This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Ichha Sharma.
Today is the 4th of December and here are the headlines.
The Congress delegation, led by Lok Sabha MPs Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, was stopped at the Gazipur Border today while on its way to violence-hit Sambhal. Constitution in hand, Rahul said, quote “I am ready to go alone to Sambhal with police, but I am not being allowed.” unquote. The district administration and police had already put up a blockade at the border to stop the delegation to Sambhal, where outsiders have been barred from visiting. Prohibitory orders are also in place in the district, where last week, several Samajwadi Party MPs were stopped from entering the district.
The Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar Mahayuti alliance claimed a stake in forming the government with the Maharashtra governor today. Addressing the press conference, Fadnavis said, quote “CM is a technical post… a technical arrangement for us…we have always made decisions together and will continue to do so. We will work together to take Maharashtra to greater heights.” unquote. Meanwhile, the BJP core committee has endorsed Devendra Fadnavis for the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s post. The nomination will now be laced before the state BJP legislative party, where newly elected 132 MLAs will have to endorse it. The Mahayuti government’s swearing-in ceremony is set for 5th of December in the evening at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan.
Meanwhile, a man said to be a former militant Narain Singh Chaura attempted to fire at former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today when he was sitting on guard duty as part of his religious sentence outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Harpal Singh, ADCP, Amritsar Rural, said, quote “We had deployed security nearby. During this time, an individual attempted to create a disturbance but was unsuccessful. The accused has been taken into custody. Only after interrogation will we know the motive behind his actions.” unquote.
The Andhra Pradesh government has suspended former Andhra Pradesh CID Additional Director General of Police and senior IPS officer N Sanjay after an inquiry by the Vigilance and Enforcement wing allegedly found him to have misappropriated Rs 1 crore when he was Director General of State Disaster Response and Fire Services. As CID chief, Sanjay, a 1996 batch officer, investigated some high-profile cases that included the alleged scam in the Andhra Pradesh Skill Development Corporation in which TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu was made an accused. On 23rd of September last year, Sanjay oversaw the operation in which CID officers arrested Naidu at dawn at Nandyal.
On the global front, a manic night played out in South Korea’s capital Seoul with President Yoon Suk Yeol declaring a surprise martial law in the country, only to reverse it after overwhelming opposition to the move. Yoon, now cornered as he faces criticism from his own ranks, is staring at calls for resignation and impeachment. Opposition leaders and protesters held a rally at the National Assembly, holding placards demanding President Yoon to step down. The country’s largest umbrella labour group, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, has decided to go on an indefinite strike till Yoon quits.
This was the Catch Up on 3 Things by The Indian Express.
