Congress will lose in Karnataka due to anti-RSS propaganda, says CM Bommai
Hubballi, Jun 5: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said the anti-RSS propaganda resulted in the Congress losing its grounds elsewhere and the same will happen in the state as well.
"Former chief minister Siddaramaiah and the Congress leaders were always against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), so they speak against the outfit but people are well aware of the RSS. Their (Congress') anti-RSS propaganda led to their losing grounds everywhere and the same will happen in Karnataka as well," Bommai told reporters.
The Chief Minister said the RSS has been promoting patriotism and doing public service for the past 75 years.
Stating that the RSS has done good work in different parts of the country, Bommai said the outfit always rushed to help people in trouble during calamities.
Targeting the RSS a week ago, senior Karnataka Congress leader Siddaramaiah had questioned whether those who belonged to the outfit were "native Indians", "Dravidians" or "Aryans". The statement drew sharp criticism from the BJP leaders.
To a query on the possibility of cross-voting during the biennial elections to the four seats of Rajya Sabha, Bommai said, "Let us wait for June 10 (the election polling date)."
The BJP has fielded three candidates -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Kannada film actor-turned-politician Jaggesh and Lahar Singh Siroya.
While the BJP is sure to win two seats given its numbers in the Karnataka assembly, it is taking a chance to win the third seat for which the Congress and the JD(S) too have fielded their candidates. The tussle for the third seat has led to a speculation about cross-voting.
Regarding the controversy around the textbook review committee, Bommai charged that there is politics happening with regard to the textbook revision. State Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh will answer them, he added.
The Karnataka government dissolved the textbook revision committee headed by Rohith Chakrathirtha after its chairman was caught up in controversy.
The government also faced the ire of intellectuals who accused it of saffronising textbooks.
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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.
