Modi does nothing to instill confidence among victims: DCM Parameshwar
Kodagu disaster
Bengaluru, August 24: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi who conducted aerial survey of Kerala’s devastation could have diverted his flight towards Kodagu district. Forget visiting the state. Even he did nothing to console and instill confidence among Kodagu victims”, Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said.
Speaking to reporters here on Friday, the DCM said that Prime Minister Modi had conducted aerial survey in Kerala. But he did not speak a word about the flood and natural disaster in Kodagu and other parts of the state. His step-mother attitude was not good for a federal system, he said.
A report on rain, flood, landslides and losses would be prepared and submitted to the centre shortly and sought financial assistance. The state government was committed to rebuild Kodagu district. Steps would be taken to construct roads, bridges and rehabilitation for the distressed people, he said.
Not misused
Relief materials were not misused. Due to shortage of space in Kodagu, the relief materials were stored in Mysuru and they would be shifted to Kodagu shortly, he said.
All police stations in the state have sufficient arms. In spite of it, the department has considered the CAG report seriously and steps would be taken on priority. He has directed the authorities to submit a report soon and he would personally verify it and solve the problem, he said.
“The Chief Minister would be appealed to issue a circular to avoid felicitation to the CM and the ministers and contribute that amount to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund”.
-Dr G Parameshwar, DCM
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Explosion near CRPF School in Delhi caused by lit cigarette butts: Report
New Delhi: The investigation team that probed the explosion that took place outside the CRPF School in the Prashant Vihar area of the city on October 20 morning has reportedly not found any terror force behind the blast.
The investigation team, consisting of Delhi Police and staff members from central agencies, has stated in its report that cigarette butts thrown by a local resident might have come in contact with industrial waste and have caused the explosion. Circumstantial evidence does not show the incident to have a terror angle to it, reports The Indian Express.
The Delhi Police, the city bomb squad and the fire brigade had rushed to the spot following the explosion, which was initially believed to have been caused by a crude bomb. The forensic experts who inspected the spot hinted at the presence of potassium chlorate, hydrogen peroxide and some electrical wires there. The school wall had been damaged and the windows of a car nearby had shattered in the explosion.
The investigation team scanned the CCTV camera footage and zeroed in on around 10 people questioned. A senior police officer said that a North Delhi-based businessman from Prashant Vihar was found to be present at the spot around five minutes before the explosion, as he had come there on Sunday morning to walk his dog. The CCTV footage showed him smoking and, after questioning him, the team concluded that he had left lit cigarette butts before leaving the spot, the officer added.
The spot where the explosion took place is learned to have been usually used for dumping garbage and also has a public urinal.
An officer has said that the Delhi Police had consulted forensic and technical experts of the National Security Guard regarding the things found on the explosion site but are yet to get the report. The officer added that they have found no detonator so far.
