India beat West Indies by nine wickets in 4th T20I, level series 2-2
Lauderhill (US), Aug 12: India beat West Indies by nine wickets in the fourth T20 International to level the five-match series 2-2 here on Saturday.
Opting to bat, West Indies posted 178 for 8, riding on a half-century by Shimron Hetmyer (61) and Shai Hope's 29-ball 45 and a late cameo by Odean Smith (15 not out).
In reply, India overhauled the target in 17 overs with Yashasvi Jaiswal (84 not out) and Shubman Gill (77) sharing a 165-run opening partnership to set up the win.
Earlier, Arshdeep Singh (3/38) and Kuldeep Yadav (2/26) took most of the wickets for India, who had won the 3rd T20I to keep the series alive.
For WI, Romario Shepherd took the wicket of Gill.
Brief Score:
West Indies: 178 for 8 in 20 overs (Shimron Hetmyer 61, Shai Hope 45; Arshdeep Singh 3/38, Kuldeep Yadav 2/26)
India: 179 for 1 in 17 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 84 not out, Shubman Gill 77, Romario Shepherd 1/35).
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Tax money pays for free ration scheme but BJP trying to take credit, says Mayawati
Lucknow (PTI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati hit out at "BJP and company" on Thursday, saying they want to take credit for providing free rations to the country's poor.
"Far from freeing the people of the country from rising inflation, poverty, unemployment and backwardness, people of BJP and company are bent on extracting electoral gains for giving the poor a little bit of ration. This is not right as this is not kindness," she wrote in Hindi on the social media platform 'X'.
"The free ration to the poor is not a favour by the BJP or the government, it comes from the tax money paid by the people. Therefore, it is inappropriate to make fun of the poor by asking them for votes in return...," the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister added in another post.
BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, list the government's free ration scheme in every political rally. The party has even mentioned in its manifesto that it will continue the scheme till 2029 after coming to power.
The Congress claims that it brought the law to ensure food security to the poor. Party president Mallikarjun Kharge said at a joint press conference with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday that on coming to power, they will not just improve the quality of the ration but also double its quantity.
