Charges framed against Cong MP Imran Masood over 'objectionable' remarks against Modi in 2014
Saharanpur (UP) (PTI): Charges were framed in a special court here against Congress' Saharanpur MP Imran Masood for allegedly making objectionable comments against Narendra Modi in 2014 when he was chief minister of Gujarat, a lawyer said.
Government advocate Gulab Singh said on Wednesday that charges were framed on Tuesday before judge Mohit Sharma of the special MP-MLA court that hears cases involving legislators.
He said a case was filed against Masood on March 27, 2014 by Kusum Veer Singh, who was then the Kotwali in-charge of Deoband.
It was alleged that Masood had made a controversial statement against Modi during an election meeting in Labkari village of Deoband police station area, threatening to 'tear him into pieces'.
It is alleged that he had made objectionable comments against two Bahujan Samaj Party leaders too.
Singh said that Modi, who was the chief minister of Gujarat at that time, was the BJP's prime ministerial candidate then.
In this case, statements of 19 people were recorded in the special MP - MLA court, he added.
There was a lot of controversy over Masood's remarks, a video of which was widely circulated on social media.
Masood had joined the Bahujan Samaj Party in 2023 but witched back to the Congress the same year. He won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Saharanpur seat.
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Karnataka Health Dept bars leave for staff amid ASHA workers’ strike starting Aug 12
Bengaluru, Aug 11 (PTI): In response to a planned three-day strike by ASHA workers starting August 12, the Karnataka Health Department on Monday issued a notice prohibiting all officers and staff from taking leave during the protest period, except in cases of medical emergencies.
Accredited Social Health Activists workers are demanding the fixed honorarium of Rs 10,000 promised by the state government in January. They have announced a continuous state-level protest from August 12 to 14.
The notice stated, “Information about ASHA workers absent from duty within district limits will be collected daily from primary health centres, compiled at the district level, and submitted to the commissionerate by 3 pm during the protest.”
The Health Department also urged community health officers, primary health protection officers, health inspectors, and Anganwadi workers to cooperate in ensuring that health services to the public remain uninterrupted.
