BJP fully protecting Gau Rakshaks: Prashant Bhushan
New Delhi: The BJP was giving full protection to 'Gau Rakshaks' and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was controlling hate and fake news being circulated in the country, senior advocate Prashant Bhushan said here on Monday.
In his address at the launch of a report on how 'Jharkhand Police sabotaged probe into two murders by cow vigilantes', he said that such 'hate' crimes mostly happen in BJP-ruled states and the states have given protection to the cow vigilantes.
He termed BJP's Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as a "goonda" and a "history sheeter" and referring to recent communal riots in West Bengal and Bihar, alleged that the Modi government was behind it.
Senior journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta said that politicians and administration were helping people behind lynchings and urged people to fight against the "poison" being spread in the country.
The report 'Hanged by Gau Rakshaks Denied Justice by the State' prepared by Ajith Sahi, a civil liberties activist, states that the FIR was delayed by 17 hours, police did not include relevant sections of the IPC in the FIR, and a BJP leader named by eye witnesses was yet to be questioned, among others as examples of police failure.
The report is on the murder of Mazloom Ansari (32) and Imtiaz Khan (12), while transporting eight oxen on foot in the early hours of March 18, 2016 in Latehar of Jharkhand.
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Adequate LPG stock in Chhattisgarh, no need to panic, says CM Sai
Raipur (PTI): Amid reports of shortage of commercial LPG cylinder in several parts of the country due to the US-Israel-Iran conflict, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday assured people that they need not worry about the availability of cooking gas in the state.
He asserted that adequate stock of LPG as well as petrol and diesel was available in the state.
Sai said in a statement that authorities have been directed to regularly monitor stock at gas agencies and keep a close watch on the supply chain. Necessary instructions were issued to officials in all districts to ensure a smooth supply of LPG.
The chief minister instructed officials to take strict action if any complaint of black marketing or hoarding of LPG cylinders is received.
Sai urged state residents not to pay attention to rumours and to book cooking gas cylinders as per their actual requirement.
The government was fully alert to ensure the availability of essential commodities to citizens, he emphasised.
Meanwhile, the Chhattisgarh Hotel and Restaurant Association has issued an advisory to hotels, restaurants, caterers and other food businesses across the state, urging them to maintain calm and avoid panic buying.
In the advisory, Taranjeet Singh Hora, president of the association, asked members to maintain coordination and immediately inform it about any major disruption in LPG supply.
He cautioned businesses against hoarding cylinders, saying such practices could worsen the situation for the entire hospitality sector.
The association advised hotels and restaurants to prioritise essential kitchen operations, core menu items and already committed banquet events.
Use electric cooking equipment wherever possible for emergency and staff kitchens such as induction cooktops, electric hot plates, electric rice cookers and kettles, the advisory stated.
