Upalokayukta pays surprise visit to Hospet APMC market
inspects facilities, orders officers to seize scales
Vijayanagara: Upalokayukta B Veerappa paid a surprise visit to the market of the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Hospet early Friday morning for an inspection of the facilities provided at the place.
The senior government officer spoke to the farmers, who informed the Upalokayukta that the market had neither drinking water facilities nor a place for farmers to rest. Also, the market lacked hygiene, the farmers told Veerappa.
The Upalokayukta has directed APMC Secretary Siddayyaswamy to find solutions to the problems faced by the farmers at the government market.
He has also said that people have complained regarding the scales used at the APMC office. Farmers have said that they did not receive a fair price for the crops that they sell at the government market but have witnessed a 2-kg difference in the measurement by the use of the scales at the APMC market.
The Upalokayukta has directed Amrit Chauhan, the officer in charge of the weights and measures at the APMC market, to seize the scales at the market and register a case in the matter.
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Man launches attack with iron rod inside Golden Temple in Amritsar, injures 5
Amritsar, Mar 14 (PTI): A man wielding an iron rod went on an indiscriminate rampage on Friday here at Golden Temple, injuring two 'sewadars' and three devotees, police said.
The man was seen moving in the Guru Ramdas Niwas, also called Guru Ramdas Sarai, of the Golden Temple.
According to Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Secretary Partap Singh, the man turned violent when asked about his antecedents and attacked the SGPC employees and the others.
Police said the man hailed from Haryana and was handed over to them by the SGPC after the incident.
The reason behind the attack is under investigation.
The three injured devotees had come to the temple from Mohali, Bathinda and Patiala, while the other two were 'sewadars' of Sri Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple), Partap Singh said.
One 'sewadar' and a devotee from Bathinda suffered severe head injuries.
The injured were rushed to Sri Guru Ramdas Hospital at Vallah in a critical condition.
Partap Singh said the attacker and an accomplice of his were apprehended and handed over to the police.
In his appeal to the government and law enforcement agencies, the SGPC Secretary called for no leniency in taking action against the perpetrators.
