Mizoram will elect a non-Congress govt: Ram Madhav
Kolkata, Oct 5 : BJP general secretary in charge of the north east Ram Madhav Friday expressed confidence that poll-bound Mizoram will elect a non-Congress government, thus leading to a "Congress-mukt North East".
Mizoram is the only state in the North East region which is under the Congress rule at present.
The assembly election in Mizoram is due in December.
"We are very confident that the voters of Mizoram will reject the Congress and will elect a non-Congress government in the (ensuing assembly election). In that sense, it will be a 'Congress-mukt' North East in terms of government," Madhav said at the India Today Conclave East 2018 here.
"The Congress party, whether it will remain or not, is not in my hand. It is in the hands of (Congress chief) Rahul Gandhi," he said.
Asked about the secret of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) success in the North East, Madhav said, "It is through the good democratic practice of reaching out to the people".
Earlier this week, the BJP leader had said in Aizawl that the saffron party would fight the assembly election in Mizoram on its own, but did not rule out a post-poll alliance with "like-minded" parties.
He had also said that the party would field candidates in all 40 assembly seats.
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7 killed in fire after explosion at EV charging point outside house in Indore
Indore, Mar 18 (PTI): Seven persons were killed when a fire broke out after an explosion at an electric car charging point outside a three-storey house in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city early Wednesday, officials said.
Some cooking gas cylinders inside the house also exploded, which further intensified the fire, they said.
The blaze erupted at the house located in Brajeshwari Annex Colony between 3.30 am and 4.30 am, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kundan Mandloi told PTI.
Seven persons were killed in the fire, he said.
A child was reported missing following the incident and was being searched, the ACP said.
Police Commissioner Santosh Kumar Singh said a car was being charged outside the three-storey house.
"There was an explosion at the charging point, and the subsequent fire in the car engulfed the house," he said.
The house doors were fitted with electronic locks, making it difficult for the police to break in, the official said.
Cooking gas cylinders inside the house also exploded, which further intensified the fire, the police commissioner said.
"Three persons trapped inside the house during the fire were rescued," he said.
Nearly 10 persons were reported to be inside the house at the time of the fire, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Amarendra Singh said.
Government Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College Dean Dr Arvind Ghanghoria said the bodies of the seven persons killed in the fire were brought to a government hospital.
"Two persons rescued during the fire were also brought to the hospital. After receiving first aid, they expressed their desire to be treated at another hospital and were discharged," he said.
