Youth Congress leader Mithun Rai to contest from Dakshina Kannada on Congress ticket
New Delhi: Dakshina Kannada Distrcit youth Congress President Mithun Rai will contest the Lok Sabha Election from the constituency on Congress ticket, sources reported.
After much anticipation about the candidate from the constituency the high command has finally settled on the young and new face Mithun Rai who also enjoys huge support from the youth community in the district.
In the run up to the selection of candidate names like B K Hariprasad, Ramanath Rai, Ivan D’Souza and others were doing round. District leaders along with state party leaders were summoned to Delhi by the Congress high command on Thursday. Meetings were held in Delhi at the residence of AICC General Secretary and Congress’ Karnataka in-charge KC Venugopal on Thursday and Friday.
According to sources during the meeting it was decided to give ticket to a new and fresh face from the constituency. Hence Mithun Rai emerged as the forerunner of the ticket.
Party sources on Saturday however confirmed that Mithun Rai has been finalized as the candidate who will take on BJP’s Nalin Kumar Kateel, sitting MP from the constituency, in the forthcoming LS Electiom.
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LS passes bill to open up nuclear sector for private participation
New Delhi (PTI): Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the nuclear energy bill with Union minister Jitendra Singh asserting that it would help India achieve its target of 100 GW atomic energy generation by 2047.
The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, which seeks to open the tightly-controlled civil nuclear sector for private participation, was passed by voice vote amid a walkout by the opposition.
Singh termed the bill a "milestone legislation" that will give a new direction to the country's developmental journey.
"India's role in geopolitics is increasing. If we have to be a global player, we have to follow global benchmarks and global strategies. The world is moving towards clean energy. We too have set a target of 100 GW of nuclear energy capacity by 2047," he said.
The opposition contended that the bill diluted provisions of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 that passed on the liability for a nuclear incident on to the suppliers of nuclear equipment.
