Farmers Movement Archive

Bihar Cong. president booked for violating COVID-19 norms

The Congress’s Bihar president Madan Mohan Jha and several other party leaders were booked for violating COVID-19 regulations on Sunday. Earlier on Saturday, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav and Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) (JAP-L) leader Rajesh Ranjan, alias Pappu Yadav, along with 150 others, were booked on similar charges. Officials said that an FIR has been lodged against Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) chief Madan Mohan Jha and other party leaders, including Akhilesh Singh and Ajay Kapoor, for violating COVID-19 rules as a large number of party workers and people had gathered outside the Patna airport on Saturday to welcome senior party leaders. The FIR has been registered at the Patna airport police station by special executive magistrate Mohammad Shafiullah Khan under Sections 188 of the Indian Penal Code (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and 269 (negligence act likely to spread infection of a disease dangerous to life) and provisions of Epidemic Diseases Act and Disaster Management Act, 2005. RJD leaders protest On Saturday, the RJD leaders were booked for taking out a protest march in Patna over the contentious farm Bills and flouting COVID-19 norms. The three were booked on Friday along with 150 others and an FIR against them was lodged at the Kotwali police station on the basis of a magistrate deputed to monitor the situation. Several farmers’ organisations and Opposition parties such as the RJD and JAP(L) had participated in the nationwide protests over the new farm Bills on Friday. Mr. Tejashwi rode a tractor leading the protest and his elder brother Mr. Tej Pratap was seen sitting atop the vehicle.

The Hindu

2020-09-28

Patna