Modi in MP to unveil development projects
Bhopal, June 23 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in the Madhya Pradesh capital on Saturday, is scheduled to inaugurate a number of development projects worth crores of rupees in the poll-bound state during his day-long visit.
Modi landed at the Raja Bhoj Airport here around 12 p.m. He was received by Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other state ministers.
He then left for Mohanpura on a chopper to inaugurate the Mohanpura Irrigation Project in Rajgarh district. The Rs 3,866 crore irrigation project includes a dam and a canal system which would benefit 727 villages in the state.
He will visit later Indore, the city which has officially been declared the cleanest in the country under Swachh Survekshan 2018. He will felicitate the winners of the Swachh Survekshan 2018 cleanliness survey.
He will give away awards to the representatives of Indore, Bhopal and Chandigarh, the cities that secured top three positions in the survey, an official said.
Modi will also inaugurate the state government's 'Sutra Seva: MP Ki Apni Bus' urban transport scheme at Indore's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The economy service is being introduced in 20 selected cities of the state.
He will leave for New Delhi at 5.50 p.m.
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Yati Narsinghanand detained in Ghaziabad after FIR over alleged hate speech against Prophet Muhammad
Ghaziabad: Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, the mahant of Dasna Devi Temple and a controversial Hindu seer, has been detained by the police in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, following a First Information Report (FIR) filed against him for allegedly delivering a blasphemous speech against Prophet Muhammad. The FIR was registered on Thursday, based on a complaint by a police officer from the Sihani Gate police station.
According to the complaint, the seer made inflammatory remarks during an event at Hindi Bhavan in Lohia Nagar, Ghaziabad, on September 29. The police took action after a video of the alleged speech went viral on social media. The FIR has been lodged under s. 302 of the Indian Penal Code for hurting the religious sentiments of the Muslim community.
Following the incident, protests erupted at various places in Ghaziabad and other parts of Western Uttar Pradesh on Friday night. Members of the Muslim community demanded strict action against Narsinghanand. The Uttarakhand unit of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) also called for stringent measures against the seer, with its state president, Nayyer Kazmi, accusing the authorities of shielding him due to political favoritism.
This is not the first time Narsinghanand has come under scrutiny for his controversial statements. He was previously arrested in 2022 for making hate speeches and, in December 2021, urged Hindus to arm themselves during a gathering at the 'Dharm Sansad' in Haridwar.
The police have stated that further action will be taken after a detailed examination of the viral video.
