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  • SP’s Agra MLA candidate booked for violating COVID-19 guidelines

    By PTI

    AGRA: Police in Agra booked a Samajwadi Party MLA candidate and at least 40 others on charges of violating COVID-19 protocol, officials said on Sunday.

    Madhusudhan Sharma, SP candidate from Bah Assembly constituency, along with his supporters, had performed a ‘puja’ at Bateshwar Temple here on Friday after winning the election ticket, they said.

    They did not maintain social distance, wear masks and failed to follow other COVID-appropriate behaviour, according to an official.

    “For violating COVID-19 guidelines and Section 144 of the CrPC imposed in the state, an FIR has been registered against Sharma and about 40-50 party workers,” Station Head Officer (SHO) at Bah police station Manoj Kumar told PTI.

    “The FIR has been registered under Sections 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease danger­ous to life) and 270 (malignant act likely to spread infection of disease danger­ous to life) of the IPC and Epidemic Act, 1897, (3) and (4),” he said.

    When contacted, Sharma claimed that there were only four or five people during the puja, but the locals gathered later.

  • District Panchayat President Collector and SP planted saplings with MLA on Van Mahotsav

    Van Mahotsav was organized by the Forest Department at ITBP Camp with the aim of getting saplings planted in a big way before the rainy season. While inaugurating this festival, the plantation of mango sapling was done by the MLA of the district, Mohan Markam. Along with this, District Panchayat President Devchand Matlam planted Neem, Collector Pushpendra Kumar Meena planted cashew and SP Siddharth Tiwari planted Sitaphal saplings.
    On this occasion, Janpad Panchayat President Shivlal Mandavi, MLA representative Budhram Netam, Jhumuklal Diwan, public representatives and DFO Uttam Gupta were present.
    During this, MLA Mr. Markam said that everyone will have to make efforts to save the environment. This Corona crisis has made us understand the importance of environment. Where the world faced crises due to lack of oxygen. We all have to take a pledge together that we will protect the trees like our own lives. For this, the Chief Minister’s tree plantation program has been started by the state government. In which farmers will be given 10 thousand rupees per acre for planting trees instead of paddy.
    During this, all the public representatives and journalists planted saplings with their own hands. ITBP personnel also planted saplings in this. A total of 250 saplings were planted in this. After this, the MLA dispatched the plant distribution vehicle from the Sanjeevani center for the scheme ‘Paudha Tuhar Duwar’ being run by the Forest Department to encourage plantation under the municipality area, as well as distribution of plants, fruit plants to the residents. Gone. In which more than 1500 saplings of Mango, Cashew, Amla, Jamun, Guava were distributed free of cost. On this occasion, the MLA released the Halbi song prepared by the Forest Department for forest conservation. Which was sung by the local singer of the district, Siddharth Mahajan.
    It may be known that 1000 saplings, tree guards will be provided by the Forest Department to the citizens who have registered under the ‘Paudha Tuhar Duwar’ scheme. The process of registration under the ‘Paudha Tuhar Duvar’ scheme was done from June 01 to June 15 through phone calls. Planting of saplings will start from July 01.

  • MLA wrote letter to Agriculture Minister and Minister-in-charge to open Agricultural Produce Market

    MLA Ranjana Sahu has sent a letter to the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister in charge of Dhamtari district and through telephone talks and demanded that the Agricultural Produce Market be opened very soon. Earlier, there was a demand in this regard. Ranjana Sahu said that the agricultural produce market is closed due to the lockdown. Farmers are forced to take their produce to the rice mills and sell the kocchi at throwaway prices. Due to this, farmers are facing losses. Keeping in view the problems of farmers and the minister in-charge of Dhamtari district, the MLA has demanded to start agriculture produce market Dhamtari at the earliest, so that farmers can get the facility.

  • Official order asking staff to organize Congress MLA Shakuntala Sahu’s birthday goes viral, event called off

    Express News Service
    RAIPUR: An official directive in Chhattisgarh asking the government officials and staff to organize a birthday function of the Congress MLA and parliamentary secretary Shakuntala Sahu on Sunday gone viral and created an embarrassing situation, the celebration was called off later in the evening.

    A two-page order issued by the chief executive officer of Pallari janpad panchayat in Badalobazar district has assigned specific tasks to several government employees to ensure all necessary arrangements for the occasion and be responsible to serve over 500 guests.

    The order carried the name of the officials and their assigned respective duties. Some were asked to arrange tents and lay carpet mattresses while others were instructed to welcome the guests and serve refreshments and drinking water. They were also asked to be in charge of parking, stage management, cleanliness, sanitizers among others.

    The opposition BJP strongly criticized the order.

    “Such shameful thing can happen only in the Congress regime. It’s unfortunate such orders are officially given to the government employees to conduct private function of a Congress leader. It should be stopped otherwise it will soon become a practice for every Congress MLA to organise their events through such unacceptable way in future”, said the former BJP minister Kedar Kashyap.

    The Congress leaders said that with the program now stands canceled the issue is closed.

