Lawyer-police clash in Prayagraj over blockage of road during CM Adityanath's visit; SHO suspended
Prayagraj: Police Commissioner of Prayagraj on Tuesday suspended an SHO for reportedly trashing a lawyer after they both were involved in an altercation during the CM’s visit to Prayagraj for blocking and barricading the road.
The police had barricaded and closed the road at Hindu Hostel crossing due to the CM's visit to Prayagraj. A lawyer passing by protested against this. He got into an argument with SHO Atul Kumar Singh. The inspector beat up the lawyer.
Following the incident, other lawyers also reached the spot and protested by blocking the road. Somehow the police removed the lawyers from there. Lawyer Aditya Raj Goswami who was at the spot during the incident said that a complaint is being lodged at the police station by the lawyers.
The Police Commissioner of Prayagraj has suspended SHO Atul Kumar Singh. The Commissioner wrote in the order - During the passage of the VVIP fleet at Hindu Hostel crossing, Inspector Atul Kumar behaved indecently with the lawyer. Due to which there was a jam at the intersection.
The Commissioner has also ordered a departmental inquiry against the SHO.
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Karnataka govt seeks agency to manage rural drinking water units: Minister
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday said the state government is working to appoint an agency to manage clean drinking water units in rural areas.
The state Rural Development and Panchayat Raj minister was responding to a question by Hirekerur MLA U B Banakar in the legislative assembly.
"In the rural areas of the state, many clean drinking water units have been set up under corporate social responsibility (CSR) grants, including contributions by MLAs and MPs, and handed over to gram panchayats. After the maintenance period, problems have arisen in keeping these units operational," Priyank said.
He added that a proposal has been made to award a maintenance contract to one of the country’s reputed drinking water unit manufacturing companies, but so far, no companies have come forward to take up the work.
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"The government is continuing its efforts and will resolve this problem soon," he said.
On a query regarding fluoride content in water, the minister said water quality testing is being conducted monthly in all zilla panchayats.
"Laboratories have been opened for this purpose. Around 6.5 lakh water samples have been tested across the state, and water testing kits have been provided to villages," he added.
