News in brief from across the state

-Gujarat Congress has demanded judicial commission under sitting Gujarat High Court Judge to investigate Rapar’s RTI activist’s self immolation incident. Congress spokesperson Arjun Modhwadia has demanded departmental and criminal actions against concerned government officials in Rapar.

-Leader of the opposition in Gujarat assembly Shri Shaktisinh Gohil has demanded removal of surcharge on VET which is unique to Gujarat. Gohil said this surcharge was initially implied for a year, but then the government continued it. It should go, and Congress will demand that during the assembly session.

-Gujarat Congress has supported BJP MLA Ganpat Vasava’s nomination for the post of Speaker of the Gujarat assembly. According to Congress leaders, they were consulted well in advance about Vasava’s name and therefore they decided to support his nomination. However at the same time Congress has demanded the post of Deputy Speaker.

-In a dangerous accident on Ahmedabad-Rajkot highway eight persons were charred to death while one was injured. The CNG car caught fire after it hit a truck on the highway.

-Ahmedabad Sessions court on Wednesday rejected Kalupur building collapse case accused Mehbub Senior’s bail plea.

-Against ongoing work of Nirma’s cement plant in Mahuva, Dr. Kanubhai Kalsaria, MLA of Mahuva has planned a padyatra from Mahuva to Gandhinagar. About 5,000 locals, many of them farmers are expected to participate in this padyatra. Dr. Kalsaria says that the court case against proposed Nirma plant is pending in Supreme court, but undermining this the plant is now under construction which is highly offending.

-After green signal from Gujarat High Court, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation(AMC) on Wednesday resumed its sealing drive on C.G.road. 23 units of two buildings were sealed.