SDPI set to field Praveen Nettaru murder case accused in K'taka Assembly polls
Mangaluru, Feb 13: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) is set to field Shafi Bellare, one of the accused in the Praveen Nettaru murder case, from Puttur constituency in the coming Karnataka Assembly elections.
A video footage of SDPI state president Abdul Majeed making the announcement at a party convention in Puttur recently has gone viral on the social media.
However, the party’s Dakshina Kannada district secretary Anwar Sadath Bajathoor speaking to reporters on Monday said the party had not taken a final decision on the candidature of Bellare.
The party had plans to field him in Puttur, he said, adding an announcement on this will be made within three days.
He said the SDPI will field candidates in all the eight assembly segments in Dakshina Kannada district.
The NIA had arrested Shafi Bellare in connection with the murder of BJP youth wing leader Praveen Nettaru at Bellare in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district on July 26 last year. Bellare is one of the 20 accused in the chargesheet filed before the NIA special court on January 20.
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Metro services begin in Bhopal; excited residents flock to take rides, selfies
Bhopal (PTI): On the first day of the commercial run of the Metro services in Bhopal on Sunday, hundreds of residents enthusiastically took rides, expressing confidence that it will save time and provide relief from traffic jams.
An official said that the Metro’s first service began at 9 am from the AIIMS station, and by 6 pm, 5,731 people had travelled on the new mass-transit corridor.
He said that people, along with their family members, had been lining up for tickets since early morning. Several users were seen taking selfies and photos inside the Metro rakes and at stations.
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Earlier on Saturday, Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated the Metro service by flagging off a train from Subhash Nagar station on a 7.5-kilometre stretch, called the “Priority Corridor”.
With this, Bhopal became the 26th city in the country and the second city in Madhya Pradesh, after Indore, to have the Metro service.
Rao Singh, who took a Metro ride, told PTI Videos that besides saving time and money, the new mode of transport will provide relief from traffic jams and pollution.
Another passenger, who identified himself as Chetan, said he was happy that Bhopal is now on the “Metro list”.
Office-goers will benefit a lot due to the Metro service, said a young man named Akshay.
While the estimated cost of the 30.8-km-long Bhopal Metro project is Rs 10,033 crore, a sum of Rs 2,225 crore was spent on the ‘Priority Corridor’, according to officials.
