National
Congress nominee from Indore joining BJP raises questions on Jitu Patwari's leadership
Bhopal, April 29 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh witnessed yet another political twist ahead of the third phase of polling scheduled on May 7 after the Congress candidate from the Indore Lok Sabha constituency, Akshay Kanti Bam, withdrew his nomination and joined the BJP on Monday.
Importantly, the grand old party suffered the jolt in the home district of state Congress President Jitu Patwari, who replaced veteran leader Kamal Nath after the debacle in the Assembly elections held in November last year.
Patwari, a former state minister, had lost the Assembly elections from Mhow in Indore district. However, he was promoted as the state unit chief of the Congress after the party’s defeat in the Assembly polls under Kamal Nath’s leadership.
Now Akshay Bam joining the BJP has raised questions about the leadership of Patwari, considered close to Rahul Gandhi, in his home district.
Madhya Pradesh is among those states where the two big political parties — the BJP and the Congress — are locked in a direct contest. The Congress has given one seat — Khajuraho — to its INDIA bloc partner Samajwadi Party (SP).
The SP first fielded Manoj Yadav from Khajuraho before replacing him with Meera Yadav. However, Yadav’s nomination papers were cancelled on the last date.
Akshay Bam withdrawing his nomination from Indore is also being viewed as a walkover for the BJP.
Madhya Pradesh BJP chief V.D. Sharma, who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Khajuraho, said, “MP Congress chief (Jitu Patwari) questions the BJP, but the Congress candidate from his home district has now withdrawn his nomination. This is the real situation of Congress in Madhya Pradesh. The BJP will win all the 29 seats in the state this time.”
–IANS
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National
Wayanad landslide: TN CM announces Rs 5 crore aid to Kerala
Chennai, July 30 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday announced an aid of Rs 5 crore from the CM’s Public Relief Fund to the Kerala government where a landslide disaster has claimed 75 lives and many are reported missing.
CM Stalin in a post on X said, “Deeply pained to learn about the massive landslides in Wayanad and the consequent loss of priceless lives. I am given to understand that many people are still trapped in the area. I am sure that the rescue operations that are in full swing will save them all. The government of Tamil Nadu is willing to extend any logistical or manpower support that may be needed in this hour of crisis for our brethren state Kerala.”
Massive landslides hit several areas in the Wayanad district early morning and several others are feared trapped.
Mundakkai, Chooralmala, Attamala and Noolpuzha areas of Wayanad district are affected the most.
The bridge connecting Mundakkai to the mainland has been washed away.
Several bodies were recovered downstream in the Chaliyar River of Malappuram district which is around 100 km away from the place where the incident took place.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have already communicated to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan all assistance in the rescue operations. The leaders also expressed condolences to the families of the deceased.
–IANS
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National
Ex-Punjab DSP sentenced 10 years in jail in money laundering case linked to drugs
Chandigarh, July 30 (IANS) Former Punjab Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and international wrestler Jagdish Bhola was sentenced to 10 years in jail by a Special CBI Court in Mohali on Tuesday in a money laundering case linked to a multi-crore drugs racket.
The others convicted are Avtar Singh Taro, Sundeep Kaur, Jagminder Kaur, Gurpreet Kaur, Gurmeet Kaur, Sukhjit Singh Sukha, Sukhraj Singh, Gurdeep Singh Manchanda, Amarjeet Kaur, Devinder Singh, Maninder Singh, Subhash Bajaj, Sunil Bajaj, Ankur Bajaj, Dalip Singh Mann and Manpreet Singh.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Bhola, failing which he will have to further undergo one-year imprisonment.
Earlier, Bhola, who was dismissed from service in 2012 after his involvement in various drug rackets, was convicted for 24 years in three drug cases by a CBI court.
The Punjab Police had busted the multi-crore drug racket and claimed to have recovered synthetic drugs, including heroin, methamphetamine, pseudoephedrine and ephedrine, and Rs 1,91,64,800 in Indian currency besides some foreign exchange, arms and luxury cars from the accused.
The police had registered cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 along with various Sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Arms Act between 2013 and 2014.
