Gangambike elected as Mayor, Rameela as Deputy Mayor of BBMP
Bengaluru: After BJP’s high drama in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the Congress and the JDS alliance has retained its position in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).
While Gangambike Mallikarjuna, a Congress member of Jayanagar Ward No.153, elected as the new Mayor; JDS member Rameela Uma Shankar of Kaveripuram Ward 103, has been elected as the Deputy Mayor.
When Gangamabike secured 130 votes, BJP's Shobha Anjanappa failed to get a single vote. Following which Gangambike won with the highest number of votes and became the Mayor of Bengaluru. Nearly 50 years later, the BBMP got a Lingayat Mayor.
All members raised their hands in favor of the Congress leader Gangambike to vote for her.
During the Deputy Mayor election, Rameela of JDS got 129 votes, while BJP's Pratibha Dhanaraj could not secure a single vote.
MPs PC Mohan, Sadananda Gowda, Lehar Singh, and Rajiv Chandrashekhar walked out of the council hall. Through this, the BJP accepted their defeat even before the election process.
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Delhi: Boy stabbed to death over 'controversial' social media comments, 2 juveniles held
New Delhi (PTI): A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death at Ramleela ground in northwest Delhi for allegedly making social media comments that police described as "controversial", an official said on Wednesday.
According to the police, the assailants, also minors, attacked him with a knife, inflicting multiple stab wounds.
"A PCR call was received in the Shalimar Bagh Police Station regarding an injured boy lying in Ramleela ground. The police team reached the spot and found him with multiple stab wounds," a police officer said.
He was working as a labourer in a banquet hall for the last two days, the officer said. An FIR was registered and the police apprehended two juveniles in the case.
Preliminary investigation reveals that the deceased was stabbed due to an ongoing enmity, the officer said.
During questioning, the accused told the police that the victim had made "controversial comments" against them on social media. Following which, they intercepted him at Ramleela ground and stabbed him. He died on the spot, officer said.
"We have recovered a dagger and the victim's mobile phone. Further investigation in the case is underway," he added.
