V-P Radhakrishnan to begin 3-day visit to K'taka, Goa and Kerala today
New Delhi, May 29
Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan will undertake a three-day visit to Karnataka, Goa and Kerala starting Friday to attend official events, along with religious and cultural celebrations.
On Friday, the Vice President will attend the global celebration marking 45 years of the Art of Living Foundation in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Later in the day, he will attend the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of University BDT College of Engineering at Davangere, Karnataka, said an official statement.
On May 30, the Vice President will participate in the Statehood Day celebrations of Goa at Panaji. Later in the day, he will visit CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa.
On May 31, the Vice President will visit the Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy Temple. He will also inaugurate the SIRI Industrial Park at Belthangady, Karnataka.
Later in the day, the Vice President will visit Kerala to inaugurate the 140th Foundation Anniversary celebrations of Deepika Malayalam Daily at Kottayam.
He will also visit Kannur to participate in a private function organised by C. Sadanandan Master, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), said the statement.
Last week, Vice President Radhakrishnan, in his capacity of Rajya Sabha Chairman, appointed BJP Member Raghav Chadha as the new Chairman of the Committee on Petitions of the Upper House.
The Committee was reconstituted on May 20 with its other members being Jebi Mather Hisham, Harsh Mahajan, Gulam Ali, Mayank Kumar Nayak, Masthan Rao Yadav Beedha, Subhasish Khuntia, Rwngwra Narzary, Sandosh Kumar P. and Shambhu Sharan Patel.
The key responsibility for Chadha came close to his recent switch to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) along with six other MPs in the Upper House.
In April, seven Rajya Sabha MPs -- Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal, Sandeep Pathak, Harbhajan Singh, Vikram Sahney, Swati Maliwal and Rajinder Gupta -- defected from the AAP to the BJP, dealing a major blow to the AAP as its strength in the Upper House plunged from 10 to just three.
Soon after, Chadha met President Droupadi Murmu regarding the alleged misuse of state resources by the AAP-led government in Punjab.
— IANS
Reader Comments
So our Vice President is off to three states in three days - Karnataka, Goa, Kerala. Must be exhausting! Reminds me of my own whirlwind trips to South India for family functions! 😄 On a serious note, glad he's attending Statehood Day in Goa and visiting oceanography institute. Wish more leaders would focus on science and education like this.
Interesting article, but is anyone else bothered by the focus on Raghav Chadha and defections? The V-P's visit seems to be about development and culture - BDT College engineering platinum jubilee, SIRI Industrial Park, Deepika newspaper foundation. But the article spends half its length on party politics. Typical media focus diverting from substance to sensationalism. 🤷♂️
Vice President's itinerary is packed - Art of Living 45 years, BDT College engineering, Goa Statehood Day, CSIR institute, Dharmasthala Temple, SIRI Park, Deepika newspaper anniversary. That's genuine work. But the political section on defections and committee appointments seems out of place. Also, Raghav Chadha meeting the President about Punjab resources misuse is interesting - AAP's going through tough times.
R Raghav Chadha (the BJP one) joke aside... actually real commenter: Rahul M I'm from Mangalore and happy to see V-P visiting Dharmasthala Temple - that's a major pilgrimage center for everyone in coastal Karnataka. Belthangady's SIRI Industrial Park inauguration is also significant for local jobs. But the article should've included more about what these events mean for locals instead of Rahgav Chadha's switch to BJP. 🙏 J We welcome thoughtful discussions from our readers. Please keep comments respectful and on-topic.