T activists pull down Andhra MP from dais
Hyderabad: Two pro-Telangana activists disrupted a meeting organised to oppose bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh here on Wednesday by pulling down member of Parliament l Rajagopal from the dais. Tension prevailed at Indira Park during the meeting when the Congress MP from Vijayawada was pulled down by the protesters, who barged into the venue raising 'Jai Telangana' slogans. According to witnesses, one of the protesters grabbed the MP's shirt and pulled him down as he was addressing the gathering to oppose the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2013 currently being debated by the legislature.
Arundhati's mother Mary Roy joins AAP
Kottayam: Mary Roy, women rights activist and mother of Man Booker prize winner Arundhati Roy, has joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Roy, who received the party membership from State AAP functionaries here on Tuesday, said she expected the new party would bring about a qualitative change in politics. "Most other parties have become outdated and cannot bring about a change. A change is essential and I expect AAP will strive for that," she said. Roy successfully fought a prolonged legal battle for establishing inheritance right of Keralite Syrian Christian women over family properties.
DMK chief hails SC ruling on death term
Chennai: DMK president M Karunanidhi on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court judgement commuting death penalty of 15 convicts, and said he would rejoice if a similar ruling was made for the three convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case also. Speaking to reporters here, he said he was opposed to death sentence for long and expressed joy over the apex court's ruling on Tuesday. "I would rejoice if the sentence suits them also," was his response when asked if the ruling could suit death row convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case - Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan - who have also sought commutation of their sentence on the ground that their mercy plea was rejected 11 years after it was moved.
Assam RS polls for three seats on Feb 7
Guwahati: Election for three RS seats from Assam, which will become vacant on April 9, would be held on February 7, according to an official notification on Wednesday. Election Commission of India on Wednesday announced the schedule for election of candidates to three Rajya Sabha seats from Assam which becomes vacant on April 9. The last date for filing of nominations was January 28.