Rahul Gandhi stopped at Ghazipur border, terms police anti-democratic | Top News of Dec 4, 2024

[00:00:09] Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. I'm your host, Vaati Ajad and these are the major news stories of Wednesday, Dec 4, 2024.

[00:00:20] A delegation of Congress leaders led by leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, was stopped by Dothar Pradesh Police at the Ghazipur border on Wednesday.

[00:00:29] They were on their way to the violence example in UP.

[00:00:33] India voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution that called for the withdrawal of his stride from the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem.

[00:00:43] The resolution also reiterated the call for achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in West Asia.

[00:00:51] A man opened fire at Shiromani Akalidal leader Sukbir Singh Badal while he was performing the duty of Sevadar outside the Golden Temple on Wednesday, but missed the target as he was overpowered by some bystanders.

[00:01:05] South Korean lawmakers submitted a bill on Wednesday to impeach President Yoon Suk-yol after he declared martial law and reversed the move hours later, triggering a political crisis in Asia's fourth-largest economy.

[00:01:18] Devendra Fatnavis was unanimously elected as the leader of the Maharashtra BGP legislature party on Wednesday, setting the stage for his appointment as the state's chief minister.

[00:01:28] Let's get into the details.

[00:01:31] A delegation of Congress leaders led by leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, was stopped by Dothar Pradesh Police in the Ghazipur border on Wednesday on his way to Sampal.

[00:01:41] The opposition party leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi, Vardra returned to Delhi after staying at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border for about two hours.

[00:01:49] Massive traffic jam was witnessed as the Ghazipur border on the Delhi made up express pay in the morning as Congress workers gathered there, defying heavy barricading.

[00:01:58] With the carriage pay from Delhi to Uttar Pradesh heavily congested, commuters faced a harrowing time in reaching their destination.

[00:02:05] Rehabilitary orders are in place in Sampal, where violence erupted on No. 24th over a court-ordered Mosk survey, killing four people and injuring several others.

[00:02:15] India voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution that called for the withdrawal of Israel from the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem.

[00:02:24] The resolution also reiterated the call for achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in West Asia.

[00:02:30] The draft resolution peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, tabled by Senegal, was overwhelmingly adopted in the 193 Member General Assembly on Tuesday.

[00:02:40] India was among the 157 nations that voted in favour, while eight member states Argentina, Hungary, Israel, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea and the United States voted against it.

[00:02:52] Cameroon, Czechia, Ecuador, Georgia, Paraguay, Ukraine and Uruguay abstained.

[00:03:00] A man opened fire at Shirovani Akhaledal leader Sukhbi Singh Badal while he was performing the duty of Sevadar outside the Golden Temple on Wednesday, but missed the target as he was overpowered by some bystanders.

[00:03:12] The odacious attack was captured on cameras of media persons who had gathered outside the Sikh shrine to cover the second day of Badal's penance for mistakes committed by the steady government in Punjab from 2007-2017.

[00:03:25] Television footage showed the shooter slowly walking towards Badal, who was sitting in a wheelchair due to a fractured leg and pulling out a gun from his pocket.

[00:03:33] A man standing near Badal quickly intervened and grabbed the attacker's hands.

[00:03:38] In the melee, a bullet hit the wall behind Badal, who escaped unhurt.

[00:03:42] Police identified the shooter as Naren Singh.

[00:03:45] After the attack, he was whisked away by security officials.

[00:03:50] South Korean lawmakers submitted a bill on Wednesday to impeach President Yoon Sook Yol,

[00:03:55] after he declared martial law and reversed the move hours later, triggering a political crisis in Asia's four-class economy.

[00:04:01] The surprise declaration of martial law in the major US ally later on Tuesday caused a standoff with Parliament,

[00:04:07] which rejected Yoon's attempt to ban political activity and censor the media as armed troops forced their way into the National Assembly building in Seoul.

[00:04:15] The main opposing Democratic Party called for Yoon, who has been in office since 2022, to resign or face impeachment.

[00:04:23] Devendra Fatnavis was unanimously elected as the leader of the Maharashtra BJP legislature party on Wednesday,

[00:04:29] setting the stage for his appointment as the state's chief minister.

[00:04:33] The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for Thursday at Asat Maidana, Mumbai, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

[00:04:39] The decision was finalised during the BJP's core committee meeting held prior to the legislature party session at Vidhan Bhavan.

[00:04:45] Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman and former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani appointed as central observers for the meeting were also present.

[00:04:53] The BJP which secured a record-breaking 132 seats in the No. 20 Assembly elections achieved its best-ever performance in Maharashtra.

[00:05:02] That brings us to the end of this episode.

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