Chandigarh Mayor Resignation: Three AAP Councilors Join BJP
Chandigarh : In a significant development, three AAP councillors joined BJP after Mayor Manoj Sonkar resigned from his position on Sunday, paving the way for the election of a new mayor. The Supreme Court will also be hearing a petition related to the transparency of the mayoral elections today.
Three AAP councillors, namely Gurcharanjit Singh Kala, Neha and Poonam Devi, have joined the BJP. They have announced that they will support the BJP candidate in the mayoral election.
In the 35-member Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, BJP had 15 seats, AAP 13, Congress 7 and Shiromani Akali Dal had one seat. With the addition of three AAP members to the BJP, the number of BJP members has increased to 18, while the number of AAP members has gone down to 10.
The Supreme Court had earlier scheduled the hearing of a petition filed by AAP alleging that the BJP tampered with postal ballots during the January 30 mayoral election in Chandigarh to 19th February, 2024.
When the mayoral election was held in January 2023, a total of 29 votes were cast. BJP's Anup Gupta defeated AAP's Jasbir Singh Laddy by just one vote. Gupta received 15 votes while Singh got 14 votes. Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal had stayed away from the polls. Even in 2022, the BJP candidate had won by a margin of just one vote as one vote was declared invalid.
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Man allegedly arrives with deadly weapon to attack another, caught by public in Jokatte
Panambur: A man who allegedly came armed to attack another person was caught by members of the public and later handed over to police in Jokatte late on Friday night.
The accused has been identified as Naveen Poojari, originally from Vamanjoor and presently residing in Jokatte.
According to police sources, Naveen was married and has an eight-year-old son. The couple are now divorced.
Police said Naveen suspected that his former wife, who is employed at a showroom in Padil, was moving closely with Devi Prasad Acharya, a mechanic working there.
Based on this suspicion, Naveen allegedly went to the house of Devi Prasad Acharya on Friday night carrying a deadly weapon, created a scene and issued threats.
During the incident, Devi Prasad Acharya reportedly contacted the 112 emergency helpline, following which Naveen fled from the spot.
While escaping, Naveen is said to have fallen from his two-wheeler near the Jokatte Panchayat area. Local residents who rushed to help noticed a deadly weapon on the vehicle and immediately alerted police.
Officials from Panambur Police Station rushed to the spot, took Naveen into custody and brought him to the station.
A case has been registered based on the complaint filed by Devi Prasad Acharya, and further action is under way.
