Puducherry police register case against Independent MLA for staging protest at official event
The Hindu
The Odiansalai Police have registered a case against independent legislator G. Nehru alias Kuppusamy, in connection with the protest he staged during an official event to mark World Environment Day at Kamban Kalaiarangam on Monday.
The Odiansalai Police have registered a case against independent legislator G. Nehru alias Kuppusamy, in connection with the protest he staged during an official event to mark World Environment Day at Kamban Kalaiarangam on Monday.
The police have invoked section 143 (punishment for unlawful assembly) and section 186 (obstructing government servant from discharging duty) of the Indian Penal Code against Mr. Nehru and 15 of his supporters.
As the event was underway on Monday, the legislator and his supporters stormed into the hall and voiced their displeasure against the style of functioning of Chief Secretary Rajeev Verma. Mr. Verma was present on the stage along with Chief Minister N. Rangasamy and Speaker R. Selvam.
Mr. Nehru accused the Chief Secretary of delaying Smart City projects in his Orleanpet constituency. He also threatened to launch an agitation against the CS. Video footage surfaced after the programme showing the legislator jumping over one of the closed gates of Kamban Kalaiarangam before entering the hall.
The Grand Bazaar Police have also registered another case against the legislator and three members of a Tamil outfit for staging an impromptu agitation near the Secretariat. The case was registered under sections 143, 283 read with 149 of the Indian Penal Code. The legislator and his supporters came to Kamban Kalaiarangam after creating a ruckus near the Secretariat on Monday morning, police said.
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.