DCM felicitates Rohan Bopanna, Malaprabha Jadav and gives away cheques
Bengaluru, Dec 15: Deputy Chief Minister and Youth Services and Sports department Minister Dr G. Parameshwar felicitated international tennis player Rohan Bopanna who won gold in the recently held Asian Games and Malaprabha Jadav of Belagavi who won bronze medal in Kuras sports event, at his home office, Sadashiva Nagar in the city on Saturday.
He said that the sports department has been giving cash prize to those who win medals in international level. Rohan Bopanna was given Rs 25 lakh cheque and Malaprabha Jadav was given Rs 8 lakh cheque. Malaprabha Jadav has got training in Bengaluru sports school. Tej Kumar and Stany GA who won first place in recently held Grandmaster chess tournament in Jammu and Kashmir were given Rs 10 lakh each, he said.
The department has been honouring the sports personalities in order to encourage and promote sports. The government has taken steps to ensure basic facilities, synthetic track and indoor stadium facilities in all districts, the DCM said.
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Integrity of electoral process severely compromised, Cong to soon launch movement: CWC
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress Working Committee met here on Friday and adopted a resolution alleging the integrity of the entire electoral process was being severely compromised against which the party would soon launch a movement.
In the resolution of the top body of the Congress, the party said free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that was being called into "serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission".
The CWC, which met amid the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, said the session has been a washout so far because of the Narendra Modi government's "stubborn refusal" to have an immediate discussion on three pressing national issues -- "the recent revelations regarding corruption by a business group, and the violence in Manipur and Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal".
Asked why the Congress Working Committee (CWC) resolution does not name the business group, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "The answer is the Adani group".
"The CWC believes the integrity of the entire electoral process is being severely compromised. Free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that is being called into serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission.
"Increasing sections of society are becoming frustrated and deeply apprehensive. The Congress will take these up these public concerns as a national movement," the resolution stated.
Addressing a joint press conference along with Ramesh and Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, party general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal said the party discussed the political situation in the country for four-and-half hours and adopted the resolution.
He said the CWC has decided to constitute internal committees to look into electoral performance and organisational matters.
About the Assembly polls results in Maharashtra, Venugopal said the electoral outcome in the state was "beyond normal understanding and it appears to be a clear case of targeted manipulation".
