Who is Jayadev Galla, the millionaire TDP MP who initiated no-confidence debate?
New Delhi, July 20: Telegu Desam Party MP Jayadev Galla's speech in the Lok Sabha today reminded one of Amaron battery's tag line: Long, really long. Incidentally Galla owns the company that manufactures Amaron.
Jayadev Galla is the managing director of Amara Raja Group which is known for its automotive battery brand "Amaron".
Galla was asked by TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu to open the debate and was allotted 13 minutes by the Lok Sabha Speaker for presenting the party's stand. However, later he kept asking for some extra time.
Here are five things to know about TDP MP Jayadev Galla:
1. The 52-year-old MP represents the Guntur constituency in Andhra Pradesh. He was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in May 2014.
2. Jayadev Galla was born in Chittoor but shifted to the United States of America at an early age. After living there for almost 22 years, he returned to India.
3. Galla has studied political science and economics at the University of Illinois.
4. He is an industrialist by profession and is the managing director of the Amara Raja Group. He has been rated as one of the best CEOs in the country.
5. Jaydev Galla declared assets worth Rs 683 crore in the 2014 general elections, making him one of the wealthiest politicians in India.
Galla in his speech called the Modi regime a "saga of empty promises". He slammed the central government for not granting special status to Andhra Pradesh and failing to fulfil its promises according to the AP Reorganisation Act.
Jayadev Galla, while initiating the debate on no-confidence motion, said, "It is not a war between BJP and TDP. It's a dharma yudh."
"Today we are witnessing a war between promise and morality. The BJP president himself has decided to wage a war against the TDP. Uncertainty still continues in Andhra Pradesh and this government has put more challenges before us," he said.
"The no-confidence motion was moved because of: Lack of trust, priority, and an unbiased approach towards Andhra Pradesh," Galla said.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi in his speech referred to Jayadev Galla's speech and said that he heard him very carefully. Rahul said that he and the whole country are victims of 21st-century political weapon. This political weapon, he says, is called 'jumla strikes'.
In his speech, Jayadev Galla while referring to Prime Minister Modi had said, "You are singing a different tune, which the people of Andhra Pradesh are keenly observing. They would give a befitting reply in the upcoming polls. If people of Andhra are cheated, the BJP will be also decimated in the state like the Congress. Mr PM, it's not a threat, it's a shraap (curse)".
Courtesy: www.indiatoday.in
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Mumbai family deaths: FDA finds no watermelon vendor in area to check for affected stock
Mumbai (PTI): The Food and Drug Administration team probing the cause of death of four members of a family in south Mumbai's JJ Marg area have not been able to zero in on any watermelon vendor in the vicinity to check if the fruit had a role to play in the ill-fated incident, an official said on Thursday.
The Dokadia family, residents of Ghari Mohalla on Ismail Kurte Road, had hosted a get-together of relatives on the night of April 25. At around 1 am, hours after the guests had left, Abdullah Dokadia (40), his wife Nasreen (35), and daughters Ayesha (16) and Zaineb (13) ate pieces of a watermelon.
They suffered severe bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea in the early hours of April 26 and were rushed to a local hospital before being referred to the government-run J J Hospital where all four died during treatment.
"The FDA team visited the house of Dokadia and collected samples of chicken pulao and watermelon pieces. After two days, the leftover chicken pulao had developed fungus growth. The team also tried to locate watermelon vendors to check for any affected lots," he said.
But no vendors were found in the area for the past two days, preventing the FDA team from getting samples, the official added.
The FDA has requested the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to share the report on the food samples collected by them, he added.
A senior Mumbai police official said the force is waiting for FSL reports in the case, adding that questions on presence of sedatives etc in the fruit could be answered only then.
The statements of the kin of the deceased are being recorded to ascertain if it is a case of mass suicide, and it is being checked if the Dokadia family were in debt or distressed over some issue, the police official said.
