Bhagavad Dwaja dispute: Two youth attacked
Six persons arrested, released later
Koppa, May 29: When a cold war which has been there for the last eight months between the groups of two communities regarding installing Bhagavad Dwaja turned frenzy on Monday night, two youths were attacked by the youth of another community, near the Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium in the town.
The injured youth Sannakere Srikanth and Sudarshan were admitted to Koppa government hospital. Based on the complaint lodged by the victims, the Koppa police have arrested Tazil (19), Rehman (23) of Sannakere, Rizwan (19), Nissar (23), Razeem (19) of Hanuman Nagar and Abbu (22) of Jhatpat Nagar. However, Rijaz of Melinapete is absconding. All the arrested were produced before the JMFC court which has granted them bail.
Background
Around eight months ago, bhagavad dwaja was installed in a private land near Sannakere circle. But the local Muslim youth objected to this. Later, the RSS has started doing its activities at the place and local Hindu youths were going to the RSS Shakha. In the recently ended Assembly election, among two communities, one group has supported BJP and another supported the Congress. As the Congress candidate was elected in the election, the youth who supported the BJP were upset.
In his complaint, Srikanth said that on Monday at 9 pm, the accused have surrounded the victims near the stadium and insulted them before attacking.
However, newly elected Congress MLA TD Raje Gowda said that as the BJP workers were desperate for losing the constituency, they have been trying to disturb the peace in the constituency. No one is above the law. Action will be taken against those who violate the law. BJP and Sangh Parivar leaders have been trying to blown a small issue out of proportion, he said.
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Cong 'pocketed' Rs 150 cr per annum from Assam healthcare budget during 15 yrs of rule: Shah
Guwahati (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday alleged that the Congress, during its previous 15 years of rule in Assam, "pocketed" Rs 150 crore per annum from the state healthcare budget.
Inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for healthcare projects worth Rs 2,092 crore in Assam, Shah said the BJP works for affordable healthcare for all sections of society and lauded Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for bringing the state's medical facilities at par with states like Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
"Assam's healthcare was in shambles 10 years ago as Congress worked only for the financial health of its leaders' families," he said.
Attacking Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, he said that no Indian supports his acts of "defaming" the country in his bid to oppose the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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He lambasted the Congress for its "shirtless" protest at the recent AI summit in New Delhi and Gandhi for having 'chai-pakora' on the stairs of Parliament House.
"We were also in the opposition and staged protests against the government, but there is a right platform for it," he said.
"Parliament is a sacred seat of democracy. Its stairs should not be used for even dharnas. And Rahul Gandhi was having 'chai-pakora' there. Doesn't he know where to have his breakfast?" asked the Union minister.
Shah inaugurated the Rs 675-crore Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital in Guwahati, at a programme held on its premises.
He also virtually inaugurated two cancer centres at Golaghat and Tinsukia, both under Assam Cancer Care Foundation (ACCF), constructed at a cost of Rs 135 crore each.
Shah virtually laid the foundation stone for super-speciality hospitals at Diphu Medical College and Hospital (Rs 220 crore), Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (Rs 310 crore), and Barpeta Medical College and Hospital (Rs 284 crore).
The foundation stone for a Rs 218-crore Swasthya Bhawan in Guwahati, and the Abhayapuri District Hospital (Rs 115 crore) were also laid by the Union home minister.
Shah arrived here on Saturday evening on a two-day visit to Assam, his fourth visit to the northeastern state in four months.
