Sullia youth on a Cycling Mission for 'Clean Politics'
Udupi: Fed up of caste and religion based politics as well as rampant corruption, Akhil K Gowda (25), a young engineering graduate from Sullia who runs an NGO named "Yuva" in Mysuru is on a solo cycling mission across the state with the objective of creating a political awareness in the society. His cycle jatha with the slogan "Vote for Clean Politics" will cover 3,000 kms.
Son of Krishnappa Gowda of Jalsoor in Sullia taluk, Akhil who commenced his jatha from Mysuru on January 12 arrived in Udupi district on January 16, Tuesday. He cycles 80 kms every day right from 8 am to 6 pm and intends to complete his mission within 35 to 40 days.
His jatha commenced form Mysuru on January 12 and he has covered Hunasuru, Madikeri, Puttur, and Mangaluru before arriving in Udupi thus cycling nearly 300 kms. He will proceed towards Kundapur, Karwar, Hubballi, Bijapur, Hyderabad Karnataka Region, Kolar and Bengaluru and conclude his jatha in Mysuru.
His Cycle is filled with several posters stating "Do not create divide on the basis of religion, caste and language, Join Fight against Corruption, If you agree give a missed cal to 7877778850."
Akhil is an Electrical and Electronics Engineering Graduate from Visveshwaraiah Institute of Technology of Mysuru. His Yuva NGO has around 200 members and it has engaged itself in several social service activities including installation of solar lamps to 300 houses of poor in 2016 and 250 houses in 2017.
He says his jatha also aims at offering tribute to slain journalist Gauri Lankesh and DySP Ganapathi who had committed suicide.
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Bhagat Singh's nephew passes away due to post-COVID complications
Chandigarh: Freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's nephew, Abhay Singh Sandhu, passed away on Friday at a private hospital in Mohali due to post-COVID complications.
Expressing condolences over the demise of Sandhu (63), Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said the social activist, passed away at Fortis hospital, "where he failed to recover from post COVID-19 health related complications".
The hospital sources said that Sandhu passed away due to post-COVID complications.
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh also condoled Sandhu's demise.
"Saddened to know about the demise of Abhay Singh Sandhu Ji, nephew of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Ji who passed away after a long illness," Amarinder Singh tweeted.
"My heartfelt condolences to his family. We will bear the expenditure incurred on his treatment. May Waheguru grant him eternal peace," the chief minister said.
In a condolence message, Balbir Sidhu recalled the remarkable role of Abhay Sandhu as a social activist.
"Sandhu relentlessly worked to spread the ideology of Shaheed Bhagat Singh at world level," Sidhu said.
Sandhu was the son Kulbir Singh, who was younger brother of Bhagat Singh. Sandhu had also lent his support to the farmers' agitation against the Centre's new farm laws.
