BJP’s ‘incompetence’ irks AICC Secy
Former AICC Secretary and Congress MlA from Sultanpur Majra Jai Kishan along with party workers on Wednesday protested against the BJP’s incompetence to control graft in the administration, including civic bodies. The protest was part of the Congress party across the city to highlight the failures of the BJP-run MCD and Centre. Addressing people, Jai Kishan said MCD offices have become the den of corruption with officials acting like agents. “local parks, roads, streets, drains and dustbins are in poor shape but MCD would rather pander to the area councilors, who are hand-in-glove with contractors. School and community centres too are in a sorry state,” he said.
Indemnity for kin of Uttarakhand tragedy
Delhi Government has released Rs4.97 crore as compensation to families of 142 people who lost their lives in the 2013 Uttarakhand disaster. The identification and verification process has been cited to one of the reasons for delay in disbursement of the compensation. Each victim’s family would be granted Rs3.50 lakh as recompense.
Comparing notes on role of media
leading experts on media and religion as well as policymakers discussed the role of media in strengthening relations between different religious communities at IHC. The discussion took place at a public debate hosted by the KAICIID Dialogue Centre and Sarva Dharma Sansad (SDS). The panelists were KAICIID Board member and founder of SDS Swami Agnivesh, Former Minister of Civil Aviation and noted Muslim leader Arif Mohammad Khan, communication expert and Chairman of the Centre for Media Studies (CMS) N Bhaskara Rao, former director of the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) Dr JS Rajput, and Head of Initiatives at KAICIID, Mike Waltner. The panel was moderated by Nayana Jayarajan, KAICIID Media Officer.