Pune Porsche accident: Congress organises essay-writing competition in riposte to JJB’s ‘lenient’ decision
The HinduKeeping up the pressure on the ruling Mahayuti government to ensure justice in the Pune Porsche accident case, the Congress’s youth wing on Sunday organised an essay writing competition near the accident spot where a 17-year-old, under the influence of alcohol, killed two persons in Kalyani Nagar area while driving an unregistered Porsche. More than 100 people, mostly youngsters, participated in the essay competition which had topics like ‘If my father was a builder’, ‘Ill effects of alcohol’, ‘Is this administration sleeping?’ among others to write on. Pune Congress leader Sangeeta Tiwari said the JJB’s initial decision had been “an extreme mockery of justice”. Congress MLA Ravindra Dhangekar of the Kasba Assembly constituency, who had been spearheading the party’s protests against ‘pub culture’ in the city, urged authorities to take stringent action against pubs and restaurants violating norms by serving alcohol to minors and operating well beyond their closing hours.