Ahmedabad liquor death toll crosses 90,over 150 hospitalized
Ahmedabad liquor death toll crosses 90,over 150 hospitalized
By our correspondent
Ahmedabad, DeshGujarat, 9 July, 2009
Not one, but two people are being treated on a single bed, due to over burden on hospitals in Ahmedabad, as more and more illicit liquor patients turning up
The Gujarat assembly was on Thursday plunged into turmoil after Congress MLAs demanded discussion on Ahmedabad illicit liquor tragedy which the speaker denied. After half-an-our long protest by the Congress MLAs in the well of the house, speaker Ashok Bhatt called the marshals to physically remove those creating ruckus. Some angry MLAs also damaged property of the house. Later, seven Congress MLAs Lalsinh Vadodaria, Chandrika Baria, Amit Chavda, C K Raoulji, Shailesh Parmar, Kunwarji Bavalia and Ashwin Kotwal were suspended. The repairing charge of Rs 3600 is ordered to be collected from Lalsinh Vadodaria, Chandrika Baria and Amit Chavda. Congress MLAs shouted slogans outside the assembly house. The speaker removed Congress statements from the assembly record, this means, the media is not allowed to report that.
Meanwhile, the latest death toll in the evening of Thursday crossed 90. Amidst rising death toll, a strike call in Ahmedabad's Odhav and Amraiwadi areas evoked poor to mix response. Congress workers were seen forcing the closure of shops in some of the areas. In Nikol area, angry mobs damaged three AMTS local buses and pelted stones on police vehicles.
Principle Secretary of Health, Amarjit Singh is supervising the treatments of victims at Ahmedabad's Shardaben, L.G, V.S and Civil hospitals. Singh visited the hospitals today morning.
According to Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner, total 169 victims are under treatment in L.G, Shardaben and V.S hospitals, while 20 are admitted at Civil hospital.
In another development, the police raided liquor dens across the city of Ahmedabad and surrounding areas and arrested 300 bootleggers.
According to sources, notorious bootlegger Harisinh Kahar who is believed to be the main suspect behind Ahmedabad illicit liquor tragedy has confessed, he delivered 1,000 liter liquor in Ahmedabad. Kahar was arrested yesterday evening.
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THE PEOPLE WHO NOT…………..USE MIND WILL……………ALWAYS DIE……………….LIKE THIS
THIS CALLED SELF………….POPULATION CONTROL I APPRECIATE THEM.
THIS TYPE OF PEOPLE LIVE………………….OR DEAD SAME THING ITS BETTER TO DIE.
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WHAT NRI………PEOPLE HAVE TO DO FOR GUJARAT ?????
1) IF U LIVE ABROAD……MAKE LIBRARY IN YOUR VILLAGE…….CD….PHOTO GELLERY…FREE NEWS PAPER…..WORLD NEWS AVAILABLE.
2) START SMURTI VAN PROJECT……….IF CHILD BORN TREE PLANT……..IF ANY BODY DIE TREE PLANT. AYURVEDA PARK………..FRUIT PARK……….FLOWER PARK.
3) START BIRD CENTER…….NESTING……GIVE YOUR VILLAGE YOUR OWN BIRD.
4) START MILK UNIVERSITY IN YOUR VILLAGE. START ANIMAL UNIVERSITY IN YOUR VILLAGE. START WATER UNIVERSITY ………….SOLAR UNIVERSITY………AIR UNIVERSITY
WHAT A SHAME THAT THESE CONGI. WORKERS ASK PEOPLE TO CLOSE SHOPS. THESE POOR AREAS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE DAY TO DAY. THEY DO NOT HAVE SAVED INCOME. I AM TIRED OF THESE POLTICIANS WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SITUATION. THIS S. PATEL IS NO SAINT AND I TELL YOU DO NOT TRUST HIM.. HE IS SON OF CHMAN CHOR PATEL. WE GUJARATIS TRY TO DIG WELL WHEN FIRE IS THERE. REMEMBER, MR.N. MODI OR ANY ONE C.M. CAN NOT SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS.. REMOVE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT DO THEIR JOB. THAT IS ONLY WAY THESE STUPID WORKERS WILL WORK.. LET US ALL LEARN LESSON FROM THIS. GIVE FINANCIAL REWARD WHO GOES BACK TO THEIR VILLAGE AND DOES WORK THERE, INSTEAD RUSHING TO BIG CITY… THIS WILL BE THE BEST “SEVA” INSTEAD BUILDING TEMPLES… SORRY, NO OFFENSE TO ANY ONE…