Angered by waterlogging in village, Haryana woman 'slaps' JJP MLA
Kaithal (Haryana) (PTI): JJP MLA Ishwar Singh was allegedly slapped by a woman on Wednesday when he was taking stock of the flood situation in his constituency, the purported video of which has become widely circulated on social media.
The Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) is part of the BJP-led ruling alliance in Haryana.
The woman was ostensibly enraged over the flood situation at the Bhatia village in Singh's Ghula constituency due to overflowing of the Ghaggar river.
When contacted, Singh said he had gone to take stock of the situation but the woman and some other people, angered by waterlogging in their village caused by the breach of a 'bundh (small dam)', accosted him.
"The woman said that had I wanted, the 'bundh' would not have breached. Though I explained to her that it was a natural calamity and there had been heavy rain during the past few days," Singh said.
Singh, however, said he has not asked for any action to be taken against the woman.
"I don't want any action (to be taken) for what she did," he said.
Several villages in Punjab and Haryana have been affected by the overflowing Ghaggar river after the recent downpour.
Relief measures are underway on a war footing in the two states as many parts remained flooded following incessant rainfall in the region.
#WATCH | Haryana: In a viral video, a flood victim can be seen slapping JJP (Jannayak Janta Party) MLA Ishwar Singh in Guhla as he visited the flood affected areas
— ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2023
"Why have you come now?", asks the flood victim pic.twitter.com/NVQmdjYFb0
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
