Assam MLA arrested for making communal remarks on quarantine centres | Oneindia News

AN OPPOSITION MLA AMINUL ISLAM IN ASSAM HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON TUESDAY FOR MAKING "OBJECTIONABLE" REMARKS ABOUT THE CONDITION OF QUARANTINE FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS TREATING CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS, CALLING THEM WORSE THAN DETENTION CENTRES. HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SEDITION. THE ONGOING NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN TO TACKLE THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS AFFECTED THE SUPPLY OF VEGETABLES AND FRUITS IN MAHARASHTRA, LEADING TO MAJOR LOSSES FOR FARMERS AND RETAILERS. THE AGRICULTURE PRODUCE MARKET COMMITTEE (APMC), OR WHOLESALE MANDI, IN MAHARASHTRA'S VASHI WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FEEDING VEGETABLES AND FRUITS TO MUMBAI HAS SEEN A FALL OF 30-40 PER CENT IN ITS SUPPLIES IN THE LAST ONE WEEK. and more news