Belagavi City Corporation meeting adjourned over language row: Report
Belagavi: A meeting of the Belagavi City Corporation turned chaotic on Thursday as a clash broke out over the language of proceedings, with corporators from the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) demanding that the session be conducted in Marathi.
Independent corporators Ravi Salunke, Shivaji Mandolkar, and Vaishali Bhatkande, who are backed by MES and part of the opposition group, raised the issue, insisting that all civic body proceedings and documents be presented in Marathi. They argued that this was in accordance with the Linguistic Minority Act, as reported by Deccan Herald.
As the house witnessed acrimonious scenes with members from opposition group itself opposing their demands, Mayor Mangesh Pawar adjourned the house for five minutes.
As the house proceedings began, Salunke reportedly demanded that all documents and proceedings of the civic body to be conducted in Marathi. He was supported by Mandolkar and Bhatkande, who echoed the same demand.
Opposition member Ramesh Sontakki, however, disagreed, stressing that all civic body documents should be issued in Kannada.
Ruling group leader Hanumant Kongali and Girish Dhongadi said that the house should function as per agenda and Salunke should speak only when opportunity is given, DH added.
Later, Salunke, Mandolkar and Bhatkande boycotted the house. As chaos continued, Mayor Pawar adjourned the house for five minutes.
Later, MLA Abhay Patil called on MLA Asif Sait to intervene, urging him to rein in the opposition members, whom he accused of creating unnecessary drama to attract media attention.
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Barber held for beating man to death over 'bidi' in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
