Seema Punia donates Asiad pocket money to Kerala Flood victims
JAKARTA:The threat of floods might be over in Kerala but the revival process of the sunken state continues with disaster management organisations, armed forces and local authorities continuing their work in getting the people back on their feet. While donations have been received by the authorities in both cash and kind, a generous move comes in from Asian Games 2018 Bronze medal winner in the Discus throw, Seema Punia on Thursday.
The athlete won India a Bronze in the Discus throw event on Day 12 of the 2018 Asian Games and soon after she added another medal to India's tally, Punia pledged to donate all her pocket money of USD 700 towards the benefit of Kerala flood victims while adding INR one lakh more.
“I have decided to donate my pocket money and also one lakh more to Kerala flood victims. They have gone through a lot. I will go and try to serve those people,” Seema had told reporters after her Discus throw event. “I also urge all Indian athletes to donate at least half of their allowance to help the victims.”
Seema, despite suffering from a bone spur in her left foot, completed the event and bagged a Bronze medal. Her throw of 61.03m was only good for a third-place finish as China secured a 1-2 in the event. It was also Seema's season-best throw.
The Asia number one Chen bagged Gold with a personal and season-best throw of 67.03m while compatriot Feng Bin grabbed a silver with a throw of 64.25m.
Seema would be needing a surgery on her foot, which she confirmed to reporters after her event on Day 12. "This problem had surfaced at CWG but it was not bad. But now it will need a surgery. Today also I was in pain but it was not the reason for my performance."
courtesy : timesnownews.com
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Women BJP MLAs protest against opposition in UP assembly premises
Lucknow (PTI): Women BJP MLAs held a protest in the Vidhan Bhawan complex before the one-day special session of Uttar Pradesh assembly, slamming the opposition for defeating the passage of a bill, which would have led to implementation of the Women's Reservation Law, in the Lok Sabha.
This followed another demonstration by Samajwadi Party MLAs, who alleged that the BJP was misleading public in the name of women's reservation.
The women BJP legislators assembled in front of Chaudhary Charan Singh's statue in the assembly premises, holding banners inscribed with the slogan "Insult to Matrushakti (women's power), India will not tolerate it". The protesting members entered the main hall of Vidhan Bhawan carrying the banners.
Participating in the protest, the state Minister for Women Welfare and Child Development, Baby Rani Maurya, told reporters that all opposition parties, including the Samajwadi Party and the Congress, had opposed the women's reservation, a stance for which they would have to pay a heavy political price.
"On this issue, all of us women stand united. We will ensure that we secure our reservation," she said.
BJP MLA Ketki Singh remarked that their protest represents the collective outrage of millions of women across the state.
Singh asserted that the opposition has betrayed women by creating hurdles in the path of women's reservation. The current demonstration is merely the beginning, and very soon, women from every street, intersection and household will join the protest movement, she said.
Minister Vijaylakshmi Gautam said, "We strongly condemn the despicable act committed by the Samajwadi Party and the Congress in an attempt to hold back 'half the population' (women). Their action was directed against the very bill that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had introduced to empower and strengthen Nari Shakti (women's power), and which he strived to pass expeditiously."
Uttar Pradesh assembly is holding a one-day special session on Thursday. During the session, the government is set to move a censure motion against the opposition parties over their failure to pass the Constitution Amendment Bill, which would have led to implementation of the Women's Reservation Act, in the Lok Sabha.
