Mamata Banerjee credits LPG price cut to INDIA alliance, says only two meetings made it possible
New Delhi: In what has come as a sharp reaction to the Union government’s come to slash the prices of LPG cylinders ahead of the elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that the move was a result of INDIA alliance’s meetings in the last two months.
In her tweet, she subtly connected the occurrence to the influence of the "#INDIA" alliance, emphasizing the potential impact of this price adjustment on the ongoing political discourse.
Asserting that the Union government has panicked by the united show of the stakeholders of the INDIA alliance, she stated that with only two meetings in the last two months, the alliance has managed to force union government to slash prices of the LPG cylinders in the country.
The government on Tuesday slashed the prices of LPG cylinders by Rs. 200 seemingly in response to the Congress party's commitment of providing cheaper LPG in the upcoming assembly elections, particularly in states like Madhya Pradesh.
Taking to her Twitter handle, Mamata Banerjee wrote “Till now, only TWO meetings have been held in the past TWO months by the INDIA alliance and today, we see that LPG prices have gone down by Rs. 200.”
She concluded the tweet by adding ‘This is the power of #INDIA’.
Till now, only TWO meetings have been held in the past TWO months by the INDIA alliance and today, we see that LPG prices have gone down by Rs. 200.
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) August 29, 2023
ये है #INDIA का दम!
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
