Belthangady Mahila Cong files police complaint against MLA Harish Poonja for remarks on Siddaramaiah
Beltanghady: The Belthangady Mahila Congress rural unit has lodged a formal police complaint seeking action against Belthangady MLA Harish Poonja for his controversial remarks about Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Poonja allegedly made the contentious statement during a felicitation program organized by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Kinyamma Yane Gunavati Amma Hall in Belthangadi on May 22.
During the event, Poonja reportedly claimed that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was responsible for the deaths of 24 Hindus. The Mahila Congress members, led by Namitha K Poojary, president of the Belthangady Mahila Congress rural unit, submitted the complaint to the Belthangadi police station, urging appropriate legal action against Poonja.
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Namitha K. was joined by several other members of the Belthangady Mahila Congress rural unit during the submission of the complaint. Notable attendees included Vice President, Mamata, General Secretary, Sumangala Naik, Secretary, and members Sindhu Dennis, Revathi Ujire, Kasthuri Pujari, and Kusuma Machar.
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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
