#MeToo Case Resurfaces Against Minister As Punjab Rebel Crisis Escalates
NDTV
Congress MLA Pargat Singh said on Monday that Captain Sandeep Sandhu, political secretary to the Chief Minister, had warned him that he should be ready to face action.
As Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh faces a full-fledged revolt in his government, his in-house critics have accused him of hounding them with vigilance inquiries and "old cases". Many Congress MLAs and ministers in Punjab have been vocal in their attacks on their own government for its alleged inaction in 2015 incidents involving the desecration of the Sikh religious text Guru Granth Sahib and police firing during peaceful protests. Punjab Minister Charanjit Singh Channi faces action in a three-year-old #MeToo case. Mr Channi had allegedly sent an inappropriate text to a woman IAS officer in 2018. The woman never filed a complaint and Amarinder Singh had then said the issue was "resolved". But the case resurfaced today with the Punjab Women's Commission sending notice to the state government asking for its response to the allegation. Mr Channi calls it a witch-hunt linked to his recent criticism of the Chief Minister.
Sources stated that following the instructions from the Home Ministry, the police department has already got the charge sheet against Darshan translated into English.
The joint parliamentary committee that will study the amendments to the Constitution will consist of a maximum of 31 MPs, of whom 21 will be from the Lok Sabha.
Besides boosting its ties with Southeast Asian nations, New Delhi has been working silently and cautiously towards its policy in the Korean peninsula.
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha during a debate commemorating 75 years of the adoption of the Constitution, Union Home Minister Amit Shah hit out at the Congress and Rahul Gandhi.
The two schools are Manava Bhawna Public School in Burari and Sat Saheb Public School in Uttam Nagar.
Uddhav Thackeray's son and senior Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Aaditya Thackeray said the meeting was a step forward in working together for the interests of Maharashtra.
Trinamool Congress' Sushmita Dev said MPs of the ruling party from the Northeast region should resign as all rights ensured to people under the Constitution have been curtailed in Manipur.
Forex traders said the rupee is likely to remain under pressure due to concerns over slowdown in the economy and dollar demand from importers and foreign banks.
"If the House thinks over and the leaders think over, this can be thought over by the prime minister (Narendra Modi) before taking any decision on the reservation," Deve Gowda said.
The loud blast triggered panic in the neighbourhood, leaving the residents terrified. The driver, visibly emotional and distressed, was heard shouting, "My car is destroyed. It is shattered!" as the fire raged on.
The accused has been arrested, a police officer said.