Newspaper Headlines: Nirbhaya Case Convicts Will Hang On February 1; Punjab Passes Anti-CAA Resolution
Fresh death warrants were issued for the four men convicted of the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi in 2012 -- they will now be executed at 6 am on February 1. The Punjab assembly has passed a resolution against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act by voice vote, seeking revocation of the changes made to the citizenship law. Russia will deliver the five S-400 air defence systems ordered by India under a $5.4-billion deal by 2025.
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The execution of the death sentence in the rape and murder of a 23-year-old paramedical student in 2012 was delayed on Friday, with a Delhi court issuing a fresh black warrant for 6am on February 1 for the four convicts after President Ram Nath Kovind rejected a mercy petition by one of them. The Punjab assembly on Friday passed a resolution against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 by voice vote, seeking revocation of the changes made to the citizenship law.
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In a major relief to around 30,000 homebuyers, the Centre agreed to take over troubled real estate giant Unitech to streamline the company, which is in a financial mess caused by siphoning off of over 50% of money deposited by individuals and financial institutions. Hours after President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the mercy plea of death row convict Mukesh Kumar Singh in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, a Delhi court issued a fresh black warrant, fixing the hanging of all four men for February 1 at 6am.
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Multiple government officials and hospital sources have told The Telegraph that the gunshot wounds police received during last month's citizenship protests in Uttar Pradesh were all pellet injuries, but the cops themselves have shied off such an admission. Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad dismissed as "dikhawa (eyewash)" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that his government was helping Dalits with the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
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Calling the Citizenship (Amendment) Act "inherently discriminatory", the Punjab Assembly adopted a resolution seeking its immediate repeal and chief minister Amarinder Singh announced that his government would approach the Supreme Court against it, the second state after Kerala to do so. Just a day after he was released, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad said he would continue his fight against the CAA and NRC.
