If income is rising people must accept inflation; govt can't give everything for free: MP Minister
Indore, Oct 31: Amid a sharp rise in the rates of fuel, Madhya Pradesh minister and BJP leader Mahendra Singh Sisodia on Sunday asked people to be practical and accept a little inflation if their income is going up, saying the government cannot provide everything for free.
The minister also said the consumption of fuel has gone up as every member of the family is now using a vehicle unlike in earlier days.
"Public should understand that if our income is increasing then we will have to accept some inflation. It's a practical thing," Sisodia told a press conference here.
The Panchayat and Rural Development Minister was replying to a question on why can't the state government provide relief to the common people by slashing the Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel.
"The government cannot give everything (to citizens) for free. The government gets revenue from tax collection on petroleum products and this is spent on welfare schemes and developmental works, he said.
Sisodia said people cannot say that the prices of petrol and diesel should remain the same as they used to be ten years ago even though monthly salaries of people have gone up from Rs 6,000 to Rs 50,000.
The minister said the income of all the sections of society has gone up during the past few years.
"Earlier, there used to be only one motorcycle in the family for the father (head of the household). Now every person in our home uses a vehicle so the consumption of petrol and diesel is increasing rapidly," he said.
"Didn't the inflation go up in the country during the tenure of previous Congress governments? Has it increased only under the Narendra Modi government? We have to accept that it is a continuous process, he said.
Responding to a query, he said the shortage of DAP fertilisers will be sorted out within a week.
Talking about holding long-pending Panchayat elections in Madhya Pradesh, Sisodia said these elections were initially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and then due to some legal hurdles.
He said the state government is determined to hold these elections at the earliest.
Sisodia said the state government has developed a mobile phone application for the international marketing of the products prepared by the Self Help Groups (SHGs).
These SHGs will also be helped by marketing their products on e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart, he said.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
