Rahul Gandhi gets a new look ahead of lecture at Cambridge University
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s new look for his London visit is attracting attention – the MP apparently got his hair and beard trimmed for the first time since the start of the party rally Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Gandhi landed in London on Tuesday for a student-only lecture at his alma mater, the University of Cambridge. A visiting fellow of the Cambridge Judge Business School (Cambridge JBS), he will speak on "Learning to Listen in the 21st Century".
Pictures of the MP with cropped hair and styled beard were shared by many on social media, with some even using the hash tag #NewLook, reports NDTV.
Rahul Gandhi had not gotten his hair or beard trimmed during the period of the mega rally of the Congress, which covered about 4,000 km in more than four months.
Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Chief Minister, had commented in November 2022 that the Congress leader was looking like Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi dictator.
राहुल गांधी कैंब्रिज यूनिवर्सिटी में - #NewLook pic.twitter.com/Hu7jLdRmDK
— Sandeep Singh (@ActivistSandeep) March 1, 2023
Rahul Gandhi ji trims off his beard, finally. @RahulGandhi #RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/YsHkjoeGiN
— Sundar IYC (@sundar_iyc) March 1, 2023
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Badlapur accused Akshay Shinde shot dead: Lawyer of minor girls calls it 'killing of justice'
Mumbai (PTI): The gunning down of Badlapur case accused Akshay Shinde on Monday was the "killing of justice", said Asim Sarode, lawyer for the two minor girls he allegedly sexually assaulted.
Shinde was killed near Mumbra Bypass around 6:15pm when he allegedly snatched the gun of a policeman while he was being ferried in a police vehicle as part of a probe into a case registered on the complaint of his former wife.
After he shot and injured an API, another personnel from the escort team fired at him, and he was declared dead by doctors at a nearby hospital.
"While representing the two minor girls, I noticed it was becoming uncomfortable for the local politics of the Thane district and even for the educational institution where Akshay Shinde was working. Shinde's death in such a manner is killing of justice," Sarode told a regional news channel.
"Now, the case of sexual assault of the two minor girls will get sidelined. The case of these two minor girls was becoming difficult for the educational institute, as it is affiliated with a certain political family. Such a practice would lower the confidence of people in police and the judiciary," he claimed.
Sarode said he will be filing a plea before the Bombay High Court demanding thorough inquiry into the firing incident.
"Shinde's case could have brought up certain aspects that would have been negative politically for the government. I wonder how Shinde could access the gun and how he could unlock it when his hands were tied. This is political murder and is absolutely wrong," he said.
