Modi misleading on MSP: Mamata
Kolkata, July 27 ; Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "spreading misinformation" and "misleading" the people with regard to raising the minimum support price of Kharif crops, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday challenged the centre to increase the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) limit to Rs two lakh.
Speaking in the state assembly, Banerjee said the Central government was "falsely" claiming that it has increased the MSP of Kharif crop by 50 per cent, when it had hiked the rates by only Rs 200.
"The Prime Minister is misleading the people on the issue. He is spreading misinformation," she said.
The Central government recently approved a hike in the MSP for Kharif crops for 2018-19.
Banerjee alleged that 12,000 farmers have committed suicide in the country, but none of them were from West Bengal.
She asked the centre to raise the KCC limit to Rs 2 lakh. At the same time it attacked the centre for reportedly coming up with a proposal to display Modi's photo on KCC forms.
"We pay the larger share of the money - 60 percent, while the central government gives only 40 per cent. But recently, we came across a report that the Prime Minister's photo will be displayed on the forms," she said.
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Fire breaks out in residential building in east Delhi, nine killed
New Delhi (PTI): At least nine people were killed after a fire broke out in a residential building in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar early Sunday, officials said.
The incident was reported around 3.48 am at a four-storey building in Vivek Vihar Phase-I, following which police, fire and disaster management teams rushed to the spot.
According to the police, the blaze engulfed flats on the second, third and fourth floors of the building, prompting a large-scale rescue operation.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
"Around 10 to 15 people were rescued from the premises during the firefighting operation. Two of them, who sustained minor injuries, were shifted to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital," a senior police officer said.
A total of 12 fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, while teams from the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), traffic police and local police assisted in the rescue and evacuation efforts.
Police said the fire was brought under control after several hours.
The identities of the deceased are yet to be ascertained, and efforts are underway to determine the cause of the fire, police said.
Further investigation and proceedings are underway.
