Bengaluru: Accusing Congress Party of neglecting Christian community, senior leader HT Sangliana Monday resigned from the grand old party.
Resigning from the post of vice-president and primary membership, Sangliana wrote in his resignation letter, "Of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state, the Christian community did not get a single ticket. Thus, the issue was brought to the notice of Priyanka Gandhi, who is also AICC general secretary, it went in vain.
Therefore I am resigning from the Congress party, senior leader HT Sangliana wrote to AICC president Rahul Gandhi on Monday.
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Varanasi (UP) (PTI): A 22-year-old undergraduate student was shot dead on the campus of Uday Pratap College here on Friday afternoon, following an alleged dispute with another student, police said.
The victim, identified as Surya Pratap Singh, was rushed to a hospital by police where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Varanasi Police Commissioner Mohit Agarwal said the shooting was the result of a personal dispute between two students. Singh was a graduate-level student at the institute.
"Preliminary inquiry suggests the shooting was a result of mutual enmity between the students," Commissioner Agarwal said.
The accused has been identified as Manjeet Singh Chauhan, a resident of Varanasi. Chauhan is absconding.
Commissioner Agarwal said six teams have been formed to nab the accused. The police are analysing the CCTV footage from the area. Further investigation is underway, the commissioner added.
