Anyone criticising PM Modi being jailed, laments Rahul Gandhi

Agencies

October 4, 2019

Wayanad, Oct 4: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has alleged that anybody who criticises Prime Minister Narendra Modi or his government are being put in jail.

Reacting to reports that a case was registered against 50 eminent cultural and social leaders of the country who wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister expressing concerns over incidents like mob lynching, Gandhi said that every one now knew what was going on in the country. The country was going to an authoritarian state, he accused.

"Anybody who says anything against the Prime Minister or raises anything against the government are being jailed. The media is being crushed. It is pretty clear that we are moving into an authoritarian state. It is no more a secret," he told reporters at Wayanad in Kerala on Friday.

Gandhi, who represents Wayanad in the Lok Sabha, expressed solidarity with the ongoing indefinite hunger strike against traffic ban along NH 766 passing through Bandipur tiger reserve forest. He assured to explore all possible legal measures to ease traffic restriction along Bandipur. Traffic is being allowed through many forest routes in the country. Hence it was not possible to impose restrictions on Wayanad alone, he said adding that protection of wildlife also need to be ensured.

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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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