"100 Siddaramaiah's will have to come to arrest me," Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy hits back at CM
Bengaluru: Taking a jab at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's remarks about his arrest in the mining case, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel and Karnataka JDS President, HD Kumaraswamy, retaliated on Wednesday.
"I have no fear. It would take 100 Siddaramaiahs to arrest me," Kumaraswamy said during a press conference at JP Bhawan on Sheshadri Road in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Kumaraswamy mentioned that he had sought the Governor's approval for prosecution against him in the Sri Sai Venkateswara Minerals case. He said, "Permission was sought in November 2023. It has been about ten months," he noted.
He further alleged, "MUDA is claiming that the property is mine, but no Chief Minister has shown such hypocrisy. Now, they are saying they will arrest me. We are not afraid of such threats. The state Congress government is acting out of jealousy because I am a Union Minister. They are trying to target me with a dead case—a case without my signature."
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Kumaraswamy asserted that he would fight a legal battle regarding the Sai Venkateswara Minerals case. "In such situations, we must resort to the law. We have to bow down to the law of the land. I have not even given this company the space of a needle. The central government has not granted any permission, and the state exchequer has not lost a penny. Given this, how could the SIT seek the Governor's permission for prosecution?" he questioned.
He also remarked on the Congress's past accusations, saying, "Earlier, Congress leaders claimed there were 21 cases against the BJP. They couldn’t prove a point of power. Now, they are targeting me. Siddaramaiah should at least bring a case with some substance."
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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.
