Ludhiana, Jan 11: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from the Ludhiana West constituency in Punjab, Gurpreet Gogi Bassi, was declared dead after being shot with bullet injuries late Friday and was declared dead upon arrival at the DMC hospital, police said.

However, the family of the MLA claims he accidentally shot himself and sustained bullet injuries resulting in several head injuries.

Speaking to the media, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Jaskaran Singh Teja said, “As per the family members, he shot himself accidentally and sustained bullet injuries to his head. Gurpreet Gogi was declared dead at the hospital, his body has been kept at the mortuary in the DMC hospital.”

Additionally, the DCP mentioned that the cause of death would be determined once the post-mortem report is received.

“Cause of the death will be clear once the post-mortem reports come..” the DCP further added.

The incident occurred around Friday midnight, and the MLA was declared dead upon arrival at DMC hospital, according to officials.

The MLA’s death was confirmed by district AAP President Sharanpal Singh Makkar and the Commissioner of Police Kuldeep Singh Chahal.

“The incident happened around midnight, and he was declared dead when he was brought to the DMC hospital…” said DCP Jaskaran Singh.

Further investigations are underway. Gogi joined the Aam Aadmi Party in 2022 and defeated two-time former Congress MLA Bharat Bhushan Ashu during the Ludhiana Assembly elections.

His wife Sukhchain Kaur Gogi was also a contestant in the Municipal Corporation elections but lost to Congress candidate Inderjit Singh Indi.

In August 2024, Gurpreet Bassi Gogi destroyed the foundation stone of a pipeline project in Buddha Nullah, for which he laid the foundation stone in 2022.

Gogi had expressed frustration over the delays in the project and Speaker Sandhwan had promised strict action against any hindrance to the clean-up project in response to the AAP MLA’s grievances.

Before his death, on Friday, he also visited Prachin Sheetla Mata Mandir and promised devotees that he would take action against a gang of burglars who had stolen silver from the temple two days ago.

Lucknow: Muzaiburrahman Bablu, former city president of the Samajwadi Party (SP), died by suicide at his residence in Maulviganj, around 10:30 AM on Friday. The SP leader, who had been battling cancer, used his licensed revolver to take his own life.

Moments before his death, Bablu sent a poignant message in a WhatsApp group that read, “Duaon mein yaad rakhna” (Remember me in your prayers). The sound of the gunshot drew neighbours to the scene, where they found the SP leader in a critical condition.

Those who knew him were aware of his illness, but none expected him to take such a drastic step. According to close associates, Bablu had been suffering from both physical and mental distress for an extended period, which ultimately led to this tragic decision.

The Samajwadi Party expressed their grief over Bablu’s death through their official account on X (formerly Twitter), stating, “The demise of Lucknow’s former city president Muzaiburrahman Bablu ji is extremely sad. May God grant peace to his soul and our deepest condolences to the bereaved family.”

Following the news of his death, numerous party workers gathered at Bablu’s residence. After being alerted, the cops reached the spot.

The police recovered the body and sent it for a post-mortem examination.

Hyderabad, Jan 10: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said on Friday that Future City proposed to be developed near Hyderabad will compete with international cities like New York, London, Seoul, Tokyo and Dubai.

Addressing the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Council meeting here, he said the government has decided to build fourth city that is Future City in Hyderabad. “We want to build the greatest city in India. It will be pollution-free Net zero and services sector oriented,” he said.

Asserting that Telangana State completed 10 years, he said that the government now has a much bigger dream of the development of Telangana and it is “Telangana Rising”.

The Chief Minister said Hyderabad was being developed as a city to deal with natural disasters. Measures have been initiated to make Hyderabad pollution-free city. As part of these efforts, polluting vehicles are being shifted beyond the Outer Ring Road.

Revanth Reddy said the government was focusing on promoting the automobile sector in Telangana. Registration and road tax are exempted for electric vehicles. Telangana has already registered the fastest sale of electric vehicles in India. A fleet of 3,200 electric buses will be added to the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation soon.

He told the CII representatives that the Musi Rejuvenation project will revive the water body and facilitate the flow of fresh water on a 55 km stretch in Hyderabad. The government has already started works which require meeting Hyderabad’s drinking water needs till 2050.

The Chief Minister said that a 360 km long Regional Ring Road (RRR) has been planned. The state government has requested the Centre to approve regional ring rail around the RRR. Radial roads connecting ORR and RRR are also being developed. The area between ORR and RRR will be developed as a hub for the manufacturing sector. Pharma, Life Sciences, Aerospace, Defence, EVs and solar industries will be set up here, he said.

He said since Telangana does not have a coastline, the government is planning to develop a Dry Port. A special road and railway connection with the Bandar port in Andhra Pradesh is also planned. Stating that the government’s vision is to strengthen the state economy, he invited investors to invest in the state.

He assured them that the government was creating an ecosystem with the highest ease of doing business. The Chief Minister told the industrialists that the state government has set up a special skill university for skill development. The government has constituted a Board with Anand Mahindra as its Chairman.

He appealed to the CII representatives to support the Skill University corpus fund. “We are also establishing a Sports University and a Sports Hub,” he added.