New Delhi: Abusing power to threaten those who raise their voice for legitimate demands is a serious crime, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Thursday, hitting out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his tweet on property confiscation for wrongful activities.
Adityanath on Wednesday evening said it is his appeal to the youth of the state that they should not misled by anyone. "No one can indulge in wrongful activities today. Those who want to get their property confiscated should indulge in wrongful activities," he said in Hindi on Twitter.
Tagging the tweet, Priyanka Gandhi responded by saying in her post that the property on which Yogi ji is sitting is not his...it belongs to the people of the country .
Remember, even that property can be confiscated by the people," she added, taking a swipe at him.
Abusing power to "intimidate and threaten" those who raise their voice for legitimate demands is a "serious crime", the Congress general secretary said in her tweet in Hindi.
She said it is a constitutional right in this country to raise one's voice, to demonstrate and to agitate for our demands .
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Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
