MPs among hundreds detained to avert BJP’s Mangaluru Chalo

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September 5, 2017

Mangaluru/Bengaluru, Sept 5: Hundreds of hardline Hindutva leaders including members were detained on Tuesday to abort illegal “Mangaluru Chalo” minutes after it was flagged off in Bengaluru. The rally was supposed to reach Mangaluru on September 7 through the authorities had denied permission.

High drama ensued as over 200 bike riders who successfully reached Freedom Park in Bengaluru, despite severe nakabandi on all roads leading to it, went ahead with the bike rally. The police dragged out the activists and seized the bikes. Over 500 activists including former Home Minister R. Ashoka, Shobha Karandlaje and Mysuru MP and BJP Yuva morcha president Pratap Simha were taken into preventive custody by the police.

There was tension as Mr. Ashoka and Mr. Simha staged a last minute rasta roko, blocking traffic on the busy Sheshadri Road causing traffic pile up, protesting arrests by the police. The leaders argued that the police had no powers to arrest them as there was no prohibitory orders in force in the area. The two leaders had to be physically dragged out and detained.

Earlier in the day, city police had put up a strict vigil around the city detaining BJP activists coming on bikes. City police commissioner T. Suneel Kumar had on Monday night imposed a ban on any bike rally in the city under section 35(3) of CrPC. Police detained hundreds of BJP workers and seized their bikes at Town Hall, Minerva Circle, Silk Board,

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Very sad moment for our mangalorean citizens. These goons want to paint our city in bad picture. and want to stop development by potratying negative news about our city. and some of our shameless residents are supporting them for their personal gains. Has these goons took out rally to farukkabad, Gorakpur, Haryana mp(for Vyapam) etc etc... very sad that our mangaloerans brothers and sisters want to support this goons to potray our beautiful city in bad shape. really it is hurting

So many jobless goondas...dont mess with Mangalore its not UP

burnol bhagya hahahah....such a intolerant bhakts....and they call themselves nationalist.....this people are a real threat to our country.... real terrorists are in our country itself..... Fake nationalist who doesn’t celebrate Independence Day

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Rahul Gandhi asks govt to bring back Indian workers stuck in Middle East

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April 15,2020

New Delhi, Apr 15: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the government to organise flights to bring back Indian workers stuck in the Middle East and desperate to return.

He said the workers are in deep distress there due to shutting of businesses in the Middle East due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The Covid19 crisis and shutting of businesses in the Middle East have left thousands of Indian workers in deep distress and desperate to return home.

"The Government must organise flights to bring home our brothers and sisters most in need of assistance, with quarantine plans in place," he said on Twitter.

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Nearly 30 injured as Mangaluru-Bengaluru bus falls into trench

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January 4,2020

Puttur, Jan 4: As many as 27 passengers travelling in a private bus escaped with minor injuries after it toppled and fell into a roadside trench at Amai near Perne on Mangaluru-Bengaluru national highway last night, police said on Saturday.

Police said that the driver of the Bengaluru-bond bus lost control over the vehicle while traversing through the narrow bridge at Amai.

The bus was damaged in the mishap.

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this is one of the important case that now seen to be increasing these days. and one of the most problem that is faced and had has to be found a solution is overspeeding by bus driving which have resulted in enomours numbers of accidents with negligence of passengers lifes inside the bus. passengers safety and lifes are not given value anymore. and another important factor is overspeeding in humps which have resulted in backbone injuries in high number of passengers

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15 RSS miscreants detained for disrupting literary event

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January 10,2020

Chikkamagaluru, Jan 10: At least 15 RSS activists protesting against the 16th Chikkamagaluru District Kannada Sahitya Sammelan at Sringeri were detained, Police said here on Friday.

The Sangh Parivar activists gathered near the entrance of the hall where the event was being held and started sloganeering against the election of the leftist Kalkuli Vittal Hegde as the president of the literary gathering. The police then interfered and detained several protesters to bring situation under control.

Despite protests from the right wing organisations, the event went ahead and began as per the schedule.

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