Case against Agriculture Minister for 'anti-farmer' jibe
Patna, June 4: A case was lodged against Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district on Monday for "insulting farmers", a lawyer said.
Social activist Tamanna Hashmi filed the case in the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court. It will be heard next week.
Commenting on the ongoing nationwide agitation by thousands of farmers demanding loan waiver and higher price for their produce among other things, the minister had said some farmers are doing it for media attention.
"There are crores of farmers in the country but only a few farmers have been staging protest. It has no relevance at all," he had said.
The 10-day protests that started on June 1 coincide with the farmers' agitation in Mandsaur of Madhya Pradesh last year when seven farmers had died in a police firing on June 6.
Farmers in the agrarian states of Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra and Rajasthan on Friday joined the protest call given by various farmer organisations.
Radha Mohan Singh's comments that farmers were committing suicide just for media coverage have been widely criticised.
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Davangere: Two policemen injured in stone pelting during Ganesha procession
Davangere: Reports state that two groups engaged in stone pelting at each other during Ganesha idol immersion ceremony in Davangere on Thursday. Two police personnel were injured in the incident.
Few days ago, two groups of youth engaged in verbal altercation regarding raising of a flag for Eid Milad celebration. On account of the clashes, police had heightened security for the Ganesha procession. Despite the additional security, stones were pelted at the procession, sources stated. Inspector Gururaj and constable Raghavendra were injured in the incident. The procession continued after the police brought the situation to control. However, the stone pelting resumed once again as the procession surged forwards.
Security has been tightened up in the area and all shops have been closed down by the police. The two police personnel, who were injured in the stone pelting, are undergoing treatment at a hospital.
