Ahmedabad: Gujarat Congress on Saturday demanded resignation of state Cabinet Minister Babu Bokhiria after a court in Porbandar sentenced him to three years imprisonment in the Rs 54 crore illegal limestone mining case of 2006. "We demand immediate resignation of the Gujarat Water Resources Minister who has been convicted by a court in Porbandar for three years in an illegal limestone mining case," Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Shankarsinh Vaghela told reporters in Ahmedabad.
"The ministers in the state government are corrupt and criminals," Vaghela alleged, adding that, one minister was behind bars (referring to Amit Shah) under Section 302 of the IPC and another (Parshottam Solanki) is facing corruption charges in a fisheries scam. "In Karnataka, Lokayukta exposed the role of former chief minister BS Yedyurappa in a case of illegal mining. He had to resign and BJP was ousted from power," he said. If there was a Lokayukta in Gujarat, not a single state government minister would have been spared, he said, adding that the state was not leading in development but in corruption.
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12:31 AM, Jun 16, 2013
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Water Resources Minister Babubhai B Bokhiriya was sentenced to three years of imprisonment in 2006 illegal mining case by Porbandar Sessions Court on Saturday. Bokhiriya was found guilty in the Rs 54 crore illegal mining case. The minister has been taken into custody and has seven days to appeal against the conviction in the High Court. The other three who have been sentenced to jail in the case...
01:23 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Gandhinagar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday nominated controversial MLA Vitthal Radadiya from Porbandar for Lok Sabha by-poll. Radadiya, a former Congress MLA, had quit the party weeks after he was caught on CCTV brandishing a gun at a toll-booth attendant at Karjan near Vadodara in October 2012. Radadiya had then said that he took out his gun as the toll-booth attendant had called him a fake MP. Soon...
04:22 PM, May 14, 2013
Ahmedabad: A PIL has been filed in Gujarat High Court seeking investigation in connection with water theft in Porbandar. The petitioners Meldabhai Ranavaya and two others from Porbandar have claimed "people who are distant relatives and workers of state Agriculture Minister and BJP MLA from Porbandar Babu Bokhiria have resorted to illegal trading of water from the public water distribution pipelines and selling it at a higher price". The petitioner...
01:45 AM, May 07, 2013
Congress MP from Porbandar Vitthal Radadiya, who was involved in gun-totting controversy, on January 3 resigned from the Lok Sabha and decided to retain his seat in state Assembly. "I have decided to stay in Gujarat to work for the people here by being an MLA and have resigned from Lok Sabha seat," said Radadia. "Today I have sent my resignation letter to Lok Sabha Speaker," he added. ...
06:21 PM, Jan 03, 2013
Rajkot: The persistent water woes of Saurashtra, a scarcity-prone area of Gujarat, has become one of the main poll issues in the 2012 assembly elections in Rajkot as people are angry that virtually nothing has been done in the last ten years to resolve the problem permanently. Saurashtra, an area without a perennial river and having inverted pan topography, suffers from water scarcity as average rainfall is also very less....
10:30 AM, Dec 09, 2012
Porbandar's hero and perhaps its only claim to fame - Mahatma Gandhi - is only a memory now in the city. It seems Porbandar got lost in the transition. Even for Mahatma Gandhi's statue, there are hardly any visitors. ...
01:33 PM, Dec 03, 2012
Vadodara: Gujarat Congress MP Vitthal Radadiya who was seen threatening a toll officer with his gun on Saturday said that he doesn't keep his gun only to show it off. "I showed my ID card but the security person said it was fake. They called me a fake MP and tried to misbehave. I thought they would fight with me. So, for self defence, I took out my rifle. I...
11:42 AM, Oct 13, 2012
Congress MP from Porbandar in Gujarat Vitthal Radadiya has been caught on CCTV cameras, pointing a gun at a security personnel posted at a toll plaza. Radadiya's car was stopped by the toll booth personnel at Karjan near Vadodara late on Thursday night. When the driver showed him Radadiya's identification card, the toll booth attendant demanded to see the original identity card. It was when the driver and the toll ...
05:51 PM, Oct 12, 2012
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will be holding a day-long fast as a part of his Sadbhavna mission in Mahatma Gandhi's birthplace Porbandar on Sunday. Congress MP Vitthal Radadiya is planning to hold another fast to counter Modi's at Porbandar, which is a Congress stronghold. The Gujarat chief minister on Saturday observed a day-long fast under his Sadhbhavna Mission in the town of Bhachau in Kutch district and...
07:35 AM, Nov 20, 2011
London: A statue of Mahatma Gandhi has been installed at the 'Parc de L'Etoile' in the City of Strasbourg in France. The statue, gifted by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) to the city of Strasbourg, stands on a pedestal prepared by the city - in which are embedded four urns containing soil brought from Porbandar, Rajkot, Pieter Maritzburg in South Africa and Sabarmati, venues associated with important events...
05:42 PM, Oct 06, 2011
Porbander: Four people including a hotel owner have been arrested for assaulting a RTI activist Baghu Dewani in Porbandar on Friday. The 65-year-old advocate-activist Bhaghubahi Dewani was first assaulted with sticks and then stabbed thrice in the abdomen. Dewani has accused former BJP minister Babu Bokhiria of being behind the attack. Bokhiria has interests in mining and construction around Porbandar city. Dewani had filed RTI applications seeking information on illegal...
09:26 AM, Jun 25, 2011
Porbander: An RTI activist Baghu Dewani was attacked by unidentified persons in Porbandar in Gujarat on Friday. Dewani has been hospitalised after he was stabbed by unidentified persons. Dewani is said to be in a serious condition in the hospital. The 65-year-old advocate-activist Bhaghubahi Dewani was first assaulted with sticks by two unidentified persons and then stabbed thrice in the abdomen. The assailants then fled the scene. Dewani has accused...
01:15 PM, Jun 24, 2011
Ahmedabad: Anil Ambani on Wednesday said his Reliance Group will invest Rs 50,000 crore in Gujarat in the next 5-7 years on various projects as the firm looks to tap opportunities in the state. "We are committing to invest Rs 50,000 crore in the state of Gujarat in gas-based and coal-based power projects in the next 5-7 years", Ambani said while speaking at the 5th Global Summit of Vibrant Gujarat...
12:53 PM, Jan 12, 2011
Porbandar is now known for its crime, mafia dons and corrupt politicians. ...
10:01 AM, Oct 02, 2007
Don Santokben Jadeja has fallen in the police net after she was charged with sheltering two people accused of rape. ...
03:22 PM, Jun 12, 2007
