BJP increases numbers by 'buying opposition MPs, MLAs': CPI(M)
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Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah claimed that Communist parties would soon disappear from the world and that only BJP has a future in the country, the CPI(M) on Sunday hit back at the saffron party by saying it has been able to increase its numbers only by "buying MLAs, MPs of its political opponents".
Veteran CPI(M) leader from Kerala and Politburo member M A Baby, speaking to reporters here, alleged that the BJP has been able to increase its numbers in the country by buying off MLAs and MPs of the opposition, especially the Congress.
"That is the kind of corrupt politics BJP is practising. Also, MLAs of Congress are willing to be bought," Baby alleged.
He further alleged that the one seat BJP had secured in Nemom assembly constituency was won with Congress votes in the 2016 state polls.
"When Amit Shah is talking about the lotus bloom in Kerala, he probably is not aware that the only lotus flower that was here has decayed," the senior Left leader said referring to the Nemom seat being won by CPI(M) in 2021.
"That is the position of BJP in Kerala. His wish that there will be a change in this situation is a daydream," Baby further said.
He was responding to Shah's attack on the Left parties at a Scheduled Caste conference organised by the BJP at Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday.
The Union Home Minister had said, "Congress is disappearing from India while the Communist party is on the verge of extinction from the world. In Kerala, only the BJP has a future. The Congress party and the Communists never worked for the welfare of the Scheduled Tribes. They treated them as mere vote banks".
Shah also challenged the Congress and the Communist parties to come forward and explain what they have done for the downtrodden communities so far.
In his response to the Union Home Minister's claims, Baby said that one in five persons of the world population was living in countries where steps are being taken to end exploitation of people.
He also said that he was not taking into account the population of Kerala or that of South Africa and Latin American nations where Communism has a substantial presence.
"So, world over the situation of those believing in Communism is not as bad as Amit Shah thinks it is. That is the factual position," he contended.
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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.
