Case registered over food kits with Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi's images in Wayanad
Wayanad: Kerala Police have registered a case after food kits bearing images of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were seized in Wayanad ahead of the by-elections. The kits, containing essentials like rice and sugar, were discovered near the residence of a Congress leader. Images of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar were also reportedly found on the kits.
The case was registered under s. 173 of the Indian Penal Code and the Representation of the People Act. Around 30 kits were seized by the Election Commission’s flying squad in collaboration with the local police, days before the scheduled bypoll on November 13. Congress officials claimed the kits were intended for survivors of the July 30 landslide in Wayanad. However, the ruling Left Front alleged that the kits aimed to influence voters ahead of the by-election.
Priyanka Gandhi, contesting as the United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate, is up against CPI’s Sathyan Mokeri and BJP’s Navya Haridas in the upcoming poll. The by-election was necessitated after Rahul Gandhi vacated the Wayanad seat, opting to retain Rae Bareli following his victories in both constituencies in this year’s general elections.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
