Former MP Pappu Yadav claims he has been arrested in Patna
The Hindu
Recently, the president of JAP (Loktantrik) had “raided” native village of BJP MP from Saran Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Amnour
Former MP from Madhepura and Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) chief Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav was arrested on Tuesday and brought to Gandhi Maidan police station in Patna. Mr. Yadav had recently flagged issue of over 30 ambulances parked idle in BJP MP from Saran Rajiv Pratap Rudy’s native village Amnour in Saran district of Bihar. The ambulances were bought with the MPLADS (Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme) funds in the year 2019. “I’m taken to Patna’s Gandhi Maidan police station after being arrested”, tweeted Pappu Yadav.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.