People decided to re-elect Rai: Chandrashekar Shetty
Bantwala, May 6: As there is a good environment in Bantwala Congress in the district, people of this constituency have decided to re-elect Ramanath Rai by a margin of more than 25000 votes, said zilla panchayat member Chandraprakash Shetty.
Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, he said that people have identified the good works of Rai in the constituency. Apart from this, Rai has reached the development works introduced by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to the people. Following this, the people have decided to re-elect Rai again.
Youth are appreciating the development works of Rai due to which youth have been supporting Congress and Rai. Only Rai could develop this constituency, he said.
BJP people have been alleging that Rai has stopped mid-day meals being supplied by Kollur to Kalladka and Punacha school. There are 333 aided schools in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, of which the government has provided mid-day meals to 331 schools. But Kalladka and Punacha schools have rejected it. But there is a record about getting teachers salaries, Ksheera Bhagya milk, uniform, bicycles and other facilities, he said.
There is nowhere money is being given to school for providing food to school children. But it was came to government notice that both Kalladka and Punacha schools have misused Rs 4.50 lakh Kollur temple money due to which, the government has stopped this mid-day meals. But keeping this as main reason, the BJP leaders have been making false allegation against Rai. People would not believe such allegations as they know the truth, he said.
In its manifesto, BJP said that temple revenues should not be used for other purpose. But the same BJP has misused the temple revenue. This school also has got mid-day meals building. But the school management itself has written a letter that it would not require mid-day meals and how could the government provide the benefit, he asked.
The government is ready to provide mid-day meals even today and it was discussed in the zilla panchayat meeting. Education department officer was directed over this issue. But the management of the school are not coming forward to it, he said.
Two BJP leaders have opposed taking funds from Kolluru temple. Now they have using this for political gains which is condemnable. In the name of protest, they are taking the school children into street and misleading them, he said.
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4 children test HIV positive in MP govt hospital; contaminated blood transfusion suspected
Satna/Bhopal (PTI): Four children suffering from thalassemia have tested HIV positive at Satna District Hospital in Madhya Pradesh allegedly due to contaminated blood transfusions, officials said on Tuesday.
The case is four months old and an investigation is underway into it, an official said.
Officials suspect the use of contaminated needles or blood transfusions for the spread of infection to the children.
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MP Health Minister Rajendra Shukla told reporters in Bhopal that he has ordered a probe into the matter and sought a report.
“It is also being investigated whether the blood transfusion took place in other hospitals also or only in the government hospital,” he said.
The affected children, aged between 12 and 15 years, received blood transfusions from the hospital's blood bank, as per an official.
Devendra Patel, in-charge of the blood bank at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel District Hospital in Satna, said four children have tested HIV positive and an investigation is underway to determine how they got infected.
"Either an infected needle was used or a blood transfusion occurred. These are the two main reasons I believe. Blood transfusion seems to be the most likely cause," he told PTI Videos.
All these children suffer from thalassemia, and some have received 80 or 100 blood transfusions, he said.
A family member of one of the affected children said that their child was found to be HIV positive during a routine checkup about four months back, and he has been receiving medication, but it had proven to be of no use.
After taking the medication for HIV, the child starts vomiting, feels low and becomes ill, he said.
After the four children were detected with HIV infection, their family members were also tested and the results came out negative, he added.
The Opposition Congress targeted the government over the matter and demanded the resignation of Health Minister Shukla.
Speaking to reporters in Bhopal, Congress MLA and former minister Sachin Yadav claimed such incidents were continuously occurring in Madhya Pradesh.
Earlier, a case of toxic cough syrup came to light in Chhindwara, followed by incidents of rat bites at hospitals in Indore and Satna, and now children have been given HIV-infected blood, he said.
"The health minister is unable to manage the department. He should resign. A murder case should be filed against those responsible for the Satna incident," Yadav said.
Senior Congress leader Sajjan Singh Verma termed it a failure of the government. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's government has no connection with ground realities, he charged.
"Somewhere rats are roaming in hospitals, somewhere children are being given HIV-infected blood. Instead of preventing HIV, you are spreading it. Mohan Yadav should wake up from his slumber. Children are the nation's heritage and should be taken care of," he added.
