How many more lives must be sacrificed to Government’s irresponsibility? : D.K Shivakumar
Chikkaballapur Explosion Case
Bengaluru: KPCC President, D.K Shivakumar expressed outrage at the Chikkaballapur explosion and said, “The state government’s irresponsibility is the reason behind the loss of six lives that occurred in the gelatine explosion near Chikkaballapur’s illegal rock quarry. How many more innocent lives must be sacrificed to this government’s indifference?”
“In the last one month, this is the second time that such a tragedy has taken place. I had earlier said during the time of the explosion in Shimoga that appropriate action must be taken to ensure safe management and transportation of explosives, and that action should be taken to maintain compliance with the Code of Conduct. But, this government has been busy immersed in their own internal issues to even pay attention to these aspects. Other than issuing statements before the media saying that they will take action against the wrong-doers, they have not taken any action. If they had any action, such a tragedy would not have repeated”, an angry DKShi added.
“The statements about taking strict action against the wrong-doers is laughable. The government representatives issuing these statements look like jokers. The loss of six innocent lives at Chikkaballapur is the effect of this” he said .
“The fact that the State government which spoke about regulating illegal mining, has not worked in this regard is apparent with the occurrence of this tragedy”, alleged DKShi.
“This government says something and does something else. The Government must provide suitable compensation to the families of the deceased. Along with that, they must also ensure strict actions are taken against the wrong-doers responsible for this incident. The state government must wake up at least now, and see to it that no more innocent lives are lost in this manner”, D. K. Shivakumar demanded.
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Austrian police detain suspect in case of rat poison found in baby food jars on supermarket shelves
Vienna (AP): Police in eastern Austria say a 39-year-old suspect has been arrested after rat poison turned up in some HiPP baby food jars on supermarket shelves in central Europe.
HiPP, which recalled some of its baby food jars in Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic after the case came to light last month, said in a statement Saturday it was “greatly relieved” by the arrest, and would provide further updates as verified details come in.
The Burgenland State Criminal Police Office, under the direction of prosecutors, said a probe was launched after poison turned up in a baby food jar purchased at a supermarket in the city of Eisenstadt on April 18.
It said the suspect was being questioned, and that no further details would be immediately provided. The Burgenland public prosecutor's office has announced an investigation into suspected “intentional endangerment of the public.”
The Austrian Press Agency reported that an expert report on the toxicity of the poison was pending. A total of five tampered baby food jars were seized before they could be consumed, APA reported.
Authorities said previously they believe the tampering occurred in 190-gram (6.7-ounce) jars of baby food made with carrots and potatoes for 5-month-olds that were sold from SPAR supermarkets in Austria.
HiPP responded by recalling all of its baby food jars sold at SPAR supermarkets — which include SPAR, EUROSPAR, INTERSPAR and Maximarkt stores — in Austria as a precaution. Vendors in Slovakia and the Czech Republic also removed all of the brand's baby jars from sale.
The company said the recall was not due to any product or quality defect on its part, and said the jars left its facility in “perfect condition.”
Police said a customer at the time of the discovery had reported that a jar appeared to have been tampered with, but no one had consumed the baby food.
