Mangaluru: SDPI slams cattle sale ban; vows to move Supreme Court

May 31, 2017

Mangaluru, May 31: Amidst Ramadan fasting, activists of Social Democratic Party of India on Wednesday took to the streets in the city in protest against union government's nation-wide ban on sale and purchase of cattle for slaughter in open markets.

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Pointing out that the centre's ban will crimp supplies to the country's Rs 1 lakh crore meat and allied industries that source about 90% of their requirements from animal markets, the protesters called it an anti-farmer and anti-poor move.

Addressing the protesters in front of the office of deputy commissioner, Abdul Hannan, Karnataka state president of SDPI, said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government is trying to snatch all the fundamental rights of the people of the country one after the other.

“The BJP had come to power three years ago with the promise of development and 'acche din'. However, the situation is worsening with every passing day,” he said.

Recalling Mr Modi's promise of 2 crore jobs every year, Abdul Hannan lamented that those who had job also losing their jobs under NDA rule. “Raising unemployment has created chaos across the country. The BJP is trying to hide these failures by resorting to controversial and sensational moves such as ban on sale of cattle for slaughter in open market,” he said.

Stating that selling cattle and their meat and also purchasing and consuming them are basic rights of all the people across the world, he said that the government's attempt to snatch such rights is not only undemocratic but also dangerous for the future of the country.

He went on to claim that an atmosphere of undeclared emergency prevailed in the country every since Modi came to power. “The country is moving backward because of illogic decisions of the union. Dalits, minorities, farmers and poor people are frustrated. Recent ban on sale of cattle is one of the most foolish moves of the government,” he said adding that SDPI would move supreme seeking rights of the people.

The protesters also raised their voice against the recent attack on newly constructed Lady of Fathima Church in Keesara mandal of Medchal district in Telangana. Haneef Khan Kodaje, presided over. Alfonso Franko, Ilyas Mohammed Thumbey, Athaulla Jokatte and many others spoke on the occasion.

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13 Killed, 5 Critical After SUV Rams Into Crashed Car in Karnataka's Tumakuru

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March 6,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 6: At least 13 persons, including women and children, were killed and five critically wounded when an SUV collided with a car that had crashed against a road divider moments ago near Kunigal in Tumakuru district of Karnataka in the early hours of Friday, police said.

Of the victims, while 12 died on the spot, a child breathed his last in a hospital, they added.

The injured were admitted to the hospital, the police said.

Among the dead, 10 were from Tamil Nadu and three from Bengaluru. All of them were pilgrims who were on their way to Dharmasthala in Karnataka.

There were five women and two children among the dead, the police said.

"Thirteen persons have died. The incident occurred post midnight. A car crashed against the road divider and another car collided with it," Tumakuru Superintendent of Police (SP) K Vamsi Krishna said.

The police had to struggle to pull the bodies out from the mangled vehicles.

On learning about the incident, relatives of the victims rushed to the spot.

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With base price at just Rs 18, Indians now pay 275% in taxes to govt on every litre of petrol!

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June 9,2020

With the steep hike in excise duty in the past couple of months, an average consumer of petrol now pays over 275% in taxes to centre and states on a litre of the fuel. The base price of petrol is just about Rs 18. The taxes are close to Rs 50 and the pump price is over Rs 72.

India imports 85% of all its crude oil demand. After a steep hike in excise duty in the past two months despite a hold on daily price revisions by the oil public sector undertakings (PSUs), Indian consumers now pay 275% collectively in excise duty to state and centre.

The central government hiked excise on petrol and diesel by Rs 10 and Rs 13 respectively last month. The excise duty on petrol is taxed around Rs 33-a-litre while the same on diesel it is Rs 32.

The Value-Added Tax (VAT) on both petrol and diesel is Rs 16.44 and Rs 16.26 respectively. Both the taxes together are around Rs 49 while it is sold at petrol pumps at 73-per-litre.

These two taxes cumulatively account for 69% of tax which is higher than anywhere else in the world. The same is taxed at 19% in the US, 47% in Japan, UK 62% and 63% in France. The government does not pass on the benefit of lower crude oil prices to the customer.

It is to be noted that Indian consumers continued to pay Rs 70-a-litre even when crude oil prices hit a paltry US $ 20-a-barrel on April 12.

Former finance minister and Congress leader recently took a jab at the Centre over rising prices stating, “Fuel selling prices raised twice in two days, following tax hikes two weeks ago. This time to benefit oil companies. Government is poor, it needs more taxes. Oil companies are poor, they need better prices. Only the poor and middle class are not poor, so they will pay”.

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Acche din for modi bakth....lets enjoy

you need only ram mandir and NRC

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29 students fall sick after consuming milk in school

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February 26,2020

Mysuru, Feb 26: Twenty-nine students of the Government Primary School fell sick after consuming milk supplied at the school on Wednesday morning at Kiranguru village, in Hanagodu hobli, in the hunsur taluk in the district.

Police said the students were immediately rushed to the primary health centre in Hanagodu and provided first aid.

Tahsildar and Police personnel visited the health centre and inquired about the health of the students. "All the students are responding to the treatment," sources said.

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