CPI to support coalition candidates in by-poll: Dinesh Gundu Rao
Bengaluru, October 20: KPCC President DInesh Gundu Rao said that the CPI has agreed to support the Congress-JDS coalition candidates in the by-elections.
After holding a discussion with the CPI leaders like Ananta Subba Rao, P.V. Lokesh, Ballary district secretary Nagabhushan Rao, labour leader H.K. Ramachandrappa, Vijaya Bhaskar and others at the KPCC office here on Saturday, he said that CPI and its allies have their own workers across the state and they have promised that they would support the coalition candidates and campaign in favour of them in the constituencies. They have promised that they would support the Congress-JDS candidates to keep the communal BJP away from the power, to bring together all secular forces and teach a lesson to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he added.
“The Congress has asked our support in Ballary and Jamkhandi constituencies. Since we believe in secular philosophy, we have decided to support the coalition candidates in the by-elections and we will also participate in the campaigning”.
- P.V. Lokesh, CPI National Council Member
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3 Indian students among those injured in Australia’s Bondi Beach attack
Melbourne (PTI): Three Indian students were among 40 people injured in the terrorist attack on Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia, according to a media report on Tuesday.
Two out of these three students are believed to be receiving treatment in the hospital, The Australia Today news portal reported.
The names of the Indian students injured during Sunday's attack have not been disclosed yet.
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The Indian students sustained injuries during the shooting, and their exact condition has not been formally confirmed yet, it said.
Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, 50, opened fire on a gathering during the Jewish festival Hanukkah by the Sea celebration.
At least 15 people were killed in the attack, including a 10-year-old child. Five of the injured remain in critical condition, while two injured police officers are in serious but stable condition, it added.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said the investigation is expanding as new information emerges, including international travel by the alleged attackers and the discovery of extremist material, the report said.
