Punish my son, don't target Biharis, says mother of Gujarat rape accused
Even as attacks on non-Gujaratis continue in the western state over the alleged rape of a 14-month-old baby girl by a migrant worker from Bihar, the mother of the rape accused has urged the people of the state to punish her son if he is guilty, but not target other Biharis, who are earning their livelihood there.
The family resides in a thatched house in Natwar Semariya village of Bihar's Saran district and is in a state of shock ever since the news of their son's arrest reached them. The father is a farm labourer and the family barely manages to live hand-to-mouth.
"We have no knowledge of what has happened to him or what has he done there. Some of our neighbours told us about the incident. Someone may have incited my son to do such a thing, but if he has done anything like that, he should be punished for it," the accused Ravindra's mother Ramawati told Zee Bihar-Jharkhand. She claimed her son was a minor and retarded and said other people should not be targeted because of him.
According to the family members, "The accused had gone to Gujarat some time ago with few of his friends to add to the family's income. He had not even informed his family when he had left and they had only recently come to know that he was working in some factory in Gujarat."
Meanwhile, several people from Bihar who were residing in Gujarat have returned to their native state, narrating their woes to their families here. Patna's Manish Kumar, who reached here on Gandhidham-Kamakhya Express on Monday said people from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh were being threatened to leave their homes and jobs. "Many colonies and factories were attacked multiple times and people were told to go back home. The situation is very tense. I had to come home for the festivals, but I preponed my visit because of the situation there," he said.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar had said that top officials of both Bihar and Gujarat were in touch over the condition there and the Gujarat government was keeping an eye on the matter.
However, Bihar's Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav attacked the Gujarat government saying, "We won't let the RSS goons from Gujarat to break the nation." He also sought an apology from Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani for calling people from other states as "migrants".
Courtesy: www.dnaindia.com
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Indian vessel 'Jag Laadki' carrying over 80,000 MT crude oil reaches Gujarat's Mundra Port
Ahmedabad, Mar 18 (PTI): Indian-flagged tanker 'Jag Laadki', carrying around 80,886 metric tonnes (MT) of crude oil, arrived at Mundra Port in Gujarat on Wednesday amid the West Asia conflict, officials said.
A day earlier, LPG carrier 'Nanda Devi' arrived at Vadinar port in Gujarat's Devbhumi Dwarka district, carrying 46,500 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) navigating through the Strait of Hormuz. On Monday, another vessel - 'Shivalik' - carrying LPG docked at Mundra Port.
Adani Ports, which operates Mundra Port, said in a statement that the crude oil carried by Jag Laadki was sourced from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and loaded at Fujairah Port there.
"Measuring 274.19 metres in length overall and 50.04 metres in beam, the tanker boasts a deadweight tonnage of approximately 164,716 tonnes and a gross tonnage of about 84,735 tonnes," it said.
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The tanker's arrival at the Mundra Port underscores the facility's critical role in handling substantial crude imports, it said.
"This delivery supports major refinery relies on such shipments to maintain operations and bolster India's energy security during supply disruptions in the region," Adani Ports added.
The port provided the safe berthing of the vessel and maritime coordination in safeguarding vital energy lifelines of India, it said.
Fujairah Port in UAE faced drone and missile attacks during the ongoing Israel-US and Iran war.
India imports about 88 per cent of its crude oil, 50 per cent of natural gas and 60 per cent of LPG needs. Before the US-Israel strikes on Iran on February 28 and Tehran's retaliation, more than half of India's crude imports, about 30 per cent of gas and 85-90 per cent of LPG imports came from Middle East countries such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The conflict has led to a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the main transit route for Gulf energy supplies. While India has partly offset crude supply disruptions by sourcing oil from countries including Russia, gas supplies have been curtailed to industrial users and LPG availability to commercial establishments such as hotels and restaurants has been reduced.
