Journalist Vishweshwar Bhat of Vishwavani gets NCW summons over remarks on President Droupadi
New Delhi (PTI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) has summoned Vishweshwar Bhat, editor-in-chief of Kannada daily ‘Vishwavani’ for making ‘demeaning’ remarks against President Droupadi Murmu.
“The National Commission for Women has taken cognizance of the demeaning post against Hon’ble President. The Commission has issued a notice to journalist Vishweshwar Bhat to appear in person for a hearing at 12:30 pm on October 26,” the Commission has posted on Twitter.
The Commission had taken cognizance of a tweet that posted the paper clippings of an opinion piece published in ‘Vishwavani’.
Bhat was accused of ‘demeaning’ the President in his editorial recently. He was also criticized strongly on social media for his comment on the skin colour of the President.
The journalist had, however, justified his remarks in spite of the criticism.
@NCWIndia has taken cognizance of the demeaning post against the Hon'ble President. The Commission has sent a notice to the journalist to appear in person for a hearing on 26.10.2022 at 12.30pm. @sharmarekha https://t.co/bH7fTltsNe
— NCW (@NCWIndia) October 21, 2022
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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.
