Rajasthan: Congress wins majority of seats in Alwar and Dholpur Zila Parishad Panchayat Samiti polls
Jaipur, Oct 29: The ruling Congress party on Saturday won the majority of seats in the elections for the Alwar and Dholpur Zila Parishad members.
It also won 208 out of total 492 seats of Panchayat Samiti members while the BJP won 158 in both districts.
The results for the Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad elections in the two districts, which were held in three phases, was announced after the counting of votes on Saturday.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the Congress has got a huge majority in the Panchayati Raj elections of Alwar and Dholpur districts.
Thanks to all the voters and thanks to the workers for the victory, he tweeted.
PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra said the results have shown a mirror to the BJP.
The Congress won 24 out of 49 seats of members in Alwar Zila Parishad while BJP got 21 seats and four independents won.
In Dholpur, the Congress won 17 out of total 23 seats while the BJP bagged the remaining six seats.
The ruling party is in full majority to form a board in Alwar Zila Parishad while in Dholpur Zila Parishad, it is in a position to form it with the help of independents.
Out of 492 seats of 22 Panchayat Samiti in Dholpur and Alwar, results of 491 have been declared.
The Congress won 208, BJP 158, BSP 12 and independent 113 seats.
The election of Zila Pramukh and Panchayat Samiti Pradhan will be held on October 30 while Up-Zila Pramukh and Up-Pradhan of Panchayat Samitis will be elected on October 31.
अलवर और धौलपुर जिले के पंचायतीराज चुनावों में कांग्रेस को भारी बहुमत मिलने की हार्दिक प्रसन्नता है। इसके लिए सभी मतदाताओं का आभार एवं कार्यकर्ताओं को धन्यवाद। सभी विजयी उम्मीदवारों को बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं।
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) October 29, 2021
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
