Udupi: Former minister Pramod Madhwaraj absent from PM Modi’s program
Udupi: Former minister and BJP leader Pramod Madhwaraj remained absent from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s programme in Udupi on Thursday after his name was reportedly dropped from the official guest list.
Madhwaraj had donated a gold covering worth several lakhs of rupees to the Kanaka Kindi of Sri Krishna Math as a service offering. The plan originally included his participation in the event along with Prime Minister Modi during the inauguration of the gold covering.
The math administration had sent the proposed list of participants to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). However, the final list approved by the PMO did not include the name of Pramod Madhwaraj. Following this, he chose not to attend any of the Prime Minister’s programmes in Udupi.
Responding to queries, Madhwaraj confirmed the development, stating that since his name did not appear in the PMO-approved list, he opted out of the event. He added that no one contacted him afterward regarding the issue.
He expressed satisfaction that the gold covering he donated as a service was inaugurated by the Prime Minister, saying that alone gave him happiness.
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Court orders FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand under POCSO ACT
Prayagraj (UP) (PTI): A special POCSO court here on Saturday ordered the Jhunsi Police Station SHO to register an FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati to investigate allegations of sexual abuse of boys.
Last week, the court of Special Judge (POCSO Act) Vinod Kumar Chaurasia reserved its decision on an application filed by Ashutosh Brahmachari Maharaj and others under Section 173(4) of the BNS after examining the evidence and recording the statements of the victimised 'batooks', the boys, as they are called at the ashram, Vidya Math.
The petitioner had filed the application seeking direction for an FIR against Avimukteshwaranand under sections 69, 74, 75, 76, 79, and 109 (all related to sexual assault) of the BNS, as well as sections 3/5/9 and 17 of the POCSO Act.
The court accepted the petition and ordered the police to conduct an investigation.
"Now we will get justice," Ashutosh Brahmachari said.
"Starting today, we are organising a Sanatan Yatra from here to Vidya Math (Varanasi). We will demonstrate how children are sexually abused on the fifth floor of Vidya Math. There is ample evidence of child abuse there. We have presented all the evidence to the court and will also provide it to the police," he said.
Avimukteshwarananda has been in the headlines for his confrontation with the organisers of the Magh Mela in Prayagraj. He accused the administration he was prevented from bathing on Mauni Amavasya.
