Vidhan Parishad poll: BJP gives rebel candidate Raghupati Bhat 24 hours to withdraw nomination
Udupi: BJP State General Secretary V Sunil Kumar has directed senior party member and former MLA Raghupati Bhat to withdraw his nomination as Independent candidate for the Karnataka Legislative Council election within 24 hours, failing which, disciplinary action would be taken against him by party leaders.
Bhat, who was denied the BJP ticket from the South West Graduates constituency of the Council, decided to contest the polls independently and filed his nomination papers as a rebel candidate of the BJP.
Sunil Kumar, who is also the Karkala legislator, told reporters at a press meet in Udupi on Thursday that he was appealing to Bhat as a friend to immediately withdraw his candidature as the BJP High Command would take strict action against any member who indulged in anti-party activities or was guilty of causing embarrassment to the entire party.
When asked about the party leaders delaying the process of taking action on Raghupati Bhat whereas the alleged violation by former Deputy Chief Minister KS Eshwarappa during the ongoing Lok Sabha election had drawn an immediate response, Sunil Kumar refuted the notion that the party leaders were being selective in such matters. He insisted that disciplinary action would be taken not only on Bhat but any party member who contested against the official candidate of the party, adding that the party members had expressed confidence in Bhat deciding to withdraw his nomination.
Sunil Kumar said that the party was focusing on ensuring the victory of the candidates rather than worrying about rebel members. The ground-level workers of the party were being roped in to campaign for the BJP candidates, he added.
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Four doctors in Kerala booked for birth of newborn with genetic disorders
Alappuzha, (Kerala) (PTI): Four doctors in Kerala have been booked for allegedly failing to detect genetic disorders in a newborn while it was still in the mother's womb, the police said on Thursday.
The accused include two female doctors attached to the Kadappuram Government Women and Child Hospital in Alappuzha, along with two doctors from private diagnostic labs, according to the Alappuzha South police.
The police registered an FIR on Tuesday based on a complaint lodged by Anish and Surumi, a couple from Alappuzha.
They alleged that the doctors failed to detect or disclose the genetic abnormalities during prenatal scans, instead assuring them that the reports were normal.
The couple also claimed that they were shown the baby only four days after delivery, according to the complaint.
The FIR stated that Surumi, 35, was undergoing treatment for her third pregnancy at Kadappuram Women and Child Hospital.
On October 30, Surumi was admitted for delivery. However, she was referred to Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) in Vandanam, Alappuzha, citing the absence of fetal movement and heartbeat, the FIR said.
On November 8, the baby was delivered following surgery at MCH and was found to have severe internal and external deformities, the FIR stated.
Meanwhile, one of the accused doctors, responding to the allegations, said she had treated Surumi only during the initial months of her pregnancy.
"I provided care for three months at the beginning of her pregnancy. The reports shown to me indicated issues with the fetus's growth," she said.
The doctors associated with the diagnostic labs, however, maintained that there were no errors in the scan reports.
The police registered a case invoking Sections 125 (act endangering life or personal safety of others), 125 (b) (where grievous hurt is caused, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against the accused.
