JOIN USFrom the Newsroom: Congress govt in Puducherry falls; CM Narayanasamy resigns
Congress govt in Puducherry toppled after CM Narayanasamy failed to win the trust vote in the Assembly. He has resigned as the CM of the Union Territory. Dadra and Nagar Haveli MP Mohan Delkar was found dead in a hotel in the Marine Drive area of Mumbai. A Delhi court sent 21-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi to one-day police custody. Tomorrow, February 23, order on her bail will be issued.
Here is the top stories of February 22, 2021:
V Narayanasamy resigned as Chief Minister of Puducherry after he failed to prove his government's majority on the floor of the Assembly.
Speaker of the Puducherry Assembly, V P Sivakolundhu, announced that the motion of confidence moved by Narayanasamy stands defeated after the chief minister and members of the ruling party staged a walkout.
Minutes later, Narayanasamy met Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and submitted his resignation. In the morning, Narayanasamy moved the motion and made a long speech during which he accused the BJP and N R Congress of toppling his government.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli MP Mohan Delkar was found dead in a hotel in the Marine Drive area of Mumbai.
Delkar (58) is a senior politician and activist, who had represented Dadra and Nagar Haveli several times.
His body was found dead at the Sea Green Hotel. A note written in Gujrati has been found.
The Mumbai Police is investigating the case. The body has been sent for post-mortem.
A Delhi court sent 21-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi, arrested in connection with allegedly being involved in sharing a "toolkit" on social media related to the farmers' protest, to one-day police custody.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pankaj Sharma allowed custodial interrogation of Ravi after police said she was required to be confronted with co-accused.
Ravi was produced before the court on the expiry of her three-day judicial custody.
India is set to clear 45 investment proposals from China, which are likely to include those from Great Wall Motor and SAIC Motor Corp, government and industry sources told news agency Reuters, as military tensions between the two countries ease at the disputed border.
The proposals have been held up since last year after India tightened controls on Chinese investment in the country in retaliation against alleged Chinese troop incursions in the western Himalayan region. China blamed Indian troops for the standoff.
Source: DHNS/ PTI