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Maratha quotas: Jobless science graduate in Maharashtra ends life
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) The suicide toll in the ongoing Maratha reservations stir climbed to four with a young science graduate ending his life in Beed district on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
According to police, Abhijeet Deshmukh hanged himself from a tree outside his home Veera village, citing various reasons in a suicide note recovered later.
In the note recovered from his shirt, he mentioned that he was resorting to the extreme step owing to the delays in the Maratha reservations, outstanding bank loans and debts, and lack of money to buy medicines for his ailing family members.
Deshmukh said that though he had graduated in science, he remained jobless and his family could not repay the loans taken from a bank for his education.
He had reportedly confided to a friend that owing to lack of quotas for Marathas, he had failed to get a job as well as business loans on account of the previous unpaid loans which had piled up.
In another development, eight activists of the Maratha Kranti Morcha attempted mass suicide by dousing themselves with petrol near the Ausa tehsildar office in Latur district, adjoining Beed.
However, police rushed to the scene and after a struggle managed to whisk them off to safety even as a large number of activists continued their protests there.
Soon after news of Deshmukh’s suicide spread, a large number of people and local Maratha activists thronged the Beed hospital where his body was kept.
His suicide came a day after a 37-year-old man, Pramod Hore-Patil, killed himself by jumping before a running train near Mukundwadi in Aurangabad on Tuesday.
Earlier, two others – Kakasaheb D. Shinde and Vishwanath Sonawane – also committed suicide at the height of the Maratha reservations agitation last week.
While Shinde jumped into the Godavari on July 23 and could not be saved, Sonawane consumed poison on July 24 and succumbed in a hospital the following day.
Reacting sharply to the ongoing political developments, the Maharashtra Congress on Tuesday demanded that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis “resign forthwith for losing the peoples’ confidence”.
Speaking to the media, state Congress chief Ashok Chavan accused Fadnavis of resorting to lies and despite a Z-plus security cover running away from the Maratha agitators.
“The government must specify when the Special Legislature Session will be convened. We have spoken to the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission which has said it will take around three months to complete the Marathas’ survey. But the government’s stand on this is contradictory,” Chavan said.
Chavan’s comments came even as various Maratha groups threatened to launch a state-wide ‘jail-bharo’ agitation from August 1 including in Mumbai, followed by massive processions all over Maharashtra on August 9, the August Kranti Day, to press for their quotas.
Since the past nearly 10 days, Maharashtra, including Mumbai, has been rocked by violent protests with incidents of arson, road and rail blockades, attacks on police with retaliatory action, blamed on Maratha groups seeking reservations.
–IANS
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Dr. Abhishek Verma Dedicates a Shelter in Memory of His Mother, Veena Verma, at KGMU; Inaugurated by Daughter Nicolle Verma
World-renowned business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has supported Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission. In memory of his mother, Late Veena Verma, who was a 3 term Rajya Sabha MP.
Dr. Verma dedicated a state-of-the-art free permanent shelter for the attendants of patients at KGMU Medical University, Lucknow, under the aegis of Vijay Shree Foundation. His daughter, Nicolle Verma, inaugurated the shelter.
During the event, Foodman Vishal Singh honored Nicolle Verma by presenting her with a memento. Mrs. Nidhi Sharma and Avantika Yadav, associated with the organization, welcomed her with garlands. Following this, Nicolle Verma distributed essential items to the attendants and also handed out fruits. She became emotional remembering her grandmother on her birth anniversary.
On this occasion, she also inaugurated the “Veena Verma Sevalaya” in memory of her grandmother, Veena Verma, to serve the attendants. She expressed, “I feel proud that my family is engaged in nation-building as well as social service. Today, in collaboration with Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh Ji, I feel immensely proud to dedicate this shelter for the poor, helpless, and needy attendants of patients battling serious illnesses like cancer. I am honored to be associated with the Hunger-Free World Mission for humanity.”
Inspired by the continuous humanitarian service provided by Vijay Shree Foundation over the past 17 years, Nicolle Verma donated 10 lakh rupees to support the cause. The purpose of this donation is to ensure that services continue for the needy attendants of patients suffering from severe illnesses in hospitals, as facilitated by Foodman Vishal Singh.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Abhishek Verma’s family has a legacy of public and philanthropic service. They are helping millions to carry forward the values and service work of their parents. On the occasion of his mother’s birth anniversary, Dr. Abhishek Verma dedicated this state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College to serve the attendants of patients through the Vijay Shree Foundation.
Supporting Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission, Dr. Abhishek Verma assured that he would continually support keeping this flame of humanity alive. He also promised to assist in providing medicines to the helpless patients.
Continuing her grandmother’s legacy of service, Nicolle Verma personally served food to the needy patients and attendants. She said, “It is our good fortune to have received the joy of doing this noble work today through Foodman Vishal Singh. I have taken another step forward in carrying my family’s values and cooperation by joining hands with the Vijay Shree Foundation. My father taught me to serve and help the needy, and I feel happy when I bring a smile to someone’s face.”
On the birth anniversary of the late Veena Verma, the event organizer, Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh, said, “We feel proud and happy that Dr. Abhishek Verma, a globally renowned business tycoon, has extended his support to uplift our country from the hunger index. Today, on his mother’s birth anniversary, he inaugurated a state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College, which will always be helpful for the needy attendants of patients. It is a pleasure for me and the organization to receive the affection of Mr. Verma.”
The event was attended by General Manager Verma Family Office Hemant Garg, Sonu Rajput, and the organization’s volunteers, including Sandeep Singh, Parmeshwar Ji, Prashant Rao Gautam, Balram Singh, Ramesh Chaudhary, Suman, Jeetu, Anil, Suraj, Vinay, Manish Bhadauria, Manas Mehrotra, Vivek, Apurv, Happy, and others.
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