BJP MP Dharmendra Kashyap booked for misbehaving with priests at Uttarakhand temple
Dehradun, Aug 2: A case has been registered against BJP MP from Aonla in Uttar Pradesh Dharmendra Kashyap and his associates in Uttarakhand's Almora district for allegedly creating a ruckus at the Jageshwar Dham temple and misbehaving with the priests, officials said on Monday.
This comes a day after a video purportedly showing Kashyap and his associates engaging in a heated argument with the temple priests went viral on social media.
Facing criticism from opposition parties, the state BJP said it is gathering details of the incident and will apprise the central leadership of it.
"The FIR has been registered under sections 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of the Indian Penal Code against the MP (Dharmendra Kashyap) and his friends," Sub-Inspector Gopal Singh Bisht said.
Kashyap and his associates visited the temple on Saturday afternoon to perform a puja. The temple is closed for visitors after 6 pm every day in compliance with the Covid guidelines. However, the MP and his friends stayed inside the temple even after 6.30 pm, Jageshwar Dham Mandir Samiti manager Bhagwan Bhatt said.
When the MP and his associates were requested to leave, he got angry and began abusing the priests and misbehaving with them. Some of the priests were even pushed, he alleged.
The incident drew sharp reactions from opposition parties, who termed it an insult to the priests and the 'Devbhoomi'.
State Congress chief Ganesh Godiyal said the insult of priests will not be tolerated and that this incident reflects Kashyap's arrogance.
Senior Congress leader and Jageshwar MLA Govind Singh Kunjwal staged a sit-in, demanding a public apology from Kashyap for insulting the priests. He also sought action against the BJP MP.
Congress and Aam Aadmi Party workers also burnt effigies of the BJP at a number of places to protest Kashyap's misconduct.
State BJP chief Madan Kaushik said details of the incident are being gathered and the party's central leadership will be informed about it.
The @BJP4India MP #DharmendraKashyap from #Aonla was caught on camera allegedly abusing #Jageshwar temple committee member(s) after MP was asked to leave temple as it closes at 6PM. pic.twitter.com/TLFrrFG8Rn
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
