Attempts to implement Anti-Conversion law being done to target one community: Siddaramaiah
Belagavi: Former Chief Minister, Leader of the opposition Siddaramaiah said, “The Anti-conversion law is not required now. Attempt to implement this law is being done to target one community. This is being done to needlessly harass them. The BJP has come forward to table this bill out political ill-will”, he said.
Speaking to the media at Belagavi on Monday, Siddaramaiah said, “They are trying to enforce the Anti-Conversion law to subvert the attention from real issues and obtain publicity”, he accused.
“Instead of taking action to provide relief to victims of rain damage and natural disasters, through the Anti-Conversion law the government is trying to divert public attention from real problems”, Siddaramaiah said.
“We will oppose their attempts to table the Anti-Conversion bill”, Siddaramaiah clarified.
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Bihar hooch tragedy toll rises to nine as three more persons die
Motihari (PTI): The toll in the hooch tragedy in Bihar's East Champaran district rose to nine on Sunday after three more people who had consumed spurious liquor died, officials said.
The first death was reported on Thursday, they said.
A total of 15 people have been arrested in connection with the deaths in the Turkauliya and Raghunathpur areas of Motihari, District Magistrate Saurabh Jorwal said.
A case of murder has already been registered on the basis of complaints filed by the family members of the deceased, police said.
Jorwal said one person is still in the hospital and his condition is reported to be critical.
"Seven persons have already been discharged after treatment," he told PTI.
"The bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem examination. The exact cause of the deaths can only be known after the reports arrive," he said.
The SHO of Turkauliya police station has already been suspended on charge of dereliction of duty, and a special investigation team has been constituted to probe the incident, officials said.
The deaths have led to a political slugfest in the state, where the sale and consumption of alcohol has been banned since 2016.
