Maha, Haryana poll results exhibit irresponsibility of secular parties: SDPI

October 20, 2014

New Delhi, Oct 20: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has expressed disappointment at the upsurge of communalists once again in the Indian polity following the verdict of Maharashtra and Haryana legislative assemblies' results which were declared on Sunday. It however asserted that there is no communal polarization in the country, but dreams on development and trade brought out the results.

SDPI national president A. Sayeed in a statement squarely held the Congress party responsible for not learning lessons from the 2014 Lok Sabha elections debacle and doing nothing spectacular to regain the confidence of the electorates, especially that from the minorities, in last five months. The committee of the Congress set to analyze the factors that led to Congress party rout in the Lok Sabha elections in its report failed to pin point the root causes. The report was eyewash as its efforts were only to safeguard Congress chief Mrs. Sonia Gandhi and his son Rahul Gandhi from the blame and put it off tangent from soul searching and introspection to rejuvenate the party.

On the other hand, Sayeed said the hype of Modi wave created by the BJP and ably supported by the media barons was a just a mirage in Maharashtra. The so-called wave failed to garner a simple majority in Maharashtra where it had claimed to form the government on its own following neck-breaking 30 election meetings addressed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a short span of time. However, the presence of elusive Modi wave failed to work its magic contrary to the last Lok Sabha polls has also been denied by the senior Shiv Sena leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi while reportedly interacting with media persons in Mumbai.

He said that it is true that the electorate has rejected the Congress and its former ally NCP but it is also equally true that Maharashtra people have not accepted the BJP by not granting clear mandate to rule the state. The BJP's success is only partial. It will now need to eat humble pie and return to its ally Shiv Sena, which humiliated it to the hilt during the electioneering, to seek support to form the government.

Sayeed said political parties across the spectrum should ponder seriously the rise of fascist forces to grab political power. They should plan out ways and means to stop meteoric rise of these forces as it can prove to be very disastrous for the plural society in the country.

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Mangaluru’s ₹1,200 crore fix: Massive sewage overhaul to end city’s drainage woes

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: In a decisive move to tackle the city’s deteriorating sanitation infrastructure, the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has announced a massive ₹1,200 crore action plan to overhaul its underground drainage (UGD) network.

The initiative, spearheaded by Deputy Commissioner and MCC Administrator Darshan HV, aims to bridge "missing links" in the current system that have left residents grappling with overflowing sewage and environmental hazards.

The Breaking Point

The announcement follows a high-intensity phone-in session on Thursday, where the DC was flooded with grievances from frustrated citizens. Residents, including Savithri from Yekkur, described a harrowing reality: raw sewage from apartments leaking into stormwater drains, creating a "permanent stink" and turning residential zones into mosquito breeding grounds.

"We are facing immense difficulties due to the stench and the health risks. Local officials have remained silent until now," one resident reported during the session.

The Strategy: A Six-Year Vision

DC Darshan HV confirmed that the proposed plan is not a temporary patch but a comprehensive six-year roadmap designed to accommodate Mangaluru’s projected population growth. Key highlights of the plan include:

• Infrastructure Expansion: Laying additional pipelines to connect older neighborhoods to the main grid.

• STP Crackdown: Stricter enforcement of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) regulations. While new apartments are required to have functional STPs, many older buildings lack them entirely, and several newer units are reportedly non-functional.

• Budgetary Push: The plan has already been discussed with the district in-charge minister and the Secretary of the Urban Development Department. It is slated for formal presentation in the upcoming state budget.

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