MES vandalism: CM Bommai warns of action against those troubling Kannadigas in Karnataka
Bengaluru(PTI): Condemning Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti's (MES) alleged attack on those taking out a wedding procession playing Kannada songs in the border district of Belagavi, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday warned of strong action against those troubling Kannadigas in Karnataka.
He said police have already taken action and the government has sent out a clear message to those taking law into their hands and trying to disturb peace.
"We strongly condemn MES vandalism, our police have taken action, we have sent out a clear message on this issue. We cannot tolerate law being taken into hands," Bommai said.
Speaking to reporters here, the CM said his government will take all necessary steps to maintain the law and order, and will take strong action against those troubling Kannadigas in Karnataka.
The police have detained nine workers of MES for allegedly attacking those taking out a wedding procession playing Kannada songs at Dhamnae village in Belagavi on Thursday night.
Those injured have undergone treatment at the hospital, police said.
The MES has been fighting in the border areas of Belagavi for the merger of 800-odd villages with Maharashtra, for several years now.
Maharashtra claims the border district of Belagavi was part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency, but is currently a district of Karnataka, on linguistic grounds.
On its part as an assertion that Belagavi is an integral part of the state, Karnataka has built the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, modelled on the Vidhana Soudha, the state secretariat in Bengaluru, where legislature session is held once a year.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
