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Nearly a month after the Bombay high court transferred to CBI the probe into the murder of anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabohalkar in Pune last year, the central agency today registered an FIR against unknown persons.
"We have registered an FIR in the Dabholkar murder case under section 120b (criminal conspiracy) and 302 (murder) against unknown persons," a CBI spokesperson said.
The case was registered on transfer from Pune police as per the High Court order. The Bombay High Court had transferred the probe to CBI on May 9 on a PIL filed by former journalist Ketan Tirodkar on the plea that there was no headway several months after the killing of the eminent rationalist. Dabholkar was shot dead by unknown assailants in Pune on August 20, 2013.
The CBI was initially reluctant to take up the case with its counsel contending that no allegations had been levelled against the state or its police of conducting shoddy investigation.
On May 9, the Bombay High Court transferred to CBI the probe into the murder. Earlier, the Pune police was investigating the high-profile case but there was no headway following which a PIL was filed by former journalist Ketan Tirodkar seeking a CBI probe into the case.
At the meeting was also Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Dr Manmohan Singh, Sharad Pawar and Farooq Abdullah. And other sombre faces.
Senior Congress MP Kamal Nath will be the Protem Speaker who will preside over the proceedings of the House till the election of the Speaker on June 6.
Nath will be administered oath by President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan before the Lok Sabha assembles for the day.
Immediately after the House assembles, Lok Sabha Secretary General P Sreedharan will read out the notification constituting the 16th Lok Sabha. The House will later take up the obituary reference to Munde, which will be moved by Nath.
After observing a two-minute silence as a mark of respect to the departed member, the House will adjourn for the day, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu told reporters after the Cabinet meeting.
As per the earlier schedule, newly-elected members were to be administered oath tomorrow and on June rpt June 5.
The House could sit late on June 5 and would continue the exercise of oath taking by members till the afternoon of June 6, he said.
Pic: Gopinath Munde's body reaches Mumbai.
Jha will directly report to Indian Express chairman Viveck Goenka. Goenka made the announcement in an internal mail to the employees.
He wrote, "With much regret, I accept Shekhar Gupta's resignation as Editor-in-Chief of The Indian Express. I truly appreciate his letter to all of us and I wish him the very best.'
About Jha, Goenka said that his leadership is grounded in his commitment to professional excellence and uncompromising integrity. "He brings to the newsroom creativity, clarity and depth, three qualities increasingly rare in our business. This not only inspires his colleagues, it powers them to realise their best potential." Read more
While 64-year-old Munde himself did not say so much in words, he was seeing himself as a top claimant to the top position in the premier state notwithstanding ally Shiv Sena's open claim over the Chief Ministership.
A Deputy Chief Minister in the Sena-BJP Government from 1995-99, the OBC face of BJP had been a stalwart of the papery in the state and was from the beginning known as a detractor of Sharad Pawar.
This was notwithstanding the fact that his brother-in-law, the late senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, was known to be close to the Maratha strongman.
Munde had chosen the state as his field of activity with Mahajan looking after the national affairs. The tragic demise of Mahajan in May 2006 forced Munde to come to national politics and was the Deputy leader of the party in the last Lok Sabha.
"I don't think any other state or country in the world has this kind of support for their sporting heroes. Many many thanks to all of you. Thank you Kolkata for supporting us for our second win," he said at the team's felicitation at the Eden Gardens.
Pic: Jaya with the PM with the angavastram she gifted him.
A senior police official said the Indica car which jumped the traffic signal at Aurobindo Chowk collided with the Maruti Suzuki SX 4 in which Munde was travelling towards Safdarjung road from Prithviraj road.
The Indica was coming towards Tughlaq road, a little over a km from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official residence, and hit Munde's car toward's the passenger side where Munde was sitting, he said, adding Munde fell on the seat immediately after the car was hit.
The driver of the Indica car was detained from the spot and later arrested by police. After the accident, Munde asked for water and told his driver to take him to the hospital, police said.
Senior cabinet minister Gopinath Munde's death in a car crash in the capital today has brought into sharp focus once again the alarming number of fatalities on Indian roads with little thought on safety. To put this disquieting data in perspective, almost half the equivalent population of some countries like Iceland or the Maldives is wiped out on Indian roads every year.
As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), under the Ministry of Home Affairs, as many as many as 461 people died and 1,301 more were injured "every day" from traffic accidents in the country during 2012. This makes it 19 deaths every hour or more than one death every three minutes.
She said the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, by which Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh, contains various investment and other commitments by the government of India to Seemandhra region.
Gopinath Munde's mortal remains being taken to the airport. The body will be flown on a special flight to Mumbai.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday expressed sadness over the death of BJP leader and former union minister Tapan Sikdar, and said that he will be remembered for his "rich contribution in building the BJP".
Sikdar was a union minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government from 1999 to 2004.
Incidentally, Sinha admitted before the media of "instructing" the party's women activists to tie-up JSEB's Hazaribagh branch General Manager Dhanesh Jha using a rope.
"Yes, I have asked them to tie hands of the GM as women are the worst sufferers for not getting power. Their children's education is also suffering," Sinha told reporters.
Though the post-mortem report of the late BJP leader has not been made official, it has been learnt that Munde suffered minor injuries externally and his rib cage got damaged due to the velosity of the collision.
