Torrential rain cause havoc at vote counting centre in Manjeshwar
Manjeshwar: Torrential rain accompanied by lightning and thunderstorm in Coastal Karnataka and parts of Kerala has affected daily life in the region since Thursday morning.
In an incident reported from Manjeshwar where the counting of votes for by-election polls that were held on October 21 was in progress, heavy rain accompanied by stormy winds caused havoc at the counting centre.
The roof sheets installed at the centre collapsed due to heavy wind and chairs and other items were partially destroyed. The incident was reported soon after the counting of votes was completed at the counting centre.
Heavy rain in the region is expected to continue for another two days and red-alert in Dakshina Kannada District has been extended for another two days till Saturday.
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Madhya Pradesh: BJP leader assaults blind woman in Church
Jabalpur: Anju Bhargava, vice-president of BJP's Jabalpur city unit, has come under sharp scrutiny, creating the ripples of political controvery in Madhya Pradesh, after a video surfaced online showing her physically assaulting a visually impaired woman inside a church.
The New Indian Express has reported that the said incident reportedly took place on Saturday (20 Dec) at a church in the Hawa Bagh area, which comes under the limits of Gorakhpur police station.
The video footage that has circulated widely on Monday shows Anju Bhargava, assaulting the blind woman in the presence of a police officer. In the video, Bhargava is seen shouting at the woman, twisting her arm and forcibly grabbing her face. The victim can be heard pleading to Bhargava to speak to her rather than resorting to physical violence. Also, we can hear Bhargava screaming, “will be blind in her next birth too”
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According to The Indian Express reports, Bhargava entered the church, with members of several Hindutva affiliated organisations, alleging that the visually impaired children were being forced into religious conversion; But, the students present at the church have flatly denied all the allegations.
An unnamed police officer cited in media reports states that there was no evidence to support claims of forced religious conversion. The incident has since intensified political debate in the state, with opposition parties demanding accountability and action against those involved.
