Dalit shot dead over dance at wedding in Bihar
Patna, June 28: A Dalit youth was shot dead in a Bihar village during a clash over dancing at a wedding, following which half a dozen vehicles were damaged by protesting villagers, police said on Thursday.
Naveen Manjhi, a member of the Musahar community that is one of the most marginalised among the Dalits, was fatally shot in Abhi Chapra village in Sariya police station area on Wednesday night.
Angry villagers later torched vehicles, beat up some members of the wedding party and even attacked the bride's house.
The situation is tense but under control as the district administration deployed police in the village, Deputy Superintendent of Police Shanjar Jha said.
Another police official said that Naveen was shot dead after he insisted on dancing even though some members of the wedding party warned villagers not to do so.
It led to a clash between the two sides, during which someone shot Naveen, he added.
Police said the body was sent for a post-mortem after talking to protesting villagers on Thursday.
Saraiya police station incharge Mohammad Alauddin told IANS that raids were on to arrest the culprits.
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Sukhbir Singh Badal resigns as Shiromani Akali Dal president
Chandigarh, Nov 16: Sukhbir Singh Badal, who had been declared 'tankhaiya' (guilty of religious misconduct) by the Akal Takht, tendered his resignation as the Shiromani Akali Dal president, said senior party leader Daljit Singh Cheema on Saturday.
His resignation paves the way for the election of the new party chief.
Badal submitted his resignation to the party’s working committee, said Cheema.
“The SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal submitted his resignation to the working Committee of the party today to pave the way for the election of new President. He thanked all the party leaders & workers for expressing confidence in his leadership and extending wholehearted support & cooperation throughout the tenure,” said Cheema in a post on X.
Badal’s resignation came days after he urged the Akal Takht Jathedar to pronounce his punishment for religious misconduct charges, saying more than two months have passed since he was declared 'tankhaiya' (guilty of religious misconduct).
On August 30, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh declared Badal 'tankhaiya' for "mistakes" committed by the SAD and its government from 2007 to 2017.
The jathedar is yet to pronounce 'tankhah' (religious punishment) for Badal.
After Badal failed to get any temporary relief from the Akal Takht, the SAD announced on October 24 that it would not contest the bypolls.
On July 1, rebel SAD leaders, including former MP Prem Singh Chandumajra and ex-Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Bibi Jagir Kaur, appeared before the Akal Takht and sought forgiveness for the "mistakes" committed by the party's government between 2007 and 2017.
