DUSU CHIEF STEPS DOWN

NEW DELHI: Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) president Ankiv Baisoya, who allegedly furnished a fake graduation degree to gain admission at DU, resigned from the post on Thursday following directions from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP). The Rss-affiliated ABVP also suspended him from the organisation till the Delhi University (DU) concluded its ongoing inquiry against him. Soon after the ABVP announced Baisoya’s suspension, he issued a statement saying, “Keeping in mind the mandate given by thousands of DU students and the duties of a DUSU president, I resign from the post of university’s students’ union president. I request the university administration to conclude the ongoing inquiry against me and put an end to the controversy. I assure you all that I will prove all baseless allegations levelled against me wrong.” The move came two days after the ‘two-month period’ for a possible re-election for the DU students body panel lapsed on Monday.

BJP MP from Ladakh tenders resignation

JAMMU: A 71- year-old Thupstan Chhewang BJP MP from Ladakh constituency has tendered his resignation from the primary membership of the party and also from the post of member parliament citing “health” grounds. In a letter addressed to state party chief Ravinder Raina, Chhewang informed that he has resigned from the primary membership of the BJP and was also writing separately to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan about his decision.