Don't request me, ask your brother to not contest: Eshwarappa tells Vijayendra
Shivamogga: In a strong rebuttal to B Y Vijayendra's plea for forgiveness and cooperation, rebel BJP leader K S Eshwarappa urged Vijayendra to refrain from requesting leniency and instead persuade his brother Raghavendra to withdraw his nomination from the Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency. Eshwarappa made these remarks while addressing the media in Shimoga on Sunday.
Challenging Vijayendra to convince his brother to retract his candidacy, Eshwarappa also called on the BJP state president to resign from his position. He questioned whether Vijayendra feared his brother's potential defeat and harbored aspirations of holding onto power indefinitely.
While reiterating his allegiance to the BJP, Eshwarappa asserted that the most severe consequence he faced for contesting independently would be expulsion from the party. He emphasized that unlike Yediyurappa, who had formed the Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP), he had not abandoned the party.
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Expressing frustration at Vijayendra's display of authority as the party president, Eshwarappa questioned the dominance exerted by Yediyurappa and his sons over the entire political landscape. Directing his remarks towards Vijayendra, he called for the BJP president to step down to alleviate the grievances of all concerned parties.
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13 lakh litres of 'Rail Neer' supplied to train passengers daily: Government
New Delhi (PTI): Approximately 13 lakh litres of packaged drinking water -- 'Rail Neer' -- are being supplied to train passengers across the railway network daily, the government informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.
Apprising the Lower House about the Indian Railways' endeavour to provide safe and potable drinking water facilities at all stations, the government also provided zone-wise details of the water vending machines (WVMs) installed there.
"To ensure the quality of drinking water being made available at the railway stations, instructions exist for periodical checking and required corrective action to be taken.
"Regular inspection and maintenance of drinking water facilities is carried out and complaints are attended to promptly," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while responding to a question raised by BJP MP Anup Sanjay Dhotre seeking to know the supply of drinking water at railway stations across the country
"Complaints regarding deficiency in services, including water supply, are received through various channels such as public complaints, web portals, social media, etc. These complaints are received at various levels, including the Railway Board, zonal railways, division office, etc.," Vaishnaw said.
"The complaints so received are forwarded to the concerned wings of Railways and necessary action is taken to check and address them. As receipt of such complaints and action taken thereon is a continuous and dynamic process, a centralised compendium of these is not maintained," he added.
Providing zone-wise details of water vending machines, the minister said 954 such machines have been installed across railway stations.
"The Indian Railways also provides safe and affordable packaged drinking water bottles -- Rail Neer -- approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in trains and at stations," Vaishnaw said.
"Approximately, 13 lakh litres of Rail Neer are being supplied per day to the travelling passengers in trains and at stations across the Indian Railways network," he added.
