KP Nanjundi, who resigned as BJP MLC on Tuesday, joins Congress in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator KP Nanjundi, who had resigned as a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council (MLC) and also as a primary member of the BJP on Tuesday, joined the Congress on Wednesday.
The former MLC was welcomed into the party by DK Shivakumar, President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), during a formal event organized at the Congress party office in the city.
Nanjundi had met and handed his resignation papers to Basavaraj Horatti, Chairperson of the Legislative Council, at Horatti's residence in Hubballi on Tuesday. He had also expressed his dissatisfaction about the negligent attitude of the BJP leaders 'towards him as well as certain communities', while speaking to reporters later.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
