Shotgun backs Sinha

New Delhi, Sept. 28 (PTI): BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha today came out in support of his party colleague Yashwant Sinha over his criticism of the state of economy, saying he was a true statesman and had shown the government the mirror.

The Bihar MP, who has been at variance with the BJP's stand on a host of issues, also targeted his party leaders for dismissing the former finance minister's views, saying it would be 'childish' to do so as they were 'entirely in the party's and national interest'. Taking a dig at the government in a series of tweets, he claimed motives were being ascribed to Yashwant's observations and 'we all know that the infamous and pervasive dirty tricks department' was behind them.

Road mishap

Gaya: Two youths died and three others suffered injuries in a head-on collision between two motorbikes near Karasan village under the jurisdiction of Imamganj police station in Gaya on Thursday. The injured have been rushed to the local primary health centre where the condition of one of them was said to be critical.

Escape

Motihari: Six persons, detained on charges of violating the liquor prohibition law, escaped from the lock-up of the excise department at Motihari in East Champaran last night.

The police said a formal complaint in connection with the escape of the captives has been lodged with the Motihari town police station in the district. Four of the escapees - Prahlad Mahto, Heera Mahto, Mukesh Patel and Abulaish Miayan - were arrested from Gamharia under the jurisdiction of Raxaul police station.