Court discharges AAP Coucillor Tahir Hussain, nine others from graver offence in Delhi Riots case
New Delhi: A Delhi Court on Wednesday discharged former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Councillor Tahir Hussain and nine others from the charge of ‘causing mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy a building in connection with the Delhi Riots 2020.
Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala however remanded the case back to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) for the trial of other offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 427, 120B of IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.
The ASJ said that the complaint made by one Jai Bhagwan as well as his statement, by no stretch of the imagination, showed the commission of the offence under Section 436 of IPC.
"It is well apparent that this Section was added in this case without due application of mind. Hence, all the accused persons are discharged for an offence under Section 436 IPC," the court ordered.
Tahir Hussain, Mohd. Shadab, Shah Alam, Riyasat Ali, Gulfam, Rashid, Mohd. Rihan, Mohd. Abid, Arshad Qayyum and Irshad Ahmed have been discharged under Section 436 of IPC. Hussain is facing multiple cases in connection with the riots.
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Youth Congress demands Pradhan's resignation over NEET question paper leak
Bhubaneswar (PTI): Youth Congress activists on Friday staged a protest here demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET question paper leak.
Holding posters, banners and party flags, the Youth Congress activists took out a protest rally in Bhubaneswar from the state Congress office to Master Canteen Square and burnt effigies of Pradhan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The education system has collapsed during the tenure of the BJP-led NDA government, Youth Congress leader Laxmipriya Nayak alleged.
During the past 12 years of Modi's rule, there have been 89 paper leaks and 48 examinations retested, she claimed.
"About 2 crore youths have been affected by the question paper leaks in the last 7-10 years. And, 24 lakh students have been affected by the recent NEET question paper leak incident," another protester, Shilpishree Harichandan, claimed.
"The Union government is playing with the future of the youths of the country. So, Pradhan has no moral right to continue in his position. He should step down," Harichandan said.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) had cancelled the NEET-UG exam, held on May 3, after a paper leak. The Union education minister on Friday announced that the NEET-UG re-exam will be conducted on June 21.
