Karnataka Congress Campaign Panel chief resigns after party's poor show in the state
Hubballi: In the backdrop of the poor show of the Congress party in the state in bygone Lok Sabha Election, the KPCC Campaigning Panel Chief H K Patil resigned from the post on Friday.
Patil, after resigning from the post added that he takes the moral responsibility of the poor performance of the state in the election and stressed that the party should introspect.
In his resignation letter addressed to the party president “It is time for all of us to introspect. I feel it is my moral duty to own up the responsibility, hence, I submit my resignation from the post”.
In a tweet he also thanked Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi, KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao, Former CM Siddaramaiah and Congress Karnataka In-charge KC Venugopal for letting him the opportunity to serve the party.
In Karnataka, the party’s poor performance saw the likes of Rizwan Arshad, Mallikarjun Kharge, Krishna Byregowda and B K Hariprasad losing from their respective constituencies against the BJP candidates.
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Fire erupts at plastic factory in Ahmedabad; no casualties
Ahmedabad (PTI): A fire broke out at a plastic granules and mould manufacturing factory in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Sunday morning, an official said.
No casualties were reported in the incident, he said.
The blaze erupted around 8 am at Processo Plast Enterprise in the Bapunagar area, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's Additional Chief Officer (fire) Mihir Rana told PTI.
Thick plumes of smoke were seen billowing into the sky, visible from a considerable distance in the area.
"The unit closed after the night shift and the fire broke out in the morning in the ground floor's storage facility section due to unidentified reasons," Rana said.
Nine fire tenders and several other firefighting vehicles were rushed to the spot, and the blaze was brought under control by 11 am, he said.
Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to the first floor. However, machinery and plastic materials were damaged on the ground floor, he said, adding that the exact cause of the blaze was under investigation.
