West Bengal assembly elections - sweet shops worried because no one is confident of winning

It is now time for the results of the 2016 Assembly elections to be declared and, given the existing chaos in the political arena, no one is confident of winning. All the leaders are putting up a brave front but lack the confidence of the past. And - the sweet shop owners are a worried lot because there are no bulk orders for sweets to celebrate the win.
This has bee been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 18 May 2016.

As revealed in Exit Polls that have been generated by different agencies the Assembly Elections 2016 is a close call - there is a wide variation in the projections and those who have contested will have to wait for the declaration of results before going in for celebrations.
There was a time when there would be bulk order for over 4,000 rasogollas to be delivered in mud-pots. But, this time around the future is hazy and uncertain. Who knows whether the sweet shop owners have some secret up their sleeves so as to be ready with the choicest of sweets. Probably a sweet with a green band on its periferi with red center. It could serve the needs of both the groups.


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Pakistani sweet shop owner kills 30 people by adding pesticide to sweets

The owner of a sweet shop in Pakistan has admitted to killing at least 30 people by using pesticides - he had added the poison to a tray of sweets in order to take revenge on his elder brother. The incident has happened in the Punjab province.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 6 May 2016.

It seems the killer was "insulted and abused" by his elder brother in a business dispute. Therefore, in order to each him a lesson, he added the poison to the sweets that were being prepared at the time. This poisoned batch of sweets was purchased by a local man who, in turn, gave them to family and friends while celebrating the birth of his grandson.
A total of 52 persons took the sweets and the death toll from these poisoned sweets was 30. The dead included the father of the baby, six of the baby's uncles and one aunt apart from five children other children, Four of the victims are still in hospital.
Police have arrested both the brothers and one of their employees.


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