Guwahati, An earthquake of moderate intensity measuring 5.34 on the Richter scale shook Assam and parts of North-East today. Official sources said the epicentre of the earthquake was near Nagaon in central Assam. There was no report of any damage or casualty. Last week moderate intensity earthquake hit Assam and parts of North-East in same epicentre but there was no casualty.
Incidents of crime doubled in Bihar in 6 yrs Nitish
Patna, LJP supremo Ramvilas Paswan today alleged that incidents of crime had doubled during the past six years of the NDA rule in Bihar and accused the state government of "unleashing jungle rule." Talking to reporters here, Paswan said "there has been steady rise in criminal incidents in Bihar which has just doubled during the Nitish's rule."
"It is virtually a rule of jungle in the name of good governance," he alleged and dubbed as "empty and misleading" promises made by the state government to "end fear, hunger, poverty and corruption." Referring to the recent attack on Chief Minister
Nitish Kumar's convoy by angry villagers at Chausa in Buxar district during 'seva yatra', Paswan said "it reflects people's growing indignation and anger against the style of functioning of the government." "Now people have understood the fact that the seva yatra of Nitish Kumar is more misuse of government money and the CM is facing protests during his yatra everywhere in Bihar," Paswan alleged.
CPI-M 'censures' party's Idukki District Secretary
Thiruvananthapuram, CPI-M in Kerala today virtually censured its Idukki district secretary M M Mani for his controversial speech in which he stated that there had been instances of the party eliminating political rivals. As the party is faced with deep embarrassment over Mani's utterances at a public meeting, CPI-M state Secretary Pinarayi Vijayan today said Mani had committed a "mistake" and his speech was a "deviation" from the party's political line. Mani's speech had sparked a raging political row in Kerala with the Congress and BJP saying it exposed CPI-M's "politics of violence".
His statement had come at a most difficult time for CPI-M in the state as it was on the defensive with some of its activists arrested in connection with the murder of party rebel and RMP leader T P Chandrasekharan. Addressing reporters here, Vijayan made a strong call to party cadres, leaders and functionaries to refrain from making controversial statements at a time when the party was under a grim attack from its enemies.
Vijayan said the party had grown over the years resisting attacks from various quarters, but countering violence with
violence was not the policy of CPI-M. Congress-led UDF Government had taken note of Mani's speech. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said this "disclosure" was a serious matter and legal steps would be taken on it.
Mani, a senior leader in the high-range Idukki district and known to be close to Vijayan, made his controversial speech at a public meeting held at Thodupuzha on Friday. He also made some adverse comments on Achuthanandan in his speech, alluding to the factional feud in the state unit of the party which has recently intensified.
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