Congress attacks govt over bid to sell stake in Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday attacked the government over its bid to sell stake in India's second biggest oil refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL), asking if this was also an election promise made to "crony capitalist friends".
In the country's biggest ever privatisation drive, the government on Saturday invited bids for sale of its entire 52.98 per cent stake in BPCL.
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala asked why the government was selling its stake in the profit-making BPCL.
BPCL gave Rs 2051.53 crore profit to the government in December, he said on Twitter.
"On the other hand, the Modi government has invited bids for sale of its entire 53% stake in BPCL," he said.
"Is this also an election promise made to crony capitalist friends?" Surjewala asked.
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UP: 14 police personnel suspended over departmental indiscipline
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) (PTI): Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Lakhimpur Kheri, Khyati Garg, suspended 14 police personnel with immediate effect in a major crackdown on indiscipline within the department, officials said on Wednesday.
The action was taken after an intensive departmental review found the personnel absent from duty for a month or longer without authorisation, according to an official press communique.
The suspended personnel include head constables, constables and other personnel posted at various police stations, Police Lines and the UP-112 emergency response service, the communique said.
The SSP has also ordered departmental inquiries against all the suspended personnel.
"Maintaining departmental discipline and ensuring accountability is an essential parameter for an effective police force," Dr Garg said in the statement.
