BJP MLA calls Union minister Meghwal 'corrupt', seeks removal from Cabinet
Jaipur (PTI): Calling Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal "corrupt number one", Rajasthan BJP MLA Kailash Meghwal on Monday said he will ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove him from the Council of Ministers.
He made the allegation during a public meeting at a village in Bhilwara but did not elaborate.
Bikaner MP Arjun Ram Meghwal was recently appointed the convenor of the BJP's election manifesto committee for the Rajasthan assembly elections.
"This Arjun Ram Meghwal is corrupt number one. There are cases of corruption against him. I will write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding he should be removed from the Council of Ministers," the Shahpura MLA said.
Arjun Ram Meghwal joined politics to save himself from corruption cases, Kailash Meghwal claimed, adding, "Cases against him are still going on." When contacted, the MLA further alleged that Arjun Ram Meghwal has been involved in corruption ever since he was an officer.
"What I have told the people in the meeting today is right. I am going to write a letter to PM Modi against the minister," he said.
On why he made these allegations now even though Arjun Ram Meghwal has been a minister of state for years, the former assembly speaker said he wanted to make voters aware because "Megwhal has been misleading voters and doing dirty politics".
Both Arjun Ram Meghwal and Kailash Meghwal are Dalit leaders.
Arjun Ram Meghwal was appointed the Minister of State (independent charge) of Law and Justice, succeeding Kiren Rijiju.
He has been the chief whip of the party in the Lok Sabha and later, a Minister of State handling portfolios such as finance, corporate affairs, heavy industry and public enterprises, water resources, parliamentary affairs and culture.
The minister could not be contacted for comments.
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Man accused of rape-murder of 5-year-old lynched to death in Bengal; Girl’s body found in pond
Alipurduar: A 40-year-old man accused of raping and murdering a five-year-old girl was allegedly tied to a tree and beaten to death by agitated locals in Alipurduar district located in West Bengal on Friday evening. Later, another man surrendered before the police claiming he was also involved in the crime, and was subsequently arrested.
The girl went missing on Friday evening. When her family began searching for the girl, they learned that she had last been seen with Mona Roy, as reported by the Indian Express.
The police said that the girl’s body was found floating in a local pond. They added that the locals caught Roy and took him to his residence where they allegedly noticed blood on the bed. Enraged by this, they tied Roy to a tree and started assaulting him.
Roy was beaten to death before the local police could reach the spot.
When the police arrived at the scene, angry locals prevented them from moving the two bodies. Eventually, a large team of police personnel was sent to the location. After two hours, they were able to remove the bodies from the area.
The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem examination.
Meanwhile, a man named Bhakta Roy approached the police, claiming that he was involved in the crime and feared for his safety from the angry mob. He was subsequently arrested.
Y. Raghuvanshi, Superintendent of Police, Alipurduar, asserted it is a heinous crime, adding that they have started a detailed investigation in connection to the incident.
