Congress slams PM Modi for joking about suicide note at media conclave
New Delhi: The Congress party has criticized Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his joke about a "suicide note" at a media conclave, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi calling the prime minister "insensitive about suicide."
During the conclave, PM Modi shared a joke about a professor who spotted a spelling mistake in his daughter's suicide note, which prompted reactions from the Congress party, with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra calling the prime minister out for his insensitivity.
Vadra said, "Depression and suicide, especially among the youth, is not a laughing matter. This is a tragedy, not a joke." The Congress party also tweeted that the prime minister's joke was insensitive and cited the suicide statistics of the country, with 450 people being forced to commit suicide every day.
Vadra urged the prime minister and his audience to educate themselves better about mental health issues rather than ridiculing them in a morbid and insensitive manner. She said, "The Prime Minister and those laughing heartily at his joke ought to create awareness rather than ridicule mental health issues in this insensitive manner."
हज़ारों परिवार आत्महत्या के कारण अपने बच्चों को खोते हैं।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 27, 2023
प्रधानमंत्री को उनका मज़ाक नहीं उड़ाना चाहिए!
Imagine the insensitive disregard for human life by our Prime Minister who needs to crack a joke on suicide!?!?
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) April 27, 2023
Ironically, when this #AnpadhPM makes a sick & cruel joke on a girl's suicide, the nation is expected to laugh! pic.twitter.com/Z3KUurRDTa
Respected PM,
— Priyanka Chaturvedi(@priyankac19) April 27, 2023
I won’t share the triggering video where you cracked a joke on suicide while the audience laughed at the insensitive ‘joke’, however I’d definitely like to remind you that 2021 NCRB data shows that over 1.5 lakh Indians committed suicide, also deaths by suicide… pic.twitter.com/nWysoJSIRL
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Gurugram CA held for slitting pregnant wife's throat with scissors
Jhajjar (PTI): A chartered accountant has been arrested for allegedly killing his pregnant wife by slitting her throat with a pair of scissors and trying to pass it off as a robbery attempt, police said on Wednesday.
According to police, Anshul Dhawan (31) got married to Mehak (27) in September last year. Both worked in Gurugram.
Police received a call on Sunday night reporting that some unidentified people tried to rob Anshul, took his car and kidnapped his wife, SHO Badli, Inspector Suresh said.
When police reached the spot, they found the woman's body near a dry canal with injury marks on her neck, he said.
Suspecting inconsistencies in Anshul's version of events, police took him into custody for interrogation. He confessed that he had killed Mehak with a pair of scissors, wearing gloves, over suspicions about her character, SHO said.
"During his questioning, it came to light that he had pre-planned the murder. His wife worked in a private bank in Gurugram. He had doubts that she talked to her friends, and he did not like it," SHO added. Following the confession, Anshul was arrested on Monday.
Further investigation into the matter is underway, police said.
Mehak's sister, Shruti, told the reporters that the family had doubts that Anshul was involved in the murder. She said, "We want justice; the killer should be hanged. He did not even think that his wife was two months pregnant."
She said on February 15, Anshul came to their house and stayed only for ten minutes and left with Mehal for Gurugram.
Shruti alleged that Anshul had pre-planned the murder.
