Dhankhar hoists Tricolour at new Parl Building
New Delhi, Sep 17: A day before the start of the special Parliament Session, Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday hoisted the National Flag at the top of Gaja Dwar of new Parliament Building, dubbing it as a ‘historic moment’. Besides the Rajya Sabha Chairman, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, Union ministers V Muraleedharan, Piyush Goyal, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Congress MPs Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Pramod Tiwari were present on the occasion. Speaking to media, Dhankhar said, “It is a historic moment. Bharat is witnessing epochal change. The world is in total recognition of might power and contribution of Bharat. We are living in times, where we are witnessing development, achievements which we never dreamt of…” The five-day special Parliament session is scheduled to begin on September 18. Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday missed the function citing the scheduled two-day meeting of Congress Working Committee, party’s highest decision making body. (IANS)
Two held for offering namaz inside temple
Bareilly, Sep 17: A woman and her daughter have been detained for allegedly offering namaz at a Shiva temple in Bareilly along with a cleric, an official said on Sunday. The police said that action was taken after police received a complaint from the Kesarpur village head’s husband, Prem Singh, who alleged that the incident took place on Friday. The woman who offered namaaz along with her daughter is 38-years-old. Circle Officer (CO) of the area Gaurav Singh said the woman and her daughter allegedly offered namaz at the temple on the cleric’s advice. “We have detained one Nazeer, 38, her daughter Sabina, 19, and cleric Chaman Shah Miyan in a case of hurting religious sentiments,” he said. Police have filed an FIR on charges of outraging religious feelings and have launched an investigation. “All three have been detained and are being questioned,” Singh said. (PTI)