Udupi police allegedly lathi charged tourists at Malpe beach
Udupi: In a video that is widely being shared on local social media platforms, Udupi police personnel can be seen asking tourists to vacate a designated area in a rather hard tone at the Malpe beach with the videographer protesting against the act calling for discipline and decency from the officials.
The videographer also alleges that the cops lathi charged the tourist which would bring bad name for the District and the beach which one of the major tourist attraction of the Coastal Karnataka.
In the video, police constable are seen asking tourist to vacate a designated area where the entry of tourists is barred owing to the danger the sea posses.
Though the manner in which the constables are asking people to vacate the place did not go down too well with the tourists who found it to be rude and undisciplined and also alleged that police lathi charged while asking them to leave.
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Priyanka Gandhi participates in various official, outreach programmes in Wayanad
Wayanad(Kerala) (PTI): Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday took part in various official and outreach programmes, including inaugurating a health laboratory, in her Lok Sabha constituency.
Vadra, who is in Kerala on a three-day visit, inaugurated a health laboratory in Malappuram that was set up by the Kalikavu Service Cooperative Bank.
Later in the day, she interacted with potters at Nilambur, held a meeting with the Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen (KNM) state president T P Abdullah Koya Madani at Edavanna and met locals at Wayanad Churam (tunnel) bypass road at Chippilithode.
Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen (KNM) is an Islamic reformist organisation.
The pottery workers, who presented Vadra with several gifts made by them, told the Congress MP about the difficulties faced by them in their profession.
She assured them that she will work on their issues.
Regarding the Wayanad Churam bypass road, the Congress MP told the people that she has already spoken to the Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari who has constituted a committee for a study to explore what is possible here and what is not.
She said that she will request for expediting the process.