  • MLAs, who participated in various programs, inaugurated smart class,

    Dongargarh MLA Bhuneshwar attended various events in Baghel block. Legislator Baghel inaugurated Mahila Bhavan in Maladbury and talked about connecting women with employment. He announced 5.20 lakh bub road for development work and 6.50 lakh for building. After this, MLA Baghel reached Kuwarzhorki where Kabir attended the satsang program. The legislators then joined the Shikaritola Shakambhari Jayanti, where it announced 6.50 lakhs for the social building, 5.20 lakhs for Bub Road. The MLA Baghel reached Baghera, where he launched the first smart class of the block. MLA Baghel said that education is the biggest capital of our life, every goal can be achieved only with good education. After this MLA Baghel Joratarai reached where smart class and Kabbadi competition was launched and announced 5 lakh Bub road for development work and 6 lakh for commercial campus. MLA Baghel Mangta attended the Shakambhari Jayanti program, where he announced Rs. 6.50 lakh for the Samajik Bhavan. Congress leaders Kamleshwar Verma, Shobharam Baghel, Block President Ratan Yadav, District Chairman Omprakash Sahu etc. attended the program. A large number of villagers and social representatives were present with him including District Panchayat member Pushpa Verma.

  • Congres MLA threatens woman offical in Madhya Pradesh

    By Express News Service
    Bhopal: Four days after a Madhya Pradesh minister and senior Congress MLA kicked up a political storm with his controversial remark about raising the marriageable age for girls, another legislator of the opposition party has been caught on camera talking to a woman official in a threatening tone.

    The video of Harsh Vijay Gehlot, the Congress MLA from Sailana seat of Ratlam district, has gone viral over social media causing embarrassment to the prime opposition party in the central Indian state.

    The incident happened in Ratlam district’s Sailana town on Sunday, during the Congress’s tractor rally against the new farm laws.

    The Sailana legislator led the protestors to hand over the memorandum to the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Kamini Thakur. It is while handing over the memorandum that the lawmaker talked to the woman official in threatening tone.

    “You are a woman. Had a man been in your place, I would have held him by the collar and then handed the memorandum,” Gehlot was heard saying in the video. 

    Earlier, on Wednesday, former PWD minister and ex-CM Kamal Nath’s loyalist Congress MLA Sajjan Singh Verma had said, “When girls can reproduce at 15 years, why raise their marriageable age from 18 to 21 years.” 

    The remark was a reaction to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s recent call for a national debate on raising the minimum age of marriage from 18 years to 21 years.

  • New community building to be built in village Bodra, MLA gave 3 lakh

    MLA Ranjana Sahu has sanctioned Rs 3 lakh for the construction of community building from Vidhan Sabha Development Fund in village Bodra. Legislative representative Dipendra Sahu did the Bhoomi Pujan work, various public representatives and activists. Deepinder Sahu wishes all the villagers for the approval of the construction work. He said that if the community building is used properly with safety and care, then this building will be useful for you for a long time. Today, various community buildings are on the verge of damage due to lack of maintenance. The community building that is going to be constructed in your village, all the villagers should consider it as their own building and keep it safe and secure. Sarpanch Urvashi Yadav, who presided over the program, thanked the MLA for the approval of the construction work. Former Zilla Panchayat President Balaram Sahu and villagers were present on the occasion.

  • The MLA did the Bhoomi pujan to the girl, said – the impression that we will put on the minds of the children, will see the effect of life

    Bhoomipujan work and CC Road construction work in Ambedkar ward sanctioned by Vidhan Sabha Development Fund, Bhoomipujan MLA Ranjana Sahu and Aradhya Pandey before various public representatives, officials. On this occasion, Ranjana Sahu said that children are true to mind, their mind is like blank paper. The impression that we put on the minds and minds of children will have a lifelong effect. It is an important responsibility of all of us to make the children sanskaraswan, talented, character, worthy citizens of the country. Today, it is a very beautiful time to launch the Bhoomi Pujan work of CC Road with the lotus of the girl Aradhya Pandey in front of all the public representatives in Ambedkar ward. On this occasion BJP City Circle President Vijay Sahu, Narendra Rohra Leader of Opposition Municipal Corporation, Preetesh Gandhi BJP State Special Invitee Member, District Vice President Avanendra Sahu, Chetan Hinduja BJP District Treasurer, Anita Yadav Sarpanch Rudri, Tanveer Osman, Vijay Singh Thakur, Sarita Pintu Various people including Yadav, Mukesh Sharma, Kulesh Soni, Yashoda Sonkar, Dr. Rahul Thakur, Shabbir Khan, Dr. Dinesh Thakur, Sharif Khan, Monu Kushwaha, Shiv Sinha were present.

  • Bhupesh Baghel expresses deep grief over the demise of Shri Om Prakash Rathia, former MLA

    Bhupesh Baghel has expressed deep sorrow over the death of former state MLA Shri Omprakash Rathia. Chief Minister Shri Baghel has prayed to God for empowering the family members of Shri Rathia in this hour of grief and peace of the departed soul.

  • Bhupesh Baghel expressed deep grief over the demise of former Minister Mr. Mahendra Bahadur Singh

    Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel has expressed deep grief over the demise of former Minister Shri Mahendra Bahadur Singh. Mr. Mahendra Bahadur Singh died last night. He was a minister, seven-time MLA, Rajya Sabha MP and Protem Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. Expressing condolences to his bereaved family members, Chief Minister Baghel has prayed to God for the peace of the departed soul.