Unable to keep up with online classes\, boy kills self

Unable to keep up with online classes, boy kills self

Kadam mandal police said that the village was in a Maoist-affected area and that they would launch an enquiry on Wednesday morning.

Published: 16th September 2020 08:10 AM  |   Last Updated: 16th September 2020 08:10 AM   |  A+A A-

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ADILABAD: A 14-year-old boy consumed pesticide and died by suicide at Nawabpet village of Kadam mandal in Nirmal district on Tuesday, allegedly because he could not understand or keep up with his online classes. The victim, P Rakesh, was a native of Nelki Venkatapur village in Mancherial and had been staying at his grandmother’s house in Nawabpet for a while. Kadam mandal police said that the village was in a Maoist-affected area and that they would launch an enquiry on Wednesday morning.

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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh
CHANDIGARH: Terming the legislation a “direct and deliberate assault” by the Centre on the interests of the farmers, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh said on Tuesday that the state Congress will challenge the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020, which was passed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, in the court of law.
Riding roughshod over the concerns of the farmers, the central government, of which the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is a constituent, has imposed a central law on a state subject, thus eroding the federal structure of the country, said Amarinder. “We will challenge it in court,” he said.
Asserting that he will not allow the interests of the farmers to be compromised in this “shameless” manner, Amarinder said the enactment of the legislation is clearly a step towards abolition of the MSP regime. “It is a conspiracy on the part of the BJP-led NDA government to destroy Punjab and its farmers,” he said, declaring that the Congress will fight this attack on the state’s interests tooth and nail.
“The legislation talks of encouraging competition among farmers. Do they really expect the poor farmers, who are only competing with themselves for survival every day, to rival big corporates for protecting their interests?” asked Amarinder.
Noting that the enactment, along with the other two farm ordinances that the Centre has already tabled in the Lok Sabha, was in line with the recommendations of the Shanta Kumar committee, Captain Amarinder pointed out that the same committee had also suggested dismantling of the MSP regime.
Sukhbir, SAD party to Centre’s treachery: CM
It is evident that the NDA government is now moving towards the elimination of the MSP system, which is the lifeline of the farmers, he said, adding that the Punjab Congress will not allow the interests of the farming community to be trampled in this manner. The very survival of the farmers is at stake, he warned.
He also criticised SAD chief Sukhbir Badal, who was present in the House when the Bill was passed by voice vote, for failing to protect the interests of Punjab’s farmers, whose messiah he claimed his party to be. “Sukhbir and his SAD were clearly party to the treachery of the Union government, which has paved the way, through the passage of this bill, for taking away the rights of the farmers, who have fed the nation and given it food security for decades,” he added.
“Will you quit the ruling coalition at the Centre, or will you continue to wait outside their doors for any crumbs they throw your way?” Amarinder asked Sukhbir, adding that the Akalis had totally and irrevocably failed their own state yet again.
Amarinder said the only legacy that the incumbent Akali chief was promoting was of a party that will always put its own interests over those of Punjab’s people, particularly the farmers.
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