Gayatri Prajapati's petition dismissed
Lucknow, Sep 15: A District Judge on Saturday dismissed a transfer petition of former Uttar Pradesh minister and senior Samajwadi Party leader Gayatri Prasad Prajapati in over three-year-old false rape case.
Prajapati's transfer petition was in response to a government's revision petition which came after a few sections in the police chargesheet filed against Prajapati in 2017 were removed.
Activist Nutan Thakur had filed a case against Prajapati accusing him of framing her, her husband and senior IPS officer Amitabh Thakur in a false rape case.
After the Lucknow police's charge sheet against the former minister, the chief judicial magistrate of Lucknow had taken cognizance of it, but some sections of it were removed.
Prajapati presented a transfer petition making allegations against Additional District Judge (ADJ) Mukesh Kumar Singh-II, which was opposed by the petitioner.
The Lucknow district judge on Saturday dismissed the transfer petition calling the allegations baseless and directed the ADJ to decide the revision petition at the earliest.
Gayatri Prajapati was a powerful minister in the Akhilesh Yadav government and was close both to the then chief minister and his father Mulayam Singh Yadav.
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Maharashtra sets up state vaccination task force to strengthen immunisation programme
Mumbai (PTI): The Maharashtra government has set up a State Vaccination Task Force to strengthen the regular immunisation programme and review the progress of related campaigns, a health department official said on Monday.
The State Vaccination Task Force will comprise at least 29 members and will be headed by the administrative head of the health department, he informed.
The government has also constituted separate district-level and municipal vaccination task forces to improve implementation and address challenges at the grassroots level, he said.
Municipal task forces, chaired by respective civic commissioners, have been constituted in view of the vast urban population in Maharashtra and the role of civic bodies in implementing different health programmes.
The district-level task forces will function under the chairmanship of collectors.
"Complete immunisation of children at the appropriate age is an extremely simple, cost-effective and highly effective measure to reduce child mortality and the prevalence of diseases among kids. Immunisation is a powerful tool for reducing illness in children," maintained the official.
To ensure full vaccination of all children, the state government implements various campaigns from time to time as per the central government guidelines, he pointed out.
"Active participation and cooperation of other relevant government departments are essential (in making these campaigns successful)," according to the official.
The state-level body will review the regular immunisation programme, associated campaigns and vaccine-preventable diseases in detail. It will also conduct focused assessments of high-risk districts and municipal corporations, including vacancies at district, municipal and sub-district levels, availability of cold chain equipment, resource gaps and training requirements, he noted.
The state task force will review allocation and utilisation of funds for immunisation and ensure timely action by officers concerned based on reports from district and municipal task forces and state-level monitoring mechanisms, the official said.
It will also ensure active coordination and participation of other government departments in immunisation drives, while district and municipal task forces will carry out similar functions at their respective levels, the official added.
