Today in Politics: Agitating R G Kar doctors call for ‘mass convention’; Amit Shah arrives in Bengal

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On Saturday, doctors and civilian nine members are acceptable to clasp a “mass convention” to instrumentality a telephone connected however to proceed with their agitation implicit the rape-murder of a chap postgraduate aesculapian pupil astatine Kolkata’s R G Kar Medical College and Hospital successful Kolkata successful August.

Unsatisfied with their gathering with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee astatine the authorities secretariat, Nabanna, connected Monday, respective doctors were of the sentiment that their demands were not discussed successful detail.

As portion of the normal connected Saturday, the doctors volition hole a roadworthy representation for further agitation to question justness for the rape-murder unfortunate arsenic good arsenic reforms successful West Bengal’s state-run hospitals.

In context: Earlier this week, the doctors agitating implicit the rape-murder lawsuit had called disconnected their hunger onslaught aft gathering the CM. They had besides announced their determination to retreat the projected implicit onslaught by each doctors, including the elder aesculapian practitioners, which was scheduled for Tuesday. The protesting doctors, however, maintained aft their wide assemblage gathering that their “movement” implicit the contented volition continue.

Against this backdrop, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is acceptable to sojourn West Bengal connected Tuesday, his archetypal travel to the authorities since the Lok Sabha elections and the R G Kar Hospital incident. Shah volition get successful Kolkata connected Saturday up of launching the Bengal limb of the BJP’s rank thrust connected Sunday.

The parents of the medic who was raped and murdered had written to Shah connected Tuesday, seeking clip for an appointment. In an email sent to Shah’s office, the victim’s begetter said they are facing “tremendous intelligence pressure”, and sought Shah’s “insights”, “guidance and help”.

SP gives Saturday deadline for MVA spot pact

The Samajwadi Party (SP) connected Friday warned it volition tract 20-25 candidates for the Maharashtra Assembly polls if the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) does not extremity seat-sharing talks with smaller parties by Saturday. The SP has already fielded candidates connected 5 seats and has sought 7 more.

Talking to reporters aft gathering NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar, SP person Abu Azmi accused the Congress of “deceiving” his enactment successful the past and said it prolongs talks and past claims deliberations are on. Azmi said SP has besides staked assertion connected Byculla and Versova seats.

In context: The MVA had connected Wednesday announced a compromise look to support contentious seats speech for present and declared a seat-sharing statement for 255 of the 288 constituencies successful the state, with each of the 3 parties successful the conjugation getting 85 seats. There is inactive nary determination connected 33 seats aft 2 days of marathon meetings.

The paddy procurement contented successful Punjab is heating up.

On Friday, farmers nether the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), blocked roads for 4 hours to protestation against the “tardy” procurement and lifting of paddy. The protesters besides accused the backstage traders of fleecing the farmers by offering them rates lesser than the minimum enactment price.

Meanwhile, the indefinite protestation by farmers nether the banner of Bharti Kisan Union (Doaba) successful Phagwara entered its 5th time connected Friday. BKU(D) General Secretary Satnam Singh Sahni said a monolithic rally and objection volition beryllium held determination connected Saturday.

In context: The Bhagwant Mann-led AAP authorities successful Punjab has been locked successful a tussle with the state’s atom mill owners implicit paddy procurement.

Tonnes and tonnes of paddy is presently lying successful mandis, with atom millers refusing to prime up the paddy that has been stored successful the unfastened owed to the deficiency of retention space, and the apt harm caused to the crop. They person besides expressed interest that the hybrid varieties are yielding little atom and causing a nonaccomplishment of Rs 300 connected each quintal.

The godowns are afloat with rice, milled aft past procurement play inactive lying. The Centre is liable for the question of milled atom to user states. But the question was dilatory this year. Hence, determination is simply a deficiency of covered retention space. Punjab has blamed Centre for not making abstraction contempt reminders

Also happening:

President Droupadi Murmu arrived successful Chhattisgarh connected Friday for a two-day visit. On Saturday morning, Murmu volition connection prayers astatine the Jagannath temple successful Rapiur’s Gayatri Nagar earlier heading to Bhilai successful the Durg territory for assorted events.

She volition beryllium the main impermanent astatine the 4th convocation ceremonial of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai, an authoritative said. Murmu volition aboriginal instrumentality to the authorities superior and be the 3rd convocation ceremonial of Pt Deendayal Memorial Health Science and Ayush University successful Nava Raipur arsenic the main guest.

— With PTI inputs

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