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Delhi Police register attempt to murder case against accused after attack on CM Rekha Gupta
An FIR has been launched against the accused behind the attack on Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta at her official residence in Civil Lines area during a 'Jan Sunwai' programme. 'Further investigation is going on. We are investigating it from all the possible angles,' said Delhi Police.(PTI) The case has been lodged under Section 109(1) (attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been lodged at Civil Lines police station, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Raja Banthia said. Soon after the attack, the police arrested the accused, Sakriya Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai, a 41-year-old resident of Rajkot in Gujarat. He is being jointly interrogated by the IB and Delhi Police's Special Cell, a senior police officer said. "We are doing a joint interrogation with the IB, Special Cell and intelligence agencies. He had five criminal cases, including two assault cases involving knife attack and three under Excise Act," a Delhi Police official told PTI. 'The officer said that the accused, identified as Sakriya Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai, has been taken into custody and is being interrogated,' Banthia said. What had happened? Delhi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit on Wednesday said that 'a mishap' happened while chief minister Rekha Gupta was in the middle of a 'Jan Sunwai' programme at her camp office in Delhi's civil lines. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said the incident involved a man trying to pull the CM's hand, which led to some jostling during which 'maybe her head touched the edge of a table "a little'. The BJP leaders further said that she was examined by doctors and was stable. Talking to reporters after meeting the CM, Sachdeva said that CM Gupta is "shaken", but she is doing fine. The security personnel present at the even, reportedly overpowered the attacker and took him into custody. The ruling BJP as well as the opposition condemnded the incident. AAP leader Atishi condemned the incident and hoped the chief minister was safe and the police will take strong action against the guilty. Police sources, meanwhile, said that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is likely to review the security arrangements of CM Gupta after a detailed report of the incident is submitted by the police. CM Rekha Gupta has been provided 'Z' category security by Delhi Police. This is as per security guidelines of the MHA outlined in the 'Yellow Book', which details protection protocols for VIPs and VVIPs.
Hindustan Times
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‘An uncommon handshake': Rahul Gandhi congratulates BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy on club poll win
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday congratulated BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy on winning the election for a key post in the Constitution Club of India. The Congress MP shook hands with the BJP MP outside the Parliament, calling it 'an uncommon handshake'. While speaking with reporters outside the Parliament, Rahul greeted Rudy and shook hands with the BJP MP.(Rahul Singh) A five-time MP from Bihar, Rudy registered a victory in the Constitution Club election for the secretary (administration) post last week. Rudy defeated fellow BJP leader and former Union minister Sanjeev Balyan to secure the post. While speaking with reporters outside the Parliament, Rahul greeted Rudy and shook hands with the BJP MP. 'An uncommon handshake between BJP. Congratulations, by the way,' the Wayanad MP told Rudy. Rudy, who has been at the helm of the club for over two decades now, received 391 votes as against Balyan's 291 votes. The club has 1200 members, of which 707 members cast their votes. These included Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, PA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, and other union ministers. The handshake came on a day when chaos unfolded in Parliament, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah tabling three Bills. These include the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, The Jammu & Kashmir Reorganization (Amendment) Bill and The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill . The Bills propose that a sitting minister, chief minister, and or even the prime minister can be removed from their position within a month if they are arrested or detained for 30 days straight for an offence which carries a jail term for five years or more. The Bills will introduce a new legal framework which will apply to ministers and CMs in states and Union territories such as Jammu and Kashmir, and Union ministers and the PM at the Centre. The Bills were opposed by the Opposition, including AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, following which sloganeering ensued, with the Lok Sabha Speaker adjourning proceedings till 3 pm.
Indian Express
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NDA pick for Vice-Presidential election Radhakrishnan files nomination
NDA candidate C P Radhakrishnan on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for the vice presidential election in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior leaders. Modi, flanked by Radhakrishnan and senior NDA leaders, handed over four sets of nomination papers to Rajya Sabha Secretary General P C Mody, who is the returning officer for the vice presidential election. The four sets of nomination papers have Modi, Singh, Shah and JD(U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh as lead proposers. A prospective vice-presidential candidate is required to get his nomination paper subscribed to by at least 20 electors as proposers and at least another 20 electors as seconders. The NDA has ensured representation of all its constituents as proposers and seconders in the four sets of nomination papers that were filed. The returning officer examined the nomination papers following which Radhakrishnan signed a register. The returning officer then handed over an acknowledgement slip of the nomination papers to the prime minister. Modi, Shah, senior ministers Pralhad Joshi, Dharmendra Pradhan and other NDA leaders, including TDP leader and Union Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu, Shiv Sena leader Shrikant Shinde, LJSP (RV) leader Chirag Paswan escorted Radhakrishnan to the office of the returning officer in Parliament. Earlier, Radhakrishan paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and other national leaders at Prerna Sthal, which houses statues of iconic personalities, in Parliament complex. Radhakrishnan, whose election as vice president is a certainty, was accompanied by Union ministers and other leaders from the BJP-led alliance. The electoral college for the vice presidential elections comprises members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha are also eligible to cast their votes. The effective strength of the electoral college is 781 and the majority mark is 391. The ruling NDA enjoys the support of at least 422 members and non-INDIA bloc parties such as YSRCP have already announced support to Radhakrishnan. Described as a 'Pachai Tamizhan' (true-blue Tamil) by well wishers, Maharashtra Governor Radhakrishnan (67) is a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader who served as a two-term member of the Lok Sabha from Coimbatore during the tenure of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and later, went on to lead the party in Tamil Nadu. The NDA is projecting Radhakrishnan as an untainted leader with rich political and administrative experience for the vice-president's office and maintaining that this would also prove useful as the chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Radhakrishnan was the chairman of the All India Coir Board from 2016 to 2020, a period when coir exports witnessed a significant jump. BJP president J P Nadda described Radhakrishnan as a 'statesman' who commands respect across party lines. He belongs to the influential Gounder caste, an Other Backward Classes (OBC) community in Tamil Nadu.
