Lakhimpur violence | Court rejects plea by slain scribe’s brother for another FIR
The Hindu
Journalist Raman Kashyap’s brother Pawan Kashyap had moved an application under Section 156(3) of the CrPC in a district court, seeking another FIR against 14 people.
A local court has rejected an application filed by the brother of who sought another FIR against Union Minister Ajay Mishra, his son and 12 people in connection with the scribe’s death.
Eight people died in the . Besides the journalist, four were farmers who were allegedly knocked down by a vehicle carrying BJP workers. Infuriated farmers then allegedly lynched some people in the vehicles. They included two BJP workers and their driver.
Minister Mishra and 15-20 unnamed men were mentioned as accused in an FIR filed after the incident and charged with murder, criminal conspiracy, rash driving and rioting among others.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists