Congress MLAs begin 'dharna' at Raj Bhawan, demand assembly session
Jaipur: Rajasthan Congress MLAs in the Ashok Gehlot camp began a`dharna at the Raj Bhawan here, saying they will stay put till the Governor summons a session of the state assembly.
The MLAs led by Chief minister Ashok Gehlot arrived there on four buses from a hotel on the city outskirts where they have been camping for the past few days.
Before heading for the Raj Bhawan, Gehlot said he had requested Governor Kalraj Mishra on Thursday to call a session of the assembly on Monday.
But there had been no word from him so far, he said.
He threatened that if the demand for the session is not me, the MLAs will not be responsible if people gherao the Raj Bhawan.
The chief minister claimed the governor was under pressure from above not to call an assembly session.
At the Raj Bhawan, while Gehlot me the Governor inside, the MLAs squatted on the laws, shouting slogans at time. The Governor came out to meet them.
Later, the MLAs said they are starting a dharna.
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Ballari maternal deaths: Karnataka govt. seeks explanation from CDSCO
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has sought clarification from the Central drugs standard control organisation following reports linking the serial deaths of pregnant women at Ballari District Hospital to unsafe IV Ringer's Lactate solution. Health Department Principal Secretary Harsha Gupta has written a letter to the Drugs Controller General of India, Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi.
Recent Investigations revealed bacterial and fungal contaminants in the IV solution given to the women. Out of 192 batches supplied by a West Bengal-based pharmaceutical company, 22 were found substandard by the state drug control department, leading to the suspension of the medicine's use.
However, these batches had passed quality tests at the Central Drug Lab, creating a regulatory conflict.
The Health Department emphasized adherence to tender rules, stating that the Central Drug Lab's approval is legally binding. Samples from the problematic batches have been sent for re-testing at the central lab in West Bengal, with results expected on December 9.
As a precautionary measure, the state has blacklisted the implicated batches and issued directives to halt their use in all hospitals.
