Doors of Congress are open: DK Shivakumar invites BJP leaders, workers
Bengaluru, Jan 2: Water Resources and Ramanagar District Minister DK Shivakumar gave an open invitation to the BJP leaders and workers of Channapatna taluk, saying that the doors of the Congress were always open for them if they believe in the ideologies and principles of the party.
In a press statement on Wednesday, Shivakumar said that many of the BJP leaders and workers have expressed their anguish over the autocratic behaviours of their leaders in the taluk with him. Moreover, they were ready to join the Congress and they could come to the party at any time, he said.
The main mantra of the Congress was social justice, Secularism, Communal harmony, Equality,Diversity in Unity and all-round development of the country.There was no scope for injustice and dictatorship. Everyone would be treated equally, Shivakumar said.
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Woman, daughter beaten up by neighbours over water dispute in Navi Mumbai; 8 booked
Thane (PTI): A woman was thrashed, and her 18-year-old daughter was stripped and beaten up by their neighbours over a water dispute in Navi Mumbai, police said on Saturday.
The police have registered a case against eight members of a family in connection with the assault that occurred in Panvel on Thursday, but no one has been arrested as yet, an official said.
According to the police, the accused attacked the mother-daughter duo, suspecting them of complaining about water wastage in their locality in the Nhava Sheva area.
As per the FIR, the accused allegedly beat up the woman and her daughter and stripped the teen in public, the official said.
The accused also allegedly used casteist slurs against the victims during the attack, he said.
The official said a case was registered under sections 74 (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 76 (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe), and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
