Field Uma Bharti against Sonia: Ramdev
New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Wednesday urged the BJP to field senior party leader Uma Bharti, who is contesting from Jhansi, from the Rae Bareli lok Sabha constituency against Congress president Sonia Gandhi. “Though the BJP has fielded candidates in all constituencies, why has it not fielded a strong candidate from Rae Bareli,” Ramdev asked at a press conference here. “A lot of people have told me that if the BJP does not field any powerful candidate, why don’t I contest the election against Sonia Gandhi. But I have already taken a decision that I won’t contest the polls,” he said.
Uphaar fire: SC slams Ansal for leaving India
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure over real estate baron and convict in Uphaar fire tragedy case Sushil Ansal leaving the country without taking its permission. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam said the case is pending in the Supreme Court and he should not have left the country without its permission. “Our grievance is that they (Ansal and his lawyers) know the matter is still pending and he did not take the apex court in confidence before leaving the country,” the bench said. The bench, however, allowed Ansal to stay in the US for medical treatment after senior advocate Ram Jethmalani, appearing for Ansal, gave an assurance that he will return on April 11.
1 more arrested in MCI registration scam
New Delhi: CBI has arrested another doctor from Vadodara in connection with alleged scam involving registration with Medical Council of India through fraudulent means. The agency has arrested a total of 10 doctors and officials of the Council following allegations that without following proper procedure medical students from China and Russia were registered with MCI, which allowed them to practice though they did not fulfill the necessary parameters, CBI sources said.
CBI quizzes Himachal CM in graft case
New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has been quizzed and his statement recorded by CBI in connection with alleged kickbacks made to him and State Trading Corporation employees by some private companies. CBI had registered a preliminary enquiry on the complaint of STC that some private companies made payments to its officials and started a probe last October. Agency sources said Singh’s statement has been recorded in connection with the probe into allegations that he as Steel Minister had also received payoffs of Rs 2.8 crore from a Mumbai-based steel company.