Akhilesh demoralising police, ATS: BJP
The Hindu
SP chief has said he did not trust police over arrest of 2 persons on charges of plotting terror attacks
The ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh has criticised Samajwadi Party (SP) chief that he did not trust the State police over the arrest of two men on charges of plotting terror attacks. The ATS (Anti-Terrorism Squad) on the suspicion that they were planning to carry out terror attacks in parts of east U.P. and Lucknow ahead of Independence Day.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.