PM Modi lacks information: HD Deve Gowda
'Loans of 60K farmers waived off'
New Delhi, Jan 1: Lashing out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his statement that loan of only 800 farmers was waived off by the Karnataka government, former prime minister and JDS supremo HD Deve Gowda said that total 60,000 farmers of the state were benefited from the loan waiver scheme of the coalition government. The PM might have issued the statement without having proper information on loan waiver, he said.
Speaking to reporters at his residence here on Tuesday, the former PM said that lakhs of farmers would get the benefit of the loan waiver scheme. In coming days, all farmers would get the benefit.
On January 3, a meeting of the party would be held in Bengaluru and appointment of chairpersons to boards and corporations would be discussed. It was just a rumour that party state president H Vishwanath would resign from the post, he said.
LS seats sharing
When the coalition government was formed, the power was shared equally. The Congress which did not pose any conditions while Kumaraswamy was taken charge as the chief minister,then they has posed conditions. The Congress has given one third of portfolios and same formula will be applied to Lok Sabha elections, he said.
The decision on seat sharing for the 28 Lok Sabha seats would be taken this month. JDS could get 10-11 seats. There was no need to clash over the issue because the JDS would cooperate with the Congress. After discussing with the leaders, seat sharing would be finalized. But the party did not place any demands, he said.
Siddu's responsible statement
When he was asked about the conspiracy of BJP to topple the coalition government, Deve Gowda said that the BJP leaders wanted to topple the government. Siddaramaiah has tweeted in a right way, he said.
The coalition government would not have any problems. Siddaramaiah has spoken in a responsible way. Siddaramaiah had ruled the state for five years. Since he has all information about luring the Congress MLAs, Siddaramaiah has mentioned that issue, he said.
Singh wasn't 'accidental PM'
Dr. Manmohan Singh was not an 'accidental prime minister'. How could Singh, who ruled the country for ten years, became an accidental prime minister, he asked.
"I have become the accidental prime minister and ruled the country for ten months", he said.
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13 lakh litres of 'Rail Neer' supplied to train passengers daily: Government
New Delhi (PTI): Approximately 13 lakh litres of packaged drinking water -- 'Rail Neer' -- are being supplied to train passengers across the railway network daily, the government informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.
Apprising the Lower House about the Indian Railways' endeavour to provide safe and potable drinking water facilities at all stations, the government also provided zone-wise details of the water vending machines (WVMs) installed there.
"To ensure the quality of drinking water being made available at the railway stations, instructions exist for periodical checking and required corrective action to be taken.
"Regular inspection and maintenance of drinking water facilities is carried out and complaints are attended to promptly," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while responding to a question raised by BJP MP Anup Sanjay Dhotre seeking to know the supply of drinking water at railway stations across the country
"Complaints regarding deficiency in services, including water supply, are received through various channels such as public complaints, web portals, social media, etc. These complaints are received at various levels, including the Railway Board, zonal railways, division office, etc.," Vaishnaw said.
"The complaints so received are forwarded to the concerned wings of Railways and necessary action is taken to check and address them. As receipt of such complaints and action taken thereon is a continuous and dynamic process, a centralised compendium of these is not maintained," he added.
Providing zone-wise details of water vending machines, the minister said 954 such machines have been installed across railway stations.
"The Indian Railways also provides safe and affordable packaged drinking water bottles -- Rail Neer -- approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in trains and at stations," Vaishnaw said.
"Approximately, 13 lakh litres of Rail Neer are being supplied per day to the travelling passengers in trains and at stations across the Indian Railways network," he added.
