Shimla, Feb 26 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh BJP President Rajeev Bindal on Thursday criticised the Congress-led state government, terming developments relating to the standoff between the police of Delhi and Himachal Pradesh over the custody of three Youth Congress activists as “unprecedented and deeply disturbing”. The three activists were arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with the “shirtless protest” at the AI Summit in the national capital.State BJP chief Bindal said what has unfo…
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26 (IANS) The political storm over the alleged assault on state Health Minister Veena George intensified on Thursday after the Youth Congress filed a formal complaint with the State Police Chief against Kerala Legislative Assembly Speaker A.N. Shamseer, accusing him of spreading a “false narrative” that the activists had attacked the minister at Kannur railway station.The complaint contends that Shamseer, who was not present at the exact spot where the alleged inciden…
Shimla, Feb 26 (IANS) In its first reaction over alleged detaining of Delhi Police personnel after the arrest of three Youth Congress activists on charges of staging shirtless protest at the AI summit, Himachal Pradesh Police on Thursday said they received information regarding an incident wherein individuals, in civilian clothes in vehicles bearing outside state registration numbers, had reportedly forcibly taken away three people staying at a resort in Chirgaon. The policemen had also removed …
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Delhi Police on Thursday revealed that three Youth Congress workers arrested in the AI Summit shirtless protest case are not the residents of Himachal Pradesh. This comes after a 24-hour-long standoff between the Delhi and Himachal Pradesh Police ended on Thursday, with the latter allowing Delhi Police to take custody of three Youth Congress activists arrested in connection with the protest and bring them to the national capital.According to Delhi Police sources, the You…
Shimla, Feb 26 (IANS) The 24-hour-long standoff between the police of Delhi and Himachal Pradesh ended on Thursday, with the latter allowing its counterpart to take three Youth Congress activists arrested in connection with the “shirtless protest” at the AI Summit to the national capital. A day earlier, the Himachal Police registered a kidnapping case against its Delhi counterparts and “detained” their vehicles at the Shogi border near Shimla along with the three Youth Congress activists…
Shimla, Feb 25 (IANS) At least 20 Delhi police personnel were detained by the Himachal Pradesh Police on Wednesday for arresting three Youth Congress leaders from Rohru town, Shimla district. The leaders were arrested in connection with a protest staged by Youth Congress leaders at the AI summit in New Delhi. A Delhi Police team reached Rohru, arrested the leaders, and was heading back to Delhi when it was stopped near Dharampur town in Solan district by the state police, which detained t…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) A Delhi court has extended the police custody of five members of the Youth Congress arrested in connection with the shirtless protest staged during the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam. The Patiala House Court extended the police custody of the accused — Krishna Hari, Kundan Yadav, Ajay Kumar, Narasimha Yadav, and Jitendra Yadav — by four days after they were produced upon the expiry of their earlier five-day police remand. The four Youth Congress workers — K…
Bhopal, Feb 25 (IANS) Continuing his sharp criticism of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi amid the controversy over the shirtless protest by Youth Congress workers during the recent AI Summit in New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday said the Congress “never misses an opportunity to tarnish the country’s image”.“While India rises as a global power under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, Rahul Gandhi and Congress never miss a chance to push …
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Congress General Secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said that taking action against the party’s youth wing over the shirtless protest during the recent India-AI Impact Summit is “extremely condemnable”, adding that the party stands firmly with the “fearless soldiers”. The protest occurred on February 20 at Bharat Mandapam during the AI Summit, where Youth Congress members removed their shirts to display anti-government and anti-Modi slogans on in…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Former Uttar Pradesh DGP Vikram Singh has described the Youth Congress’s shirtless protest at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi as extremely shameful and demanded stricter police action against those involved. The protest occurred on February 20 at Bharat Mandapam during the summit, where Youth Congress members removed their shirts to display anti-government and anti-Modi slogans on inner T-shirts, disrupting the event aimed at showcasing India’s advancements i…