Karnataka CM lodges police complaint over fake news report
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he has lodged a police complaint over a fake news story and accused "the miscreants supported by the unholy alliance of BJP and JD(S) of fabricating a piece of disinformation mimicking a report from the Kannada newspaper."
Siddaramaiah said he will root out the creators of such fake news and those backing them through legal means.
The chief minister shared the purported ‘news report’ in Kannada, whose headline read, "We don’t need Hindus. Muslim votes are enough: Siddaramaiah," on the micro-blogging site ‘X’.
Quoting Siddaramaiah, the sub-heading in the fake news report said: "I wish to be born as a Muslim in the next birth. Don’t bother about BJP’s comments on Muslim appeasement."
"This fake news is loaded with content that stirs up communal tensions and has been widely disseminated across social media platforms," Siddaramaiah said.
Stating that he has already lodged a complaint with the police about this, he said, "We have information about the vested interests behind this and the police will take necessary action."
Resorting to such deceitful tactics to win elections, rather than engaging with political opponents through fair and honest means, shows the intellectual bankruptcy of the BJP and JD(S), the chief minister alleged.
"A party that has ruled the country for 10 years should not have stooped to such a despicable level of manufacturing fake news to win an election. Be cautious before believing and sharing fake news..!," Siddaramaiah added.
ಬಿಜೆಪಿ – ಜೆಡಿಎಸ್ ಮಿತ್ರಮಂಡಳಿ ಕೃಪಾಪೋಷಿತ ಕಿಡಿಗೇಡಿಗಳು ವಾರ್ತಾಪತ್ರಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಸುದ್ದಿಯ ತುಣುಕೊಂದನ್ನು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಿ, ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ಜನರ ಕೋಮುಭಾವನೆ ಕೆರಳಿಸುವ ಸುದ್ದಿಯನ್ನು ತುಂಬಿ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಜಾಲತಾಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹರಿಬಿಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ನಾನು ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಇಲಾಖೆಗೆ ದೂರು ನೀಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಇದರ ಹಿಂದಿರುವ ದುಷ್ಟ ಶಕ್ತಿ… pic.twitter.com/6Gin6L9Dvz
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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.
