September 2 will reach in the form of a procession from Janardhan temple to Nithyananda. Special bus arrangements have been made from Mangaluru to Kanyadi. Around 1,000 volunteers and 400 supervisors have been appointed, Nalin Kumar explained.
MLA Bharat Shetty, Dharma Sansad Committee chairman K Chittaranjan, Secretary Vasant Poojary, Naveen Suvarna, Krishnappa Poojary and Kiran Kumar were present.
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Defeat of Constitution Amendment Bill betrayal of nation's woman power: Adityanath
Lucknow (PTI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath termed the defeat of the Constitution Amendment Bill to implement reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of seats of the Lok Sabha "betrayal of the woman power" of the nation.
A Constitution Amendment Bill to implement 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816 was defeated on Friday.
In a post on X in Hindi, late on Friday night, Adityanath said, "Today, a dark chapter has been added to the history of India's great democracy. The Opposition's obstruction of the passage of the Constitutional Amendment Bill essential for the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' is a blow to the honour of 'Bharat Mata' (Mother India). It is a betrayal of the entire woman power of the nation; it is an infringement upon their democratic rights.
"The Congress-led 'INDI' alliance has exposed its anti-women mindset. The women of the nation are watching and understanding everything. They will remember this deceit and injustice, and when the time comes, they will surely give a reply. Under the leadership of our Prime Minister @narendramodi ji, the NDA alliance will continue its unwavering efforts to protect the honour, dignity, and rights of women, and to ensure their empowerment."
While 298 members voted in support of the Bill in the Lok Sabha, 230 MPs voted against it. The Bill required 352 votes for a two-thirds majority.
According to the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, Lok Sabha seats were to be increased to 816 from the current 543 to "operationalise" the women's reservation law before the 2029 parliamentary polls, following a delimitation exercise based on the 2011 Census.
Seats were also to be increased in state and Union Territory assemblies to accommodate 33 per cent reservation for women.
This was for the first time that a Bill under the Modi government was defeated in Parliament.
