Ullal: ‘Karavali Praja Dhwani Yatra’ launched in Kallapu
BJP has not achieved as much as Congress government in development works: MLC Manjunath Bhandari
Ullal: MLC Manjunath Bhandari flagged off the ‘Karavali Praja Dhwani Yatra’ held by the Ullal Block Committee of the Congress at the Unity Hall, Kallapu, on Sunday.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, he said that the party has made four different plans for four parts of the state. “The Congress is taking a progressive step in coastal Karnataka,” he added.
“We give a guarantee card to the voters putting forth the election manifesto. We also ask for their votes after explaining to them the various projects to be undertaken,” said the MLC.
The Congress will give the people schemes including Anna Bhagya and a monthly honorarium of Rs 2,000 to every home maker – in addition to 200 units of free electricity, he explained.
“The GST was not implemented during the Congress government. In contrast, the BJP is implementing taxes of every kind. The hike in price is being seen in relation to every commodity. We wish to introduce the ‘Griha Lakshmi’ scheme to control such difficult situations for the common man,” said Bhandari.
“The BJP, which has alleged that the Congress has played a role in the murders of Paresh Mesta and Sharat Madiwala, is unable to reach the levels of progress and development achieved by the Congress government. Also, since they (BJP members) take such pride that a tea supplier is today the Prime Minister of India, they need to be reminded that it is the Constitution of India that lets a person grow from working on a railway platform to be the Prime Minister,” said the legislator.
Former member of the Zilla Panchayat Bharat Mundodi said that Mangaluru is a stronghold of the Congress. “Many members of the SDPI are planning to join the Congress, which will help the party grow,” he said.
He further said, “We need to get an idea of the thinking and working styles of the Central government. We also need to beware of the efforts of the Central government to build a Hindu Rashtra.”
Deputy leader of the Opposition in the Assembly U T Khader said, “We should always improve our awareness and discretion during election time. Booth-level activities should also increase. No development work has been undertaken in the last five years, since the BJP came to power. We, however, are ready to give a guarantee card on progress, well before the voting. There is a need to dethrone a government whose works have affected communal harmony.”
Khader added, “Students in the state have no scholarships and youth have no jobs. Autocracy will no doubt worsen things for us.”
He advised the party activists to ignore the comments of the BJP and focus on winning the elections.
SDPI leaders in Mangalore constituency Ashraf KC Road and Ziyadh KC Nagar as well as JD(S) member Hyder were among those who joined the Congress on the occasion.
DCC president Harish Kumar, Congress Ullal Block president Sadashiva Ullal, former ZP member Mamatha Gatti, Congress leaders Yousuf Ullal, Devaki Ullal, Youth Congress state general secretary Nasir Samanige, Taluk Panchayat former members Surekha and Musthafa Harekala, Taluk Panchayat former president Mohammed Monu, Ullal City Municipality president Chitrakala, Suresh Bhatnagar, N S Karim, Shaukath Konaje as well as members of the Congress in the Ullal Municipality, members of the women’s unit and leaders of district, taluk and constituency levels attended the launch of the Congress rally.
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Odisha woman raped twice in a day, dies after being thrown off four-storey building; 2 held
Paradip (Odisha) (PTI): A 23-year-old woman was raped twice in a day in separate places by her boyfriend and a stranger offering help and then thrown off a four-storey building, leading to her death, in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, police said on Friday.
Police arrested both the accused and booked them under various sections of BNS for kidnapping, rape and murder.
"The incident took place on February 22 after the woman left her house with plans to elope with her boyfriend, who had asked her to come to a temple by promising to marry her. However, he took her to a secluded place, raped her and abandoned her at Rahama bus stand," Jagatsinghpur Superintendent of Police Ankit Kumar Verma told reporters.
As the victim was waiting at the bus stand, another man hailing from Jharkhand, who was heading to nearby Paradip on his motorcycle, saw the hapless woman and offered help.
He, however, took her to the roof of his rented accommodation at a place in Paradip town and raped her again, the SP said.
The accused then threw the woman from the roof of the building, leading to her death, he said, adding her body was found the next morning.
The SP said the victim's brother lodged a complaint at Paradip Model police station on February 25, alleging that his sister was raped and murdered on February 22. An unnatural death case was registered on February 23 following the recovery of the woman's body.
Earlier, in the evening of February 22, the woman's brother had lodged a missing persons case at Tirtol police station when his sister did not return home.
BJD supremo and Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly, Naveen Patnaik, condemned the incident and demanded justice for the woman and other victims of recent rape incidents.
"How many more innocent lives will be lost? From underage girls to differently abled young women, no one is safe. So, is the rule of law still in place in the state? The news of heinous crimes coming from Kanhari in Angul, Kuchinda in Sambalpur, and Paradip is deeply disturbing. Chaos everywhere, insecurity all around, O Mother!" he said in an X post.
"While the government delivers long-winded speeches on women's safety and law and order, the ground reality is extremely alarming. Even in broad daylight, an atmosphere of fear prevails. Despite repeated instances of such deplorable incidents, the government's failure to take any exemplary, stringent action is emboldening the criminals. The government should take proactive steps to spread awareness on women's safety and ensure the rule of law is upheld in the state," the former CM added.
