Chidambaram victim of 'Gujarat Model of Governance': Digvijaya Singh
Bhopal: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday accused the BJP government at the Centre of implementing the "Gujarat Model of Governance" where innocents are framed in "false" cases.
Singh said former finance minister and party colleague P Chidambaram, arrested in the INX Media corruption case and lodged in Tihar jail, has been falsely implicated.
"This government (at the Centre) fosters enmity, these people who are in power today are implementing the Gujarat Model of Governance, implicating innocent people, registering false cases, as they did in Gujarat, Singh told reporters.
The former chief minister was replying to a question about Enforcement Directorate (ED) cases against Chidambaram and businessman Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath.
He, however, feigned ignorance about the ED case against Puri, arrested in a money laundering case related to the VVIP Chopper scam.
Asked about the EDs action against Chidambaram, Singh said, I condemn it. He was implicated falsely. There is no evidence against him in any of the cases.
"I know him since 1984-85, he is an honest person and never went against rules and regulations.
The Congress leader further said, The BJP tried for 15 years to implicate me (the saffron party was in power in MP from 2003-2018) But, there was no case.
"There is nothing against me in the ED, Income Tax, CBI or about matter of money laundering against me...If they had evidence against me, would I have been able to openly oppose them?" said the Rajya Sabha MP.
Asked about BJP leaders repeated statements that the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh will fall on its own, Singh said, "BJP leaders are not able to digest the fact that they are in opposition.
"They had got into the habit of enjoying power. So they are upset after losing power in the state (after 15 years)."
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Bengaluru man arrested for sharing misleading ‘zombie drug’ video
Bengaluru (PTI): A day after a video of a man seen in a disoriented state went viral on social media with claims that he was under the influence of a so-called “zombie drug”, police on Friday arrested a 29-year-old employee of a private firm here for uploading the “misleading” video.
Hemanth, a resident of Vidyaranyapura, was issued a notice to join the inquiry, police said.
Learning that the police were looking for him, he posted an apology on social media. He was later taken into custody, a senior police officer said.
A case has been registered against him under Sections 353(2), relating to statements conducing to public mischief, including spreading false information or rumours that could incite public disorder, and Section 352, dealing with intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace, among others, under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, police added.
After Hemanth uploaded the video, it quickly went viral on Thursday.
Later, police clarified that the man shown in a disoriented state in the video had not consumed any narcotic or psychotropic substance.
He was subjected to a medical examination, and the report confirmed that there was no trace of narcotic substances, Bengaluru police said.
The police also urged the public not to spread unverified or misleading information on social media platforms, as such content can create unnecessary panic and harm individuals’ reputations.
The footage, which circulated widely on social media, showed the man standing motionless. People claimed he might be under the influence of a synthetic “zombie drug” and raised concerns about its availability in the city.
An inquiry revealed that the individual seen in the video had come to Bengaluru in search of a livelihood and had been residing there for the past three months, police said, adding that further investigation is ongoing.
The police warned that strict action will be taken against persons found spreading false information or rumours.
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