News in brief from across Gujarat

Ahmedabad

– Gujarat government has challenged lower court order of granting bail to GUJCOMASOL Chairman Natu Pitambar (Natvarlal Patel) in higher court in Urea scam. Hearing will take place on 27 April.

– One Bashir Mansuri from Kuwait was arrested today for gold smuggling worth Rs. 53.44 lakh at Ahmedabad airport. He was found in possession of 7 gold bars.

– Upper air cyclonic circulation has weakened as per the Ahmedabad office of IMD. Dang, Surendranagar, Junagadh, coastal Gir, Bhavnagar, Talala, Gir, Gadhada, Kodinar, Liliya, Kodinar etc areas of Gujarat witnessed mini cyclone, showers and hailstorm at some places. IMD Ahmedabad office predicts that atmoshphere will normalize from tomorrow onwards.

– Madhu Srivastsava, MLA of Vaghodia has filed police complaint in Panigate police station of Vadodara that he had received death threat on phone.

– Congress party claimed that it has inducted 200-300 BJP workers in Lambha ward which is part of prestigious Maninagar assembly seat. Those who joined Congress spoke to media and said that Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation was not giving them basic facilities like road, gutter etc. They said they sat on fast last year demanding facilities and local MP Kirit Solanki and then Councillor and present MLA Suresh Patel offered them juice and promised that their problems will be solved in three months, however no solution was found. This year they again sat on fast on same issues but none from BJP visited them. Therefore they have decided to join BJP. One Shailesh Solanki, a local worker who intervened and asked locals not to join Congress was thrashed by local joined by Congress workers. Solanki said that some local leaders have taken money from Congress. However, BJP rubbished the claim. “This is nothing but a stunt by Congress. None of our workers or leaders have joined Congress today. Those whom Congress projects as BJP workers and leaders are not even our primary members,” said media convener of Gujarat BJP Harshad Patel.

– Gujarat High Court has continued its drive against illegal hotels/resort around Gir jungle area. Today the High Court ordered sealing of Taj Group’s facility in Gir.

– DeshGujarat