Congress Karnataka unit to stage bullock cart agitation on Thursday
Belagavi, Dec 15: The Karnataka unit of Congress will stage a bullock cart and tractor protest rally against the alleged failures of the BJP government in the state on various fronts on Thursday, a party functionary said.
The rally will start at 10 am from its district office near the Chennamma Circle to the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha where the current legislature session is in progress till December 24, Congress Karnataka Legislature Party secretary E Tukaram said in a statement.
Tukaram appealed to all the MLAs and the MLCs to actively take part in the agitation.
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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.
