NCPCR summons Amazon India country head over 'funding' to All India Mission
New Delhi (PTI): Apex child rights body NCPCR has summoned the global senior vice president and country head of Amazon India over alleged funding to All India Mission, an organisation involved in "unlawful practices".
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has warned of legal action if Amazon India country head Amit Agarwal fails to appear before it on November 1.
The commission has alleged that All India Mission is being involved in unlawful practices.
In a letter to Amazon India, the NCPCR said it had requested Amazon India to look into the matter and furnish certain details about All India Mission and other orphanages funded by the company.
"Further, it was requested that you submit an action taken report, within seven days. However, no reply has been received from your good offices in the matter so far," the commission said.
Taking note of it, the NCPCR said it requires senior vice president and country head Amit Agarwal to appear in person before the commission along with the details of the action taken in this matter at 1530 hours on November 1, 2022, to explain the reasons for delay in submission of the report and to inform the commission about the action taken on the complaint sent by it.
On September 16, NCPCR had issued a notice to Amazon India seeking explanation from it for allegedly funding All India Mission.
The child rights body, in the notice, had said it is in receipt of a complaint from NGO Social Justice Forum, Arunachal Pradesh, wherein it has been alleged that All India Mission, an organisation registered in the US and the UK, is involved in "unlawful practices" by "illegally converting children in India".
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Himanta resigns as Assam CM, paving way for formation of new govt
Guwahati (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday resigned along with his cabinet colleagues, paving the way for formation of a new government led by the BJP, officials said.
The BJP-led NDA bagged 102 seats in the 126-member assembly. The assembly elections were held in a single phase on April 9, and counting of votes took place on May 4.
"Following the formal notification of the results of #AssamElections2026 and to enable the formation of the new government, Dr @himantabiswa tendered his resignation as Chief Minister along with that of the council of Ministers to Hon'ble Governor Shri @Laxmanacharya54 today at Lok Bhawan," the Chief Minister's Office said in a post on X.
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The Governor has accepted the resignation, and requested Sarma to continue as the caretaker CM till the new government assumes office, it said.
Later, speaking to reporters outside the Lok Bhawan, Sarma said the oath-taking ceremony is likely to take place after May 11.
“As it was a historic win, we have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grace the occasion," he said.
The new Assam chief minister will be selected at a meeting of the BJP legislature party in presence of central observers, Sarma said.
