Congress' Meghalaya legislator quits assembly, party
Shillong,A June 22: Veteran Congress leader Martin Danggo, who quit as member of the Meghalaya assembly on Thursday night, resigned from the primary membership of the Congress on Friday to join the ruling National People's Party (NPP).
In his resignation letter to state Congress president Celestine Lyngdoh, Danggo said that he had resigned as member of the assembly and the party "as per the desire of my (danggo) people".
Home Minister James Sangma said that Danggo, who had been elected to the assembly five consecutive times from Ranikor assembly constituency, will be joining the NPP and seeking re-election from the constituency.
On June 12, several Congress members from South West Khasi Hills district's Ranikor block resigned en masse and joined the ruling NPP in the presence of Chief Minister Conrad Sangma.
The resignations came in wake of the refusal of the previous Congress government headed by Mukul Sangma, now the Leader of Opposition, to the local demand to upgrade the Ranikor community and rural development block to a sub-division.
Conrad Sangma, who attended a meeting at Ranikor, said the demand of the people for creation of a sub-division was "genuine" assured his government would fulfil it at the earliest.
Danggo, who hosted the public meeting on behalf of the people of Ranikor, expressed his confidence in Conrad Sangma and said that he foresees a brighter future for Meghalaya under his leadership.
Following Danggo's resignation, the opposition's strength has reduced to 20 in the 60-member assembly.
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Software engineer dies by electrocution amid work pressure in Chennai
Chennai: A 38-year-old software engineer, Karthikeyan, allegedly electrocuted himself at his residence in Thazhambur, near Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR), on Thursday night. His wife, Jayarani, discovered his body after returning from a temple visit, according to police reports.
Karthikeyan, originally from Theni, had been working at a software firm in Pallavaram for 15 years. He lived with his wife and two children, aged 10 and 8. Police revealed that Karthikeyan had been struggling with depression due to work-related stress and had been undergoing treatment at a hospital in Medavakkam for the past two months.
Earlier in the week, Jayarani had left for a trip to Thirunallaru temple with friends, leaving her children with her mother. When she returned home on Thursday night, she found the door locked from the inside. After receiving no response to her knocks, she used a spare key to enter the house, where she found her husband unconscious, wrapped in electrical wires connected to the main junction box.
Neighbours were alerted, and they informed the Thazhambur police. Police arrived at the scene and sent Karthikeyan’s body for post-mortem to Chromepet Government Hospital. Police have registered a case of unnatural death and are investigating possible underlying causes.
