Trump says New Yorkers would be crazy' to elect Zohran Mamdani as mayor
Washington, Jul 1 (AP): US President Donald Trump called the Democrat Zohran Mamdani of Indian American descent a “communist” and said, “the last thing we need is a communist.”
Mamdani claimed victory over former Democratic New York Gov Andrew Cuomo on election night last week in the Democratic mayoral primary. Final results will be announced Tuesday.
The 33-year-old democratic socialist and New York state assemblyman would be the city's first Muslim mayor and its first of Indian American descent if elected.
The Republican president, who grew up in New York, also mentioned Mamdani's campaign promise to open government-run grocery stores.
Trump said that if New Yorkers elect Mamdani as the next mayor, “I think they're crazy.”
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One killed, 11 injured as sleeper bus crashes into truck in Chikkaballapur
Chikkaballapur: One person was killed and 11 others were injured after a private sleeper bus rammed into a truck near Agalagurki in Chikkaballapur district, police said.
According to a report published by News18 on Tuesday, the private sleeper bus, belonging to Sugam Travels, was travelling from Mysuru to Mantralaya via Bengaluru. The accident occurred on the Bengaluru-Hyderabad National Highway, where the bus crashed into a truck, resulting in the front portion of the bus being completely mangled.
In the accident, a total of 11 passengers were injured, while one passenger died on the spot. Two persons, including the bus cleaner, sustained serious injuries. All the injured passengers were shifted to the Chikkaballapur District Hospital for treatment, police said.
The bus driver escaped unhurt in the mishap. One passenger who was trapped inside the bus was rescued by local residents with the help of rescue personnel after considerable effort.
The Superintendent of Police visited the accident spot and conducted an inspection. A case has been registered, and further investigation is under way.
