Bengaluru: The city’s Cubbon Park Police on Monday arrested KPCC IT Cell Secretary and KR Puram Block Congress President Anand Prasad after a complaint was filed against him following his derogatory and defamatory tweet on Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
KPCC President DK Shivakumar took to twitter and urged the party workers to not make any derogatory and defamatory remarks against any political leader on matters of health and other issues on social media platforms.
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He further added that it was not the party’s culture to wish bad for others and that the Congress is a party that exemplifies brotherhood and humanity.
Anand Prasad was booked under section 153 (A) of the Indian Penal Code that deals with promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony.
I appeal to Congress workers not to make defamatory statements against any political leader, on matters of health and other issues on social media platforms.
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) August 3, 2020
It is not in our culture to wish bad for others. Congress is a party that exemplifies brotherhood and humanity.
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Lucknow (PTI): The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday ordered a probe by the special task force (STF) into alleged irregularities in the rejoining of a teacher at City Intermediate College in Barabanki, observing that the reinstatement appeared to be prima facie illegal.
The court also directed the recovery of the salary paid to the teacher during the disputed period.
A bench of Justice Rajeev Singh passed the order on a petition filed by the college management committee. The court expressed doubts over the roles of the District Inspector of Schools (DIOS), Barabanki, the college principal and the teacher concerned and hence, directed a detailed inquiry into the matter.
Taking note of alleged manipulation of records and misleading submissions, the court ordered the immediate transfer of the Barabanki DIOS to ensure a fair probe. It also directed the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against the then joint director of education of the Ayodhya division.
In its order, the court found that the teacher, Abhay Kumar, was initially appointed as an assistant teacher in 2018 but joined an Eklavya Model Residential School in Chhattisgarh as a lecturer in June 2024 without obtaining permission from the management. His subsequent request to retain the lien was rejected.
Despite this, he was allowed to rejoin the Barabanki College in September 2025 on the directions of the joint director of education and the DIOS, and was even paid the salary for October 2025. The court termed the rejoining "wholly illegal" and lacking any legal basis.
The bench also expressed concern over lapses in communication within the education department and directed the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary to ensure that official orders are communicated through email and WhatsApp as well, to prevent disputes.
The matter is next listed for hearing on May 28 when a compliance report is sought.
