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Now, Navin Jindal becomes another shoe gate target

Kurukshetra, Apr 10 (ANI): Congress MP Navin Jindal today became another target of a shoe-throwing incident.

A retired school principal threw a shoe at him here on Thursday.

Rajpal, a former teacher, reportedly hurled his shoe while he was addressing party workers.

Later, Rajpal was taken to a local police station for interrogation. The reason behind the incident was not known.

According to sources, the lack of opportunities for teachers was cited as a reason.

Earlier, an agitated Dainik Jagran journalist threw a shoe at Union Home Minister, P. Chidambaram during a press conference at the Congress headquarters in Delhi.

In a similar incident, last December, Muntadhar al-Zaidi, an Iraqi journalist with Egypt-based al-Baghdadia television network, had thrown his shoes at former President George W. Bush during a news conference in Baghdad. (ANI)

Navin Chawla new Chief Election Commissioner of India

New Delhi, Apr 20 (ANI): Election Commissioner Navin Chawla took over as the Chief Election Commissioner on Monday.Navin Chawla, who succeeded N. Gopalaswami, will hold charge till July 29, 2010. He took over in the presence of Gopalaswami and the third Election Commissioner, S. Y. Quraishi.On the occasion, Gopalaswami wished the best of tenure to Chawla."Today, I take leave from all of you. I wish Mr. Chawla the best of tenure.....
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