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cured and discharged. Total active patients in the state are 37,125.
The patient recovery rate in the state is 95.66 per cent, as per Ma-
harashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope.

Kolkata (west Bengal)

Congress-Left open to alliance,

says Chowdhury

he final decision on seat sharing between the Congress and
Left Front for the West Bengal assembly election is yet to be
Ttaken as both the parties want to give ‘space’ to other parties
interested in this alliance, said Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Kolk- Indian and US Army contingents celebrate
ata. In a press conference at Communist Party of India (Marxist)
[CPM] headquarters on Alimuddin Street, Chowdhury, president the Basant Panchami festival, at Mahajan Fieldfiring Range in
of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) said, Rajasthan during a joint bilateral exercise. (ANI)
“We don’t want to speak on the seat-sharing because while our
discussions were on, a few political developments took place here the government will lead to “collapse of mandi system and allow
in Bengal. unlimited hoarding”.
Indian Secular Front (ISF), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Na- “Like COVID-19 comes back in a different form, this slogan
tionalist Congress Party (NCP) and other such political parties said has come back in a different form. Hum do hamare do. Everyone
there is a need to get incorporated in this Left-Congress alliance, knows whose government it is,” he said.
Chowdhury said. Referring to the family planning slogan of ‘Hum do hamare do’ (we
“Naturally we have to leave some space for them otherwise two and our two children), he alleged that the government was being
these political parties might get the wrong message that we left run on this agenda and accused it of promoting “crony capitalism”.
them. We don’t want to give that opportunity of misunderstanding
to anyone. We want to leave some space for them,” Chowdhury hisar (haryana)
added.
Since the beginning the Cong- Left parties decided on teaming Police files FIR against Yuvraj
up with each other for the upcoming assembly election primarily
against Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Singh over remarks
The alliance believes that the communal forces of West Bengal
never wanted the coalition.
“There was an atmosphere that suggested this election is a fight n FIR has been lodged in Hansi city police station in His-
between BJP and TMC. However, now the wind has changed its ar district against former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh
direction. People will say that the election will be between BJP, Aover his alleged derogatory remarks against the Scheduled
Caste community.
TMC, and Congress-Left,” Chowdhury told reporters. The FIR was lodged based on a complaint by Hansi-based law-
yer Rajat Kalsan. Speaking to ANI on Monday, the lawyer con-
ranchi (Jharkhand) firmed that he had filed the complaint at Hansi city police station

Get married: Athawale in June last year.
“In June 2020, I lodged a complaint with Hansi police (in Hary-

suggests to Rahul Gandhi ana) against Yuvraj Singh for derogatory remarks against SC com-
munity,” he said.
The lawyer said that on February 14, 2021, an FIR was regis-
ollowing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘hum do humare tered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in-
do’ jibe at the Central government over the farm laws, Union cluding 153 (provocation with intent to cause a riot, 153A (offence
FMinister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday suggested that he of promoting disharmony, enmity or feelings of hatred between
should get married, preferably to a Dalit woman. different groups on the grounds of religion, race, place of birth,
Speaking to ANI, Athawale said: “I believe that Rahul Gandhi residence, language), 295 (Injuring or defiling place of worship
is a good friend of mine and he is speaking on ‘hum do, humare with intent to insult the religion of any class) and 505 (inciting class
do’. This motto was used for family planning so if he wants to do or community of persons to commit any offence against any other
‘hum do, humare do’, then Rahul Gandhi should get married. If he class or community) and various sections of the SC/ST act.
marries a Dalit woman, then he would fulfil the dream of Mahat- Kalsan alleged that Yuvraj Singh, during an Instagram Live
ma Gandhi and help end casteism. This will provide a direction to with Indian cricketers Rohit Sharma and Yazuvendra Chahal had
all youth.” “That’s why he should get married and he should marry “made the objectionable remark against the SC community”.
a Dalit woman. This is my suggestion to him,” he said. “The clip had gone viral after which I lodged the complaint in
He also said that his Ministry will provide Gandhi a scheme of June 2020. We will try to prove the accusations right in court to
Rs 2.5 lakh for his inter-caste marriage. send a message that nobody abuses the SC/ST community,” he
Last week, Gandhi in Lok Sabha took the “hum do, humare added.
do” jibe at the government and said the new farm laws brought by (with ANI reports)

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