BJP MP Pratap Simha denies making derogatory remarks against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Mysuru: Pratap Simha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament from Mysuru, refuted allegations of making derogatory remarks about Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The District Congress Committee President in Mysuru, BJ Vijayakumar, had filed a complaint accusing Simha of using derogatory language and inciting hatred against the CM.
In a video posted on his Facebook page, Simha clarified that he did not refer to Siddaramaiah in an unbecoming manner and denied using the term 'Somari Sidda' for the Chief Minister. He addressed the Congress in the video, stating, "I am not a fruit-bearing tree that you can pelt a stone at and get a fruit in turn. Instead, I will stone you back."
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Simha accused the Congress of making false charges against him, including allegations against his younger brother. He urged the Congress to deal with internal issues, especially the selection of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The Devaraj Nagar Police had filed an FIR against Pratap Simha under Indian Penal Code Sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 153 (giving provocation to the extent of causing a riot) based on the complaint filed by the Congress district president.
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Four booked for tying 18-year-old to tree, beating him up in UP's Pratapgarh
Pratapgarh (UP) (PTI): Four people were booked here for the abduction and assault of a man who they allegedly tied to a tree and beat up, police said on Wednesday.
The incident, a video of which has gone viral, took place on Tuesday afternoon under the Kunda police station limits.
The FIR was registered on Wednesday evening based on a complaint from the victim's father.
According to Keshav Prasad Yadav, a resident of Mauli village, some people called his 18-year-old son Nikhil Yadav on the phone and asked him to come out of his house around 2.30 pm on Tuesday.
As he reached outside the village as instructed, the accused allegedly forced him into a car and took him towards the Tinpedwa forest area, where they tied him to a tree and assaulted, the complainant said.
The attackers also recorded a video of the incident and circulated it on social media. The purported video shows the men thrashing Nikhil one after another, while one of them is assumed to have recorded the act.
Kunda Station House Officer Manoj Pandey confirmed the incident and said efforts are underway to identify and arrest all the accused.
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has shared the video on social media, describing the incident as reflective of a "dominant mindset" against the PDA (Pichda or Backward, Dalit, and Alpasankhyak or Minority), and demanded strict action against the accused.
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