Ending speculation, Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday sent his resignation to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder singh at his official residence in Chandigarh.
Since his portfolio was changed recently, Sidhu wasn’t happy and hadn’t assumed the charge of his new portfolio.
Meanwhile, Capt Amarinder Singh is in New Delhi to see PM Narendra Modi.
Today I have sent my resignation to the Chief Minister Punjab, has been delivered at his official residence...
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) July 15, 2019
Mustaq Ahmed, who works as a maintenance staff in Hatta, about 130 km from Dubai, said his wife who lives in Gonda district decided to name their son Narendra Modi.
A station house officer said both the mother and the daughter were under deep depression over a family dispute.
Farooq Khan, the Administrator of the Union Territory, held a meeting at Kavaratti with senior officials of the local administration, Navy and Coast Guard, a Lakshadweep administration spokesperson said.
K Annamalai met Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy in the presence of state Home Minister M B Patil and informed him about his resignation.
Three West Bengal MLAs, including BJP leader Mukul Roy's son Subhrangshu Roy, and over 50 municipal councillors, most of them from the Trinamool Congress, joined the BJP on Tuesday.
Incriminating materials, including arms and ammunition, were recovered from the site of the encounter.