Former UP MLA gets 14-month jail term for threatening political rival before assembly elections
Bulandshahr (UP) (PTI): A court here on Friday sentenced two times former MLA Bhagwan Sharma to 14 months imprisonment after convicting him in a 2011 case of threatening his political rival before assembly elections.
Special Government Prosecutor Hitendra Verma said, "The MP/MLA court judge Vinay Kumar Singh convicted former MLA Bhagwan Sharma in a 2011 case of threatening a man to not contest the election against him. The court awarded him a jail term of 14 months."
Bhagwan Guddu Pandit has been a two-time MLA (2007 and 2012) from Dibai constituency of the district on a BSP ticket. He was present in the court on Friday and applied for bail soon after the judgement, which was granted by the court, Verma said.
According to police sources, Rakesh Sharma who was preparing to contest the 2012 assembly election from Dibai constituency alleged in a police complaint that Bhagwan threatened him over the phone and pressurised him to not contest the election.
Rakesh also submitted a recording of the said phone call. Based on the complaint, police lodged an FIR regarding the matter at Shikarpur police station and initiated an investigation. Police later filed a chargesheet in the matter against Bhagwan.
Bhagwan while speaking to the media after securing bail said the case of issuing a threat against him is false and he has faith that he will get justice from a higher court in the matter.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
