Rajasthan: Congress ally to withdraw support from government, accuses party of siding with BJP
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The Bharatiya Tribal Party will withdraw its support to the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan, party founder Chhotubhai Vasava announced on Friday, alleging betrayal by the Congress in the local body elections.
The possible exit of the BTP, which has two legislators, will not affect the stability of the state government. In the 200-member House, the Congress has 105 MLAs, apart from the support of 13 Independents.
The move, however, is significant considering how archrivals – the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party – decided to come together to stop the small party from assuming power. The members from the Congress joined hands with its BJP counterparts to defeat a BTP-backed Independent in the election to the Zila Parishad pramukh post in Dungarpur, reported The Indian Express.
The BTP won 13 members in the Dungarpur Zila (district) Parishad, but could not form the 27-member board. The majority-mark is 14.
The BTP-backed Parwati Doda was one vote short of a majority. But, instead of extending support to Doda, the Congress’ six zila parishad members voted for BJP member Surya Ahari, who was fielded as an Independent. With eight votes of BJP and six of Congress, Ahari reached the majority mark of 14.
#BJPकोंग्रेस_एक_है
— Chhotubhai Vasava (@Chhotu_Vasava) December 11, 2020
राजस्थान सरकार से @BTP_India अपना समर्थन वापस लेगी#जोहार @BtpRajsthan @1stIndiaNews @zeerajasthan_ @News18Rajasthan
In a series of tweets, BTP founder Vasava accused the BJP and the Congress of “being one”, saying their alliance “was hidden from the country for many years”.
#BJPकोंग्रेस_एक_है इतने सालों से गठबंधन छिपा हुआ था
— Chhotubhai Vasava (@Chhotu_Vasava) December 11, 2020
जो कोंग्रेस के खिलाफ हो उसे कोंग्रेस वाले बीजेपी की B टीम साबित करने में लग जाते थे
जबकि #BJPकोंग्रेस_एक_है @BTP_India जीतने के बाद भी प्रमुख भले न बना पाई हो लेकिन
देश को ये सच साबित करके दिखा दिया है कि#BJPकोंग्रेस_एक_है pic.twitter.com/FI2jk3y8QF
The BTP leaders said they felt particularly cheated because of its support to the Congress government of Ashok Gehlot when it faced rebellion from Sachin Pilot earlier this year.
“We will withdraw from the government as we have no reason left to continue supporting it,” Ramprasad, BTP MLA from Sagwara in Dungarpur, told The Indian Express. “We will withdraw from the government as we have no reason left to continue supporting it. We saved the Ashok Gehlot government during the political crisis but the party has been conspiring against us because we have been growing stronger.”
#BJPकोंग्रेस_एक_है pic.twitter.com/XSyOyTQ1mp
— Chhotubhai Vasava (@Chhotu_Vasava) December 12, 2020
Courtesy: Scroll.in
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Austrian police detain suspect in case of rat poison found in baby food jars on supermarket shelves
Vienna (AP): Police in eastern Austria say a 39-year-old suspect has been arrested after rat poison turned up in some HiPP baby food jars on supermarket shelves in central Europe.
HiPP, which recalled some of its baby food jars in Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic after the case came to light last month, said in a statement Saturday it was “greatly relieved” by the arrest, and would provide further updates as verified details come in.
The Burgenland State Criminal Police Office, under the direction of prosecutors, said a probe was launched after poison turned up in a baby food jar purchased at a supermarket in the city of Eisenstadt on April 18.
It said the suspect was being questioned, and that no further details would be immediately provided. The Burgenland public prosecutor's office has announced an investigation into suspected “intentional endangerment of the public.”
The Austrian Press Agency reported that an expert report on the toxicity of the poison was pending. A total of five tampered baby food jars were seized before they could be consumed, APA reported.
Authorities said previously they believe the tampering occurred in 190-gram (6.7-ounce) jars of baby food made with carrots and potatoes for 5-month-olds that were sold from SPAR supermarkets in Austria.
HiPP responded by recalling all of its baby food jars sold at SPAR supermarkets — which include SPAR, EUROSPAR, INTERSPAR and Maximarkt stores — in Austria as a precaution. Vendors in Slovakia and the Czech Republic also removed all of the brand's baby jars from sale.
The company said the recall was not due to any product or quality defect on its part, and said the jars left its facility in “perfect condition.”
Police said a customer at the time of the discovery had reported that a jar appeared to have been tampered with, but no one had consumed the baby food.
