Cong suspends ex-MLA booked in rape case

Vartha Bharati | 07-01-2024 | 14:39:00 IST

Former Barmer MLA Mevaram Jain (Photo credit: hindustantimes.com)

Jaipur (PTI): The Rajasthan Congress has suspended former MLA Mewaram
Jain from the party, days after a rape case was filed against him and eight others.

State Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra issued an order revoking Jain's primary membership of the party.

"Mewaram Jain, a former MLA from Barmer, has been suspended from the primary membership of the Congress with immediate effect in view of his involvement in immoral activities which is a clear indication of a breach of discipline under the constitution of the Congress party," Dotasra said in the order.

A woman filed a case in December 2023, accusing nine people including Jain and RPS officer Anand Singh Rajpurohit, of raping and molesting her adolescent daughter two years ago.

Mevaram Jain was elected from the Barmer constituency on a Congress ticket three times. He, however, lost the last election to BJP rebel Priyanka Choudhary. He has also held the post of chairman of the Gau Seva Ayog.

Some explicit pictures/CD of Jain had surfaced over a year back, which he had claimed to be doctored, and filed a case at the Kotwali Police Station in Barmer.

The zonal unit of the Enforcement Directorate, Jaipur, has registered a case of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with this case after it was learnt that an exchange of Rs 5 crore had allegedly taken place in this case.

Congress leader Mewaram Jain suspended from the primary membership of the party with in view of his involvement in "immoral activities" pic.twitter.com/QLt9e2RB6h
— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) January 7, 2024

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CM Siddaramaiah directs officials to remove ineligible BPL ration card holders

09-01-2025 ¦ 09-01-2025 IST

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru, Jan 9: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said the ineligible BPL ration card holders who do not meet the criteria set by the central government should be identified and removed in a phased manner.

He, however, told the officials during a review meeting of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs department that the card of a single eligible BPL cardholder should not be cancelled.

Ineligible BPL ration cardholders should be given time to voluntarily return their BPL cards, after which action should be taken to cancel the cards by giving notice to them, the Chief Minister was quoted as saying in a statement issued by his office.

Nearly 4,000 government employees have already been removed from the list, the statement said.

It said that there are 1,53,69,945 ration cards in the state, with 5,30,88,636 member beneficiaries.

It further said that Rs 4,692 crore grant has been released under the Annabhagya scheme direct cash transfer, and Rs 3,253 crore has been spent till the end of October. Over, 4.44 crore beneficiaries are benefiting from the scheme, which is one of the five pre-poll guarantees of the Congress government.

Siddaramaiah also reviewed the status of petrol pumps in the state.

The Chief Minister’s office said there are a total of 4,518 petrol pumps in the state, and 503 petrol stations have been inspected till the end of December.

Siddaramaiah directed the officials that the inspection of petrol pumps should be increased and irregularities like fraud in measurement and quality should be completely curbed.

The CM also asked the officials to make arrangements to procure food grains at the minimum support price and steps should be taken to complete all the processes quickly so that farmers do not face any problems.

Under the One Nation One Ration Card scheme, 13,383 beneficiaries from other states are getting ration facilities in Karnataka.

Under the Anna-Suvidha Yojana, food grains are provided at the doorstep of single-person households above 80 years of age and 8,500 ration card holders are benefiting under the scheme, the statement said.

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