–IANS
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National
TMC MP demands Railway Minister's explanation on rising train accidents
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, raised concerns in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday regarding the frequent train accidents occurring in recent months, emphasising the need for enhanced passenger safety.
Bandyopadhyay specifically referred to the derailment of the Mumbai-Howrah Express 12810 at 3:43 A.M., on Tuesday which resulted in four fatalities.
“I received information from my Chief Minister in the morning that Mumbai-Howrah train, 12810, had derailed and four people were killed at 3:43 A.M. today. I am keen to know the latest position from the honourable Railway Minister,” Bandyopadhyay stated during the session.
He highlighted that “safety in Railways has become a challenge” and expressed concern over the regular occurrence of accidents, despite past recommendations from the Standing Committee on Railways to prioritise safety.
The TMC MP questioned the absence of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in the House, asking, “Why is the Railway Minister not coming to the House and giving an explanation?”
The latest accident occurred on Tuesday, with the derailment of the Howrah-CSMT Express near Rajkharsawan and Badabambo stations, approximately 80 km from Jamshedpur in the Chakradharpur railway division of Jharkhand.
–IANS
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BJP protests at Rajghat over basement deaths, hits out at Delhi govt
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The BJP held a silent protest at Rajghat on Tuesday over the deaths of three UPSC aspirants in Old Rajendra Nagar on July 27.
During the protest, Delhi BJP President, Virendra Sachdeva strongly criticised the Delhi government and said, “Today’s silent protest is to express our condolences for the students who died in that incident. This incident is not just an accident, but a murder.”
He mentioned that the ruling AAP leaders had been claiming that 90 per cent of the drains were cleaned, but they backtracked after the incident.
He further targeted the government, saying, “CM Arvind Kejriwal is in jail, why is he not resigning and why are other ministers not doing their work? For Delhi’s drainage management, Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj was given a proposal by the Chief Secretary, which he kept pending for months.”
Sachdeva pointed out, “The Delhi High Court ordered the formation of a committee after the Mukherjee Nagar incident, but the Kejriwal government took no action. Residents of Rajendra Nagar had been lodging complaints with the MLA and municipal councillor for days, but their complaints were ignored.”
The BJP President accused the Delhi government and the municipal corporation of being deeply involved in corruption.
He demanded that all coaching centres and PG accommodations undergo a safety audit and that the families of the deceased be given compensation of Rs 1 crore each.
He said that leaders of the INDIA bloc were more concerned about CM Kejriwal’s health while the real issue was the safety and deaths of students.
He stated that the municipal corporation and the Kejriwal government must take responsibility.
–IANS
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National
BJP submits no-confidence motion against Bengal Assembly Speaker
Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) The BJP on Thursday filed a no-confidence motion against Speaker Biman Bandopadhyay in the West Bengal Assembly.
The proposal signed by as many as 50 BJP legislators was handed over to the Assembly secretary, Sukumar Roy in the afternoon. A team of BJP MLAs led by the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari went to the office of Sukumar Ray and handed over the proposal.
Last year too, BJP’s legislative team moved a similar no-confidence motion against the Speaker on the floor of the House and sought discussion on the matter. However, then, the motion was not admitted by the Speaker.
BJP insiders said that in the proposal handed over to the Assembly secretary, the party’s legislative team has highlighted 18 points on why Bandopadhyay should be removed as the Speaker of the House.
The main allegation is that any motion moved by the opposition, however of public interest that might be, is always dismissed by the Speaker. The BJP accused the Speaker of allowing the ruling Trinamool Congress legislators to move many motions even though their subjects were not directly related to the Assembly proceedings.
Later speaking to the media persons, Adhikari said that the Speaker was violating the constitutional provisions by all means. “He is acting on behalf of a particular political party sitting on the Chair of the Speaker which is supposed to be unbiased. He is always trying to suppress the voices of the opposition. He does not allow us to speak on crucial issues on the floor of the House. So we have submitted a no-confidence motion against him to the Assembly secretary,” Adhikari said.
Trinamool Congress leadership ridiculed this move of BJP and claimed that the LoP was resorting to such gimmicks just to maintain his own as well as his party’s relevance.
–IANS
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