Farmer dies after BJP leader, aides run vehicle over him in MP over land dispute
Woman, teenage girls allegedly assaulted, clothes torn by assailants
One held, BJP expels prime accused from party
Guna/Bhopal (PTI): One person was arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of a farmer over a land dispute in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, a police official said.
Some 14 persons attacked Ramswaroop Nagar (40) and his family members on Sunday in Ganeshpura village under Fatehgarh police station limits over a dispute involving six bighas of agricultural land. The attackers allegedly assaulted the victims with sticks, rods and sharp-edged weapons and ran a jeep over Ramswaroop, killing him.
His wife Vinod Bai (38), daughter Krishna Nagar (17) and relatives Tanisha Nagar (17) and Rajendra Nagar (50) were injured while trying to intervene. The assailants also allegedly tore the clothes of the woman and the two teenage girls.
One of the accused, Hukum, was arrested and the vehicle used in the crime has been seized, Superintendent of Police Ankit Soni told reporters.
Efforts are on to nab the others, the SP added.
The main accused in the case, Mahendra Nagar, was the BJP's president of booth number 55 in Bamori assembly constituency and an executive member of the Fatehgarh BJP Mandal, both in Guna.
Guna BJP district president Dharmendra Sikarwar told PTI he had expelled Nagar from the party.
Meanwhile, MP Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, in a statement issued in Bhopal, described the incident as unfortunate and asserted no person involved in criminal acts would be spared.
The case was initially registered under sections 109(1), 296, 351(3), 115(2), 126(2), 324(2), 118(1), 190 and 191(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and later saw the addition of section 103(1) after the death of Ramswaroop Nagar.
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Firms being arm-twisted to divert investment from Karnataka: Priyank Kharge
New Delhi (PTI): Companies are being arm-twisted to divert their investments from Karnataka despite the state having the best talent ecosystem, state's IT, biotech and rural development minister Priyank Kharge said on Friday.
The minister said it has taken 40 years to develop the entire ecosystem in the state that suits investors.
"Why is semiconductor going to Gujarat, Assam? That's my question? That's what I have been asking. Why is it going to Gujarat? Why is it going to Assam? When PLI comes, they have to choose their state. The name is Karnataka. How does it become Gujarat by the time the application reaches Delhi? They are coming to my state. Why are they being arm-twisted to Gujarat?" Kharge said.
He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a roadshow in the national capital for the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2026 to be held in November.
"They are coming to our state only. They want to invest in our state. It works out for them. It is profitable for them. Our human resource is one of the most agile and best in the world. But yet, they are going to be pushed to Gujarat," Kharge said.
During the event, Kharge said Karnataka is planning to rejig policy on data centres to promote sustainable data centres.
"There is a serious need for states and the central government to bring up policies for sustainable data centres. That's exactly what the government of Karnataka intends to do," Kharge said.
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