NIA court says no to exemption from weekly hearing for Pragya Singh Thakur
New Delhi: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Thursday rejected an application filed by Pragya Singh Thakur demanding permanent exemption from weekly hearings in Malegaon blast case. Newly-elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP had sought exemption from the hearings on the basis of her health.
Pragya Singh Thakur had also cited her MP status mentioning she has to attend the Parliament on a day-to-day basis. Pragya Singh took oath in Lok Sabha on Monday. She won the recently concluded Lok Sabha election from Bhopal parliamentary constituency defeating Congress veteran and two-time Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh.
She is an accused in Malegaon blast case of Maharashtra in which six people were killed more than 10 years ago.
Meanwhile, her oath-taking had also created ruckus in Lok Sabha as she took the name of her guru while taking oath of duty in Sanskrit.
The NIA court on Thursday had however exempted her from attending the hearing. Earlier, Pragya SIngh Thakur had told the NIA court that she was not aware of the 2008 Malegaon blast. After the court hearing, BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur had also shouted at the investigating officer of case for not providing her with an appropriate chair during the hearing of the case.
Six people were killed and over 100 injured on September 29, 2008 when an explosive device strapped to a motorcycle went off near a mosque in Malegaon.
Pragya Singh Thakur is among eight prime accused in the case.
courtesy: indiatoday.in
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
