Rahul flays Centre over arrest of activists
New Delhi, Aug 28 : Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday flayed the Modi government over raids and arrest of rights activists and said it wanted all NGOs to shut except the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
"There is place only for one NGO in India -- it's called the RSS. Shut all other NGOs. Jail all activists and shoot those that complain. Welcome to the New India," Gandhi said in a tweet.
Pune Police on Tuesday said it had arrested five human rights activists and alleged Maoist sympathisers, including Left ideologue Varavara Rao, in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima riots in Maharashtra on January 1.
The raids took place at 10 places in Mumbai and Pune in Maharashtra, Goa, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, and Haryana.
Those arrested include Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira, Sudha Bharadwaj, and Gautam Navlakha.
Congress leader S. Jaipal Reddy said: "I condemn the arrests in qualified terms. No human rights activist should be arrested, for that matter no Indian can be arrested without a proper case."
Reddy said that he defended the rights of everybody, more particularly human rights protestors. "They are selfless NGOs, activists. They are obliged to fight in the enveloping darkness of dictatorial tendencie."
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Don't pay attention to auto gas shortage rumours: Karnataka govt tells people
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka government on Wednesday urged auto drivers, owners, and the public not to pay attention to any rumours regarding the shortage of auto gas.
It stated that some private auto gas supply companies are experiencing a shortage; to remedy this, state-owned oil companies are supplying higher quantities of gas.
"It has been noticed that some media outlets have published false reports that auto owners and drivers are standing in queues in front of auto gas stations in the State, based on rumours that there is a shortage of auto gas," the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Disputes Department said in a release.
It said there is a shortage in private auto gas supply companies.
To compensate, the public sector gas companies -- IOC, BPCL and HPCL -- have enhanced the supplies to retail outlets, the department said. Earlier, these three companies supplied 56.67 metric tonnes of auto gas per day, and currently, 83.58 metric tonnes/day are being supplied.
"Therefore, it has been advised that auto owners and drivers in the State should not panic by listening to any rumours and cooperate with us," it added.
Karnataka Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs K H Muniyappa on Monday said he will call a meeting on April 10, aimed at resolving the Auto LPG supply issue in the state.
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