President of Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee. (Photo credit: @AmitChavdaINC)
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Congress chief Amit Chavda claimed in the state Assembly that the Vijay Rupani government had ignored coronavirus outbreak warnings from the WHO as well as the Centre and had gone ahead with the mega event welcoming then United States President Donald Trump here.
The event, organised in the stadium in Motera here, was held on February 24 last year and over a lakh people attended. Following the Covid-19 outbreak in China, the World Health Organization had declared a health emergency on January 30 last year and had issued warnings to all countries. The Union government asked states not to hold large gatherings. Despite this, the Gujarat government organised Namaste Trump, Chavda said in the Assembly on Saturday.
Hardik Patel
NEW DELHI: Gujarat Congress working president Hardik Patel on Sunday slammed the functioning of the state unit after the party s humiliating defeat in the local body elections, claiming that no work was given to him in the polls and his opinion was also not sought for ticket distribution.
He, however, also dismissed speculation about leaving the Congress in the future and said he would remain in the party and carry out whatever responsibility he is given.
In an interview with PTI, Patel also raised questions over the understanding of the party s central leadership of Gujarat and said the Congress has failed to struggle as an opposition in the state.
AHMEDABAD: Many city schools affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) appear to be changing their decision to hold in-person final exams for the primary and secondary sections, and now intend to hold the tests online.
The change in their decision is mainly due to the recent increase in Covid-19 cases and the gradual withdrawal of consent that schools had received from parents. Many parents who had earlier agreed to send their children to schools to take the examinations physically are now opting for the online test. This is also because of the guidelines that ask schools to give parents the option to choose the mode of exams for their children.
Madhya Pradesh govt owes Rs 4,764.35 cr, Maharashtra Rs 1,627.66 cr, and Rajasthan Rs 542.18 cr.
GANDHINAGAR: The states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan owed Gujarat a sum of Rs 6,934.19 crore as part of the Narmada project, The state government informed in the ongoing budget session of the Gujarat assembly on Thursday.
Visavadar MLA Harshad Ribadiya asked a question, seeking details of amount that three states owed Gujarat as part of the Narmada project, as on December 31, 2020. In a written reply, the deputy chief minister said the Madhya Pradesh government owed Rs 4,764.35 crore, Maharashtra government owed Rs 1,627.66 crore, and Rajasthan owed Rs 542.18 crore.