Sitharaman spars with Karnataka minister
Kodagu, Aug 24 : On a visit to the flood-affected areas in the district, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday sparred with Karnataka district-in-charge minister Sa Ra Mahesh after he asked her to end a press conference they were jointly addressing.
The episode took place after Mahesh asked Sitharaman to end the press conference citing lack of time and she retorted saying that she was following "minute-by-minute" the itinerary prepared by the district administration and she cannot be blamed for the delay.
"And the mic is on na... so record whatever you want," she is heard telling the media.
Sitharaman then asked a woman official to stop speaking and said "let the in-charge minister speak".
"Minute to minute programme, Minister... I am following that and if officials were important then my family is also very important. A central minister is following the minister in-charge. Unbelievable," she said.
You have the list of minute to minute to follow. If you had difference of opinion then you should have sorted this out before and not put me in an embarassing moment. I am doing as per your schedule," she is heard saying.
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Himachal resident cheated by woman posing as social worker
Bilaspur (HP) (PTI): A resident of Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district was duped of Rs 20,000 by a woman posing as a social worker on the pretext of supporting marriage of underprivileged women, police said on Wednesday.
Vinay Kumar, a resident of Galore area, filed a complaint at Barmana police station alleging that on January 28 he met a woman who introduced herself as a social worker, they said.
The woman told Kumar that she helps poor families in getting their daughters married and took Rs 20,000 cash from Kumar as donation to support the cause, the police said.
The complainant alleged that after giving the money, the woman stopped picking up his calls. Following this, he moved to the police and filed a complaint, they said.
A large number of people who were victims of such fraud had come to Barmana police station and also met the Bilaspur SP.
DSP Bilaspur Madan Dhiman on Wednesday confirmed that the complaint has been lodged and further investigation into the case is being conducted by the police.
