5 killed as car rams into labourers in HP's Dharampur; driver had licence only for two-wheeler
Shimla, Mar 7: A car ploughed into a group of migrant labourers in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district on Tuesday, killing five and injuring four, police said.
The accident occurred near Dharampur on the Shimla-Kalka national highway around 9:20 am when they were walking to work, according to police.
The Innova car, which was going towards Parwanoo, was speeding and hit the group of labourers on the highway when its driver Rajesh was overtaking another vehicle, Solan Superintendent of Police (SP) Virender Sharma said.
He added that Rajesh had a driver's licence only for two-wheelers. The 23-year-old, a resident of Garkhal near Kasauli in Solan district, has been arrested and further investigation is underway, the SP said.
Guddu Yadav, Raja Verma, Nishad, Moti Lal Yadav and Sunny were killed on the spot, while three of the four injured Babudeen, Mahesh and Arjun have been hospitalised at PGI Chandigarh, police said.
Another person, also by the name of Mahesh, was released after first aid, they said, adding that the labourers hail from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
"The inexperienced driver pressed the accelerator in place of the brake which proved fatal," a person who was in the car with Rajesh told police. In a video clip, police can be seen removing the bodies from both sides of the road.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expressed grief over loss of lives and directed the administration to provide immediate relief to the kin of the deceased and free medical aid to the injured, a statement issued here said.
Road accidents in Himachal Pradesh have claimed 6,530 lives and left 26,600 people injured in the past six years in the state, with pedestrians being hit in 22 per cent cases, officials said.
In another accident, three persons were killed after their car fell into a gorge near Khari on the Shivpur-Bhavai road Sirmaur district late on Monday night. The deceased were identified as Kuldeep, Pankaj and Netra Singh, all hailing from that district, police said.
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Cong says Modi 'has lost authority to continue as PM', cites Ram Madhav's remarks on oil, tariffs
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress on Friday said Narendra Modi has lost his authority to continue as the prime minister, claiming that a senior RSS leader has made a "clear admission" that Modi is "dancing to Washington's tunes".
Congress general secretary, Organisation, K C Venugopal shared a video of RSS leader Ram Madhav on X where the latter says that India agreed to stop buying oil from Iran and Russia and also agreed to higher tariffs imposed by the US.
Madhav, however, later apologised saying what he said was "wrong as India did not agree to stop import of oil from Russia. "What I said was wrong. India didn't agree to stopping import of oil from Russia anytime."
"Also it vigorously protested 50 per cent tariff imposition. I was trying to make a limited counterpoint to the other panellist. But factually incorrect. My apologies," Madhav said in a post on X while sharing his video.
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Madhav along with RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale are on a visit to the United States and attended an event at the Hudson Institute in Washington.
In a post on X, Venugopal said, "Clear admission by a senior RSS leader - PM Modi is dancing to Washington's tunes.
"There was once a time when the US' 7th Fleet was in the Bay of Bengal, and India didn't budge. And then there is today, where a Compromised PM has handed over India's sovereignty to the US," Venugopal said in a post on X.
The Congress leader said this is exactly what Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and the entire Opposition has been saying. "India has lost its independent voice on the world stage.
"After this surrender, it's clear that Narendra Modi has lost his authority to continue as Prime Minister," Venugopal said in his post.
In the video shared by Venugopal along with his post, Ram Madhav is heard saying, "India agreed to stop buying oil from Iran. We agreed to stop buying oil from Russia, facing so much criticism from our Indian opposition."
"We agreed to a 50 per cent tariff...Agreed means, we did not say anything. We maintained our patience. 50 per cent tariffs we agreed. Today, in the new trade deal also we agreed for 18 per cent tariffs higher than what it used to be.... I mean, average tariff.
"So, where is India lagging behind in that. What are those issues where India is not doing enough?" Madhav is heard saying in the video during an interactive session at the Hudson Institute.
