Top news of the day: Supreme Court refuses to accept Patanjali’s apology in contempt case; Delhi Minister Raaj Kumar Anand resigns, quits AAP, and more

Supreme Court refuses Patanjali’s apology, PM Modi’s roadshow in Chennai, Delhi HC rejects Kejriwal’s plea against arrest, and more in The Hindu’s top news of April 09, 2024.

SC declines Ramdev, Patanjali apology; expresses concern over FMCGs taking gullible consumers ‘up and down the garden path’

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to accept a second round of apologies from self-styled yoga guru Baba Ramdev, Patanjali Ayurved Limited, and its managing director Acharya Balkrishna in a contempt case, flagging concern about Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies playing with the health of the gullible public while government fails to crack the whip. “The victim is always the public. We are concerned with all those FMCG companies who are taking their consumers and clients up and down the garden path, showing them very rosy pictures about what their products can do for them. People who pay good money for these products finally end up suffering at the cost of their health… That is absolutely unacceptable,” Justice Hima Kohli observed.

Delhi Minister Raaj Kumar Anand resigns from cabinet, quits AAP

Delhi Minister Raaj Kumar Anand on April 10 resigned from the cabinet and quit the AAP, alleging Dalits were not given representation in the party. Addressing a press conference here, Anand, who was holding various portfolios including Social Welfare, alleged that there was no Dalit among the top leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). “This party doesn’t respect Dalit MLAs, councillors and ministers. In such circumstances, all Dalits feel cheated. We live in an inclusive society, but it is not wrong to talk about proportion. It is difficult for me to remain in the party with all these things, hence I am resigning from the post,” Mr. Anand said.

Inquiry launched into Kejriwal sending messages to AAP MLAs from jail: Sanjay Singh

Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh on April 10 claimed that an inquiry has been launched into Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal sending messages to his MLAs through his lawyers from Tihar jail. After Mr. Kejriwal sent a message to AAP MLAs asking them to visit their constituencies and solve people’s problems, a “threat was issued” that his meetings with his lawyers and family members would be stopped, Mr. Singh claimed at a press conference without naming anyone.

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