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Rahul Gandhi personally spoke to me; there are better opportunities in Congress: Mithun Rai

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April 26, 2018

Mangaluru, Apr 26: Mithun Rai, president of Dakshina Kannada district unit of the Youth Congress, who had remained aloof after ticket denial, has formally joined the party’s campaign for May 12 assembly polls saying that there are better opportunities for him in the party.

Mr Rai was an aspirant of the Congress ticket from Mulki-Moodbidri constituency. After the party issued B From to sitting MLA Abhaychandra Jain, office bearers of the district unit of the Youth Congress and National Students Union of India, had resigned en masse for their posts to show solidarity with Mr Rai.

Speaking to media persons in the city on Thursday, Mr Rai said that all those resignations have been rejected. “I am grateful to the leaders and workers of the Youth Congress and NSUI for their support. But, now it’s time to campaign for our candidates keeping all other things aside,” he said.

“Yes, I was sad for not getting ticket. But, that doesn’t stop me from campaigning for a senior leader like Mr Jain. I am not greedy. The party has given me so much. There are better opportunities for me in the party,” he said.

He said that all India Congress Committee supremo personally spoke to him in Delhi after the party released its list of candidates for upcoming polls.

“Rahulji asked me to engage in strengthening the Youth Congress at state and national levels. I have assured him that I will do my best,” Mr Rai said adding that all leaders and workers of the Youth Congress should work hard to ensure that Rahulji will become the prime minister of India in 2019.

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shaji
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Thursday, 26 Apr 2018

Salute to you Mithun Sir.  You expressed your inner feelings that you are not greedy of post.  You are great Sir.  I hope and pray for your better future.  You will definately be leader of common people and will light their life.  May God's blessings be upon you always.    I was confident in you that you will not desert our party at this needy time.  Congress needs open minded and hard working people like you.   Position is not everything.   Serving party and people from the depth of heart is most important and you possess this Sir.   We from all religions are with you Sir and we will support you and Congress always.   We will fight with you to remove communal forces and root them out of karnataka now and from whole country soon.

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February 4,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 4: A 33-year old woman techie allegedly stabbed her mother to death and made a murderous assault on her younger brother before fleeing their home here, police said on Tuesday.

According to police, the woman fatally stabbed her mother using a knife and attacked the brother early on Monday.

The injured brother has been hospitalised here.

A search was on for the techie and the motive for her action under investigation, police said.

The woman, employed as a software engineer with a company here, earlier had told her mother and 30-year old brother that she has been transferred to Hyderabad and she may have to relocate.

The brother told police that in the early morning on Monday he saw his sister searching something desperately and offered to assist, which she refused.

However, minutes later she made a murderous assault on him, he told police, adding when he screamed for help and called his mother, his sister said she has killed their mother.

She stabbed him and attacked with an iron rod before fleeing, her brother told police.

The body of the mother was found in another room in the house.

"We are still investigating the matter. We are not clear about the motive behind the murder," a police officer told media adding the woman was yet to be arrested.

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February 20,2020

Kalaburagi, Feb 20: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Waris Pathan on Wednesday said that 15 crore Muslims can dominate 100 crore Hindus.

"The time has now come for us to unite and achieve freedom. Remember we are 15 crore but can dominate over 100 crores," said Pathan while addressing an anti-CAA rally here.

"They tell us that we have kept our women in the front - only the lionesses have come out and you are already sweating. You can understand what would happen if all of us come together," he said.

The CAA grants citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Parsi, Buddhist, and Christian refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.

Protests have erupted across the country against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR).

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April 29,2020

Udupi, Apr 29: Udupi Deputy Commissioner G Jagadeesha on Wednesday said that though the district was in the green zone in connection with COVID-19, there would not be any further relaxations and the lockdown would continue till May 3.

According to a statement, he said that no fresh Covid-19 cases have been reported for the past month. However, the district is not immune to the threat of the infection. Thus, the lockdown would continue till May 3 with minimum relaxation.

The district has already initiated relaxations and mandatory guidelines have to be implemented, he further said.

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