Maharashtra govt not ready to share LPG situation despite Speaker's directive: NCP (SP) leader
Mumbai (PTI): NCP (SP) legislature party leader Jayant Patil on Tuesday alleged the Maharashtra government is not willing to discuss and share information on the "widespread shortage" of LPG cylinders despite directions from the assembly speaker.
He alleged the state and Central governments have "completely failed" in handling the gas crisis, and accused the Mahayuti dispensation of trying to shift blame onto the opposition.
"The government should take the people and all political parties into confidence. There is a widespread shortage of LPG, with long queues seen everywhere. This is not a good situation, and the chief minister should have intervened by now," Patil told reporters on the premises of Vidhan Bhavan.
He added that the government is not prepared to share information on the LPG situation and is not willing to discuss the issue in the assembly.
The former minister said the "double engine" government is shirking its responsibility to resolve the crisis.
Referring to international developments, he said celebrations over ships arriving in the country overlooked the fact that many such shipments were needed daily, and claimed that strained ties with countries like Iran were affecting supplies.
Indian LPG carriers 'Shivalik' and ‘Nanda Devi’ have arrived safely at Mundra and Vadinar ports in Gujarat after safely passing the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
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UP: Gunmen open fire at patient inside Aligarh hospital, flee; victim critical
Aligarh (UP) (PTI): Two armed assailants allegedly walked into a hospital here and fired at a man who was undergoing treatment at the facility, injuring him severely, a senior police official said on Tuesday.
Aligarh Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Neeraj Kumar Jadaun told reporters that the victim has been identified as Vedpal (32), a resident of a village in Khair police station area. He was rushed to Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Hospital following the incident, and his condition remains critical.
One person has been arrested in this connection, while hunt is on to nab the two shooters, he added.
Citing information provided by Vedpal's family, the SSP said Vedpal had developed relationship with a girl from Mathura and was planning to marry her soon. However, the girl's family -- including her father, who is a police constable -- opposed this proposal and arranged her marriage elsewhere last month.
Despite this, Vedpal continued attempting to contact the girl. He even went to meet her family last month, where he was severely beaten up and warned with dire consequences if he kept pursuing the matter.
According to the family, Vedpal was admitted to a local hospital two days ago to undergo surgery for the injuries sustained during the earlier beating.
The SSP said based on CCTV footage, police have identified the attackers; one of them is the girl's brother, also a police constable posted in a neighbouring district.
He said the details of the incident have been forwarded to the police headquarters to facilitate departmental action against the police personnel involved in the crime.
The girl's father -- a police constable posted in Baghpat district -- has been arrested in the cae, while the police are searching for the two armed assailants.
