National Nuggets

Sibal questions Yogi’s claim on deletion of 1.27 cr Hindu voters

New Delhi, Nov 14: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday questioned Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s claim that names of 1.27 crore Hindu voters had been deleted from the state electoral roll, demanding he disclose the names and constituencies concerned. Addressing a press conference here, Sibal said Adityanath should explain how he arrived at the figure and make the details public rather than merely citing a number. “I want to ask Yogi ji, how do you know this figure? If you know which names have been removed, put them before the people. Which names have been deleted from which constituencies?” he said. He also cautioned against addition of names through Form 8 in cases where they had not actually been deleted from the electoral roll, saying such additions could have electoral consequences. (PTI)

MP: Woman, two children die after jumping into well

Ratlam, Nov 14: A woman and her two children died after allegedly jumping into a well in Meena Kheda village under the Industrial Area police station limits in Jaora town of Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district on Saturday, the police said. The incident reportedly took place around 10 a.m. All three died, and their bodies were retrieved from the well with the help of local villagers and taken to the government hospital in Jaora for post-mortem examination. According to information from the spot, around 50 villagers gathered after learning about the incident and joined the efforts to retrieve the woman and her children. After pulling them out of the well, the villagers arranged a vehicle and shifted them to the hospital. (IANS)

K’taka CM, Dy CM urge PM to put K’taka SC/ST quota in 9th Schedule

Bengaluru, Nov 14: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and his deputy G Parameshwara have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to amend the Constitution to include the state’s enhanced SC/ST quota in the 9th schedule. In a letter dated November 13, Shivakumar sought Prime Minister Modi’s urgent intervention to secure constitutional protection for the enhanced quotas of 17 per cent for SCs and 7 per cent for STs in Karnataka, arguing that the aspirations of lakhs of people from these communities should not be left unaddressed following a recent Karnataka High Court judgment striking down the legislation giving enhanced reservation. (PTI)

Horses graze in a meadow with a view of snow-capped Himalayan peaks following snowfall in high-altitude areas, in Rudraprayag district
on Saturday. (PTI)