BMTC bus mows down four-year-old child while on her way to school with father
Bengaluru: A four-year-old child tragically died after a Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus mowed her down near Uttarahalli main road on Wednesday.
The deceased child has been identified as Purvi Rao, a Pre-KG student at the Bangalore International Public School.
The incident reportedly happened as Purvi and her father Prasanna were on their way to the school on a two-wheeler, and a speeding BMTC bus approaching near Padmavathi Silk Showroom in Uttarahalli Main Road, collided with their two-wheeler. Due to the impact of the accident, Purvi fell on the right side of the two-wheeler, while her father fell on the left. At the same moment, the bus moved over the Purvi, resulting in her death on the spot.
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Meanwhile, a case in connection with the incident has been registered at the Kumaraswamy Layout Traffic Police Station, the BMTC driver has been taken into custody and an investigation is underway, informed the Police.
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Waqf Bill anti-secular, will snatch rights of Muslims: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday described the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as “anti-secular”, claiming that it would snatch the rights of Muslims.
Banerjee, speaking in the assembly, also said the Centre did not consult with states over the matter.
“The bill is anti-federal and anti-secular; it is a deliberate attempt to malign a particular section. It will snatch the rights of Muslims... The Centre did not consult with us on the Waqf Bill,” she said.
The chief minister added that “if any religion was attacked”, she would wholeheartedly condemn it.
Opposition parties have stridently criticised the amendments proposed by the bill in the existing Waqf Act, alleging that they violate the religious rights of Muslims.
The ruling BJP has asserted that the amendments will bring transparency in the functioning of the Waqf boards and make them accountable.
A parliamentary committee has been constituted to scrutinise the contentious bill.
