Eye-witnesses' silence shows slogan was not pro-Pakistan: Minister Priyank Kharge on slogan issue
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister of Information and Technology Priyank Kharge has explained the falsehood in the report on some media channels that the supporters of Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Naseer Hussain shouted 'Pakistan Zindabad' while celebrating his victory, by pointing at the status quo maintained by the media cameramen and citizens who heard the slogan.
Criticizing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for using the pro-Pakistan slogan issue to escape from facing challenges, Kharge, who is also the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister, posted on his personal 'X' account on Tuesday, "Some media houses have confirmed that the supporters shouted 'Naseer Saab Zindabad'. In case the sloganeering was truly on 'Pakistan', should it not have sounded the same to all listeners?"
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Challenging the allegation further, Kharge has pointed out in his post, "Had the supporters indeed shouted 'Pakistan Zindabad', it would certainly have drawn the attention of the journalist at the spot and other citizens near the group. The reporter would obviously have turned his camera in the direction of the person who shouted so. The people too would have objected intensely to such a slogan. They would have ensured police action against a supporter shouting so. But, we find no change in the body language of either the reporter or the eye-witnesses."
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Extending his question before the media, the minister has asked in the post why the journalist did not display his patriotism on the occasion if a pro-Pakistan slogan was being shouted but continued but gone ahead with work, turning a blind eye to such an incident. Kharge has added, "It is important for the media to become conscious and strive for the uplift of the people rather than worshipping."
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Nine dead as fire breaks out in residential building in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A fire broke out in a residential building in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar early Sunday, leaving nine people belonging to two families dead, including a toddler, officials said.
The incident was reported around 3.48 am at a four-storey building in Vivek Vihar Phase-I, following which police, fire and disaster management teams rushed to the spot.
According to the police, the blaze engulfed flats on the second, third and fourth floors of the building, prompting a large-scale rescue operation.The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said nine charred bodies were recovered from different floors.
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"One body was recovered from the first floor, five from the second floor and three from the staircase which was found locked," the DFS officer said.
Those found dead on the second floor have been identified as Arvind Jain (60), his wife Anita Jain (58), son Nishant Jain (35), daughter-in-law Anchal Jain (33) and grandchild Akash Jain.
On the third floor, three members of a family were found dead. They were identified as Nitin Jain (50), wife Shailey Jain (48) and son Samyak Jain (25).
On the first floor a woman identified as Shikha Jain (45) was found dead while her husband Naveen Jain (48) sustained injuries.
A senior police officer said, "Around 10 to 15 people were rescued from the premises during the firefighting operation. Two of them, who sustained minor injuries, were shifted to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital."
A total of 12 fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, while teams from the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), traffic police and local police assisted in the rescue and evacuation efforts.
Police said the fire was brought under control after several hours. Efforts are underway to determine the cause of the fire, police said.
Further investigation and proceedings are underway.
