UP News: Case registered against SP leader on call to ‘burn’ minister’s house

Meerut: Police have arrested a Samajwadi Party leader after he called an Uttar Pradesh minister to come to his house, a police officer said on Sunday. His threat stems from a recent confrontation in which the SP leader said that Dalit corporators from the opposition parties were allegedly attacked at the Meerut Municipal Corporation board meeting. A video had surfaced on social networks purportedly showing SP leader Mukesh Siddharth making a controversial statement. The SP leader said, “If Minister of State Somendra Tomar is not arrested before January 10, his house should be demolished, his car should be demolished, his city should be demolished.” Siddharth, reportedly a former vice-chairman of the Commission de Castes and Tribes Reconcidas de Uttar Pradesh, made the statement while speaking to reporters during a protest at the Revenue Collector office in Meerut on Saturday. SP (City) Ayush Vikram Singh told PTI on Sunday that a case has been registered against him under various sections including 143 (unlawful assembly), 153 (insensitive provocation with intent to cause disturbance) and 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups). Case has been registered. ), for reasons of religion, caste, place of birth, residence, language, etc. and to commit acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony). According to the Superintendent of Police, Siddharth has fled and efforts are being made to arrest him. On December 30, during the Meerut Municipal Corporation Board meeting, members of BJP and opposition parties clashed with each other. BJP and opposition leaders accused each other of starting the conflict and asked questions at each other. It is being told that during the meeting, councilors of opposition parties pushed and attacked BJP Legislative Council member Dharmendra Bhardwaj, after which the BJP councilor got enraged and attacked the BSP councilor of District 36. Ashish Chaudhary and District 31 SP councilor Kuldeep alias Kirti Ghopala were allegedly shot during the confrontation. Apart from Bhardwaj, opposition councilors also accused Minister of State for Energy Somendr Tomar of assaulting Dalit councillors. Rashtriya Lok Dal President Jayant Chaudhary met Dalit councilors in Zahidpur on Monday. Before this, Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai and Azad Samaj Party National President Chandrashekhar Azad have also visited Dalit councils.