Dalit youth brutally assaulted, loses eyesight in one eye in UP's Bhadohi
Bhadohi (UP) (PTI): A Dalit youth was brutally assaulted here and lost eyesight in one eye after an attacker allegedly pierced a motorcycle key when an argument over the former defecating near a canal escalated, police said on Monday.
The injured youth, Rahul, in early 20's, was referred in a critical condition from the district hospital to Varanasi on Sunday for advanced treatment.
According to police, the incident took place on Friday afternoon when Rahul had gone to a canal in the Aurai area to defecate.
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This resulted in an argument between the victim and the accused, Shankar Bind, as the latter objected to Rahul defecating near the canal. The attacker allegedly abused Rahul using caste-based slurs and assaulted him.
When Rahul tried to escape, the accused allegedly pierced a motorcycle key in his left eye and threatened to kill him, Superintendent of Police Abhimanyu Manglik said, adding that the victim collapsed on the ground in severe pain.
The accused fled the spot after locals gathered there.
The SP said police reached the spot after receiving information and shifted the injured youth to a community health centre, from where he was later admitted to the district hospital.
"As the injury to his left eye was severe, and he complained of loss of vision, doctors on Sunday referred him to the BHU Trauma Centre in Varanasi," Manglik said.
He said a case has been registered on the complaint of the victim's father, Ram Dhani, against the accused Shankar Bind under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Necessary legal action against the accused is being taken, and further investigation is underway, the SP added.
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LS adjourned till 2 pm as oppn insists Rahul should speak before Budget discussion
New Delhi (PTI): Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Monday with opposition parties insisting that Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi be allowed to speak before the House takes up discussion on the Union Budget.
As Krishna Prasad Tenneti called Congress' Shashi Tharoor to initiate the debate on the Budget, opposition members dug in their heels and said Gandhi be allowed to speak first.
Tenneti underlined that the discussion was on the Budget and Tharoor's name had been given by the Congress as its lead speaker.
He said he would need to get clarity on whether LoP can be allowed to speak. He also asked Gandhi whether he wanted to speak on the Budget.
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Tharoor, meanwhile, said he yields to the LoP.
As the stalemate continued, Tenneti adjourned the House till 2 pm.
Later, talking to reporters outside Parliament building, Tharoor said Gandhi wanted to respond to allegations that Congress MPs in Lok Sabha wanted to carry out an "unexpected act" when the prime minister was to come to the Lok Sabha chamber last week to respond to debate on Motion of Thanks.
He said a clarification was required on part of the LoP.
On February 5, an anguished Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said he had "concrete information" that many Congress members might move towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi's seat and carry out "some unexpected act" as a result of which he had requested him not to come to the House to reply to the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President's address.
Earlier, Lok Sabha proceeding were adjourned till 12 noon after Speaker Birla slammed opposition members for "planning" disruptions.
As the House took up Question Hour, opposition members started raising issues which they demanded should be addressed immediately.
Birla said the issues can be raised during discussion on the Union Budget. He said members, including the LoP, were free to speak during the debate.
As opposition members continued disruptions, he slammed them for the "planned" disruptions and asked them to let the House run as per rules.
