Six arrested for creating ruckus at UP minister's office
What's the story
Six Samajwadi Party (SP) workers were arrested following a ruckus at Uttar Pradesh minister Anand Swarup Shukla's local office in Ballia, police said on Tuesday. An FIR was registered against local Samajwadi Party leader Dhanji Yadav and 30 women, 25 of them unidentified, for misbehaving with Shukla at his Gopal Vihar Colony office on Monday, Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjay Yadav said.
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Minister pointed toward a conspiracy
Dhanji Yadav, Rani Devi, Teejo Devi, Chanda, Durga Devi, and Poonam Gupta were produced in a magistrate's court on Tuesday from where they were released. The minister had on Monday claimed the incident was sponsored and termed the women's outrage part of a conspiracy. One of the protesting women, however, alleged the minister hit a woman on her head with a shoe.
Further allegations
Women requested the release of grant money for school students
The woman further alleged that the minister got them thrown out of the premises when they had gone there with their grievances on the release of grant money for school students. She also alleged BJP workers present at the camp office misbehaved with them. Witnesses said the women allegedly threw chairs around as they were not happy with the minister's response to their complaint.
Police
Police accused the women of misbehaving with the minister
"The women created a ruckus at the minister's place and misbehaved with Shukla who is the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and his supporters," Ballia Kotwali in charge, Bal Mukund Mishra had said. However, Rani Devi said they had been trying to get the grants for the past three years and charged the Kotwali in charge of misbehaving with them.
About Anand Swarup Shukla
Shukla has lately been in news for his controversial comments
Shukla has lately been in news for his controversial comments. Recently, Shukla had termed jailed mafia don and BSP MLA Mukhtar Ansari as an Islamic terrorist. He had further accused Congress of allegedly shielding Ansari. Additionally, he received brickbats for comparing burqa with the evil custom of triple talaq and said that Muslim women will be freed from burqa like triple talaq.