CM Pushkar Dhami is my younger brother: Uttarakhand minister Harak Rawat
Dehradun, Dec 26: Putting to rest speculation about his resignation, Uttarakhand Forest Minister Harak Singh Rawat on Sunday said Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is his younger brother who has always stood by him through thick and thin.
In a video message, Rawat also said he prays that the BJP will return to power in the state with full majority after next year's assembly elections under Dhami's leadership.
The video came after Rawat held a six-hour meeting with Dhami at the latter's residence on Saturday night. The two had dinner together.
Speculation about Rawat's resignation began doing rounds on Friday after he walked out of a cabinet meeting in a huff.
Sources said Rawat left the meeting as he was angry that a proposal for a medical college in Kotdwar, his constituency, was not being cleared by the cabinet.
On Saturday, BJP MLA Umesh Sharma Kau, who had been tasked with dissuading Rawat, said the minister's grievance had been addressed and no one was going anywhere.
In the video, Rawat said, "Pushkar bhai is my younger brother who has always stood by me through thick and thin. I give him my blessings as an elder brother. I pray that under his leadership, the BJP comes to power again in the state with full majority."
Dhami is working honestly for the people and the remote hilly areas of the state in a non-partisan manner, he said.
"In him, the state has for the first time got a chief minister whose heart is full of sympathy for the poor, the youth and women," the minister added.
Before meeting Rawat on Saturday, Dhami had said the minister's grievance was a "family matter" and it would be resolved by sitting together.
Dhami has accepted Rawat's proposal for a medical college in Kotdwar and agreed to release the first instalment of Rs 20 crore for the project on Monday.
मंत्रिमंडल में मेरे साथी श्री हरक सिंह रावत जी ने रात्रिभोज पर मुलाक़ात कर राज्य के समसामयिक विषयों पर चर्चा की।@drhsrawatuk pic.twitter.com/45ggE9ekXY
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) December 25, 2021
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Woman threatens to end life as police official refuses to accept love proposal, FIR registered
Bengaluru (PTI): A woman was booked on charges of obstructing a police inspector from discharging his official duties and threatening to commit suicide if he did not accept her love proposal, police said on Wednesday.
The 45-year-old inspector attached to the Ramamurthy Nagar Police Station here alleged that the woman repeatedly harassed him, they said.
According to his complaint, the harassment began on October 30, when he started receiving calls from an unknown woman from multiple phone numbers.
During these calls, she allegedly spoke incoherently and claimed to have close links with several highly placed individuals, including the Chief Minister, Deputy CM, Home Minister and other political leaders.
Police said the woman sent photographs via WhatsApp purportedly showing herself with these dignitaries and claimed she could use their influence to compel the inspector to accept her proposal. She also allegedly threatened to use her contacts against him if he refused.
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The inspector said that he advised her to visit the police station and submit a written complaint if she had any grievance. However, she did not do so and instead continued to repeatedly call and send messages, which disturbed his official duties, the FIR said.
According to the FIR, on November 7, the woman allegedly visited his office and handed over an envelope containing some tablets along with handwritten letters. The letters contained emotionally charged and inappropriate content, and the woman claimed they were written using her blood, indicating obsessive behaviour.
Despite being clearly informed that the number she was contacting was an official departmental number meant for public service, she allegedly continued making unnecessary calls and messages, causing mental harassment and obstruction to his day-to-day duties, he alleged.
During the inquiry, police learnt that the woman had allegedly exhibited similar behaviour with other police and government officials in the past, it stated.
On December 12, she allegedly went to his police station and shouted and threatened to commit suicide and ruin the inspector's career if he did not respond to her proposal, prompting him to lodge a complaint.
"Based on the complaint, a case was registered against the woman under Sections 132 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of duty), 351(2) (criminal intimidation) and 221 (obstructing a public servant in discharge of public functions) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at the Ramamurthy Nagar Police Station. The matter is under investigation," police said.
