Assam earthquake: Rahul Gandhi asks Congress workers to help in rescue, relief efforts
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Last Updated: Apr 28, 2021, 03:11 PM IST
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Synopsis My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Assam. Covid crisis in the state will be compounded by the earthquake, making it difficult for help to reach the affected, Gandhi said on Telegram.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he stood in solidarity with the people of quake-hit Assam, and asked party workers to be at the forefront of rescue and relief efforts. Seven back-to-back earthquakes jolted Assam and some other northeastern states on Wednesday morning, causing extensive damage to buildings and forcing people to scamper out of their homes.
UJJAIN: MP Congress spokesperson Noori Khan was arrested in Ujjain on Tuesday for a protest she staged two days ago at an oxygen cylinder filling plant, which allegedly held up oxygen supply. She is accused of delaying oxygen supply to other districts and violating Covid laws that bar gatherings of any kind. She was released on bail. “Noori Khan was spreading misinformation and preventing government employees from doing their duty at the oxygen plant,” CSP Vandana Chouhan said, adding that her protest delayed oxygen supply.
Khan refuted the allegations and alleged that the action was ‘politically motivated’. “BJP is acting with a vengeance. I have been exposing flaws in the Covid fighting set-up that is leading to many deaths in the district. I wasn’t blocking movement of vehicles. I was fighting for people who had been waiting at the gates of the plant to get their cylinders filled.”
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