Railway Protection Force honours freedom fighter in Kerala
The Hindu
RPF team visited his house for conducting the event
As part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav,’ the Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Monday honoured freedom fighter M.K. Krishnan. RPF Assistant Security Commissioner (Palakkad division) Sanjay Panicker opened the event, which was organised under the aegis of the Kozhikode RPF unit at Mr. Krishnan’s house at Memunda. RPF Inspector Upendrakumar presided over the function. RPF Sub Inspectors Aparna Anilkumar and K.M. Sunil Kumar; and Assistant Sub Inspector P.P. Bineesh were also present.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.