Game over for Congress in Gujarat? Party shuts down vote counter clocks, workers leave headquarters
►Top officials reportedly locked themselves inside party headquarters to avoid media interaction
Ahmedabad: Minutes after the BJP crossed the 150-seat mark in the projection and trends, the Congress party almost conceded the election to the BJP. The party reportedly shut down the vote counter clocks outside the party’s head office in the state.
According to the reports, the members and activists of the party left the premises of the party headquarters while top officials of the party locked themselves inside the headquarters and refused to talk to media persons.
Speaking to NDTV, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate also admitted that the party’s performance in the state was disappointing and that the party will sit together and will introspect their performance in Gujarat.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