It is also being reported that the minister's liver also got damaged, which resulted in excessive internal bleeding and cardiac arrest that led to his unfortunate death.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the BJP leadership had handpicked Munde to lead the party's campaign in the state where assembly polls are due in four months.
Munde, who was the Deputy Leader of Opposition in 15th Lok Sabha, won the Lok Sabha polls this time despite Pawar making the Beed seat a prestige issue.
He also served as general secretary of the party at the national level and as Chairman of the Committee on Chemicals and Fertilisers in the outgoing Lok Sabha.
Pic: The Niticentral tribute to Gopinath Munde
Munde is survived by his wife and three daughters - Pankaja, Pritam and Yashashri. Pankaja Palave represents the Parli Assembly seat in Beed district.
Venkaiah Naidu holds up a floral wreath sent by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Wreaths are being laid at his coffin.
Bhagwat talks to a tearful Gopinath Munde's daughter, who is standing near the coffin.
LK Advani arrives.
HRD minister Smriti Irani, Delhi BJP unit head Vijay Goel, senior leader Murli Manohar Joshi, Health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan can been seen at th BJP HQ. Munde's family is also there.
Kolkata is all set to accord a "royal felicitation" to IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders Tuesday at the Eden Gardens, with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee altering an important tour schedule to attend the occasion in the company of team owner and Bollywood 'baadshah' Shahrukh Khan and a host of Bengal film celebrities.
The hour-long programme would be attended by a number of state ministers, former cricketers and other sports personalities and cultural icons from the state.
The state government is hoping for a full house at the historic ground where entry would be free.
The programme will begin at 1 pm.Nirmala Sitharaman: Shocked & saddened by the death of much respected senior leader Shri Gopinath Munde. May God give his family strength to bear with the loss.
Kiran Bedi: When I was only 7 yrs old my father survived a near fatal road accident. Cant Imagine growing up without him?Tragic to hear of Mr Munde!
The sockless king is sitting with a young Prince William at his knee, while a glowing Princess Diana, her arm protectively around Prince Harry, leans in to share a smile with the handsome monarch.
The yawning gap between her and Prince Charles at the end of the sofa speaks volumes about their disintegrating relationship at the time.
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Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh: Shocked to hear the sad demise of Gopinath Munde a personal friend and a great leader. My heartfelt condolences to the family."
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor: Shocking news of demise of Gopinath Munde at his political peak. Sincere condolences to Munde family, BJP & his Government colleagues.
Tejpal, accused in a sexual assault case, was released on interim bail after five months in jail to enable him to perform the last rites of his mother who died on May 18. But he could not perform the last rites due to delay in his release from Sada Jail in Goa on May 19.
The picture that's doing the round on Twitter: Gopinath Munde with Pramod Mahajan and Vilasrao Deshmukh. None of them are alive today.
BJP leader Varun Gandhi: Shocked to hear about Munde ji's death. He was a wonderful human being and a political giant.
Sonia Gandhi: Heartfelt condolences on the sudden demise of Shri Gopinath Munde in an unfortunate road accident
Jay Panda, BJD: Pray for his soul,was shocked to hear Mundeji's demise.Would like Govt to seriously look at road safety:
Arun Jaitley: Shaken at the News of Gopinath Munde passing away. I have lost a friend.
Rashid Alvi, Congress: Very painful news,I can't believe it. Munde ji was a senior and hardworking leader
Omar Abdullah: Very sorry to hear about the tragic & untimely death of Gopinath Munde. May his soul rest in peace & I pray his family find strength.
Ramvilas Paswan: I can't believe this, just yesterday evening Munde ji was talking to me about farmer issues
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi: Heartfelt tribute to mass leader and my friend Munde ji' saddened demise .my condolences to his family 'we stand with them in hour of grief.
Arvind Kejriwal: V sad to hear the demise of Sh Gopinath Munde. Heartfelt condolence to bereaved family. May his soul rest in peace
The Union Cabinet will meet at 4 pm to condole his death.
morning.
Munde had only last night attended a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers called by the Prime Minister and was proceeding to Mumbai for work when the accident occurred.
He is survived by his wife and three daughters, one of whom is an MLA from Parli in Maharashtra's Beed district.
"Mundeji was a true mass leader. Hailing from backward sections of society, he rose to great heights & tirelessly served people."
"My tributes to a dynamic leader whose premature demise leaves a void hard to fill."
Car hit by another vehicle at 6:20 am. He collapsed in the car.
There was no BP, no pulse, no cardiac activity.
For the next 15 minutes, CPR was administered. But he could be revived, and was declared dead at 7:20 am.
There were no major external injuries on his body.
Body sent for post mortem after which we can tell you about the actual cause of death.
Munde's family is rushing to Delhi.
The senior BJP leader's body will be taken to his native village on Tuesday evening.
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Incidentally, Sinha admitted before the media of "instructing" the party's women activists to tie-up JSEB's Hazaribagh branch General Manager Dhanesh Jha using a rope.
"Yes, I have asked them to tie hands of the GM as women are the worst sufferers for not getting power.
Their children's education is also suffering," Sinha told reporters. According to the police, Sinha and around 300 BJP activists including 50 women, locked office of JSEB, Hazaribagh unit, around 9 am and staged a sit-in and did not let any employee enter the office.