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Naxalites Call for Kolhan Division Bandh on July 10

Police headquarters issue alert in response to potential threats. Naxalites may target railway tracks, government property during the shutdown (Bandh). RANCHI – The Naxalites have announced a shutdown in the Kolhan Division on July 10, which has led the police headquarters (Special Branch) to issue an alert. According to intelligence reports, it is suggested that the Naxalites might carry out…

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[ad_1] GG News Bureau New Delhi, 14th Oct. The Supreme Court has given the Jharkhand government a week’s extension to file its response regarding the “ad hoc” appointment of Anurag Gupta as acting Director General of Police (DGP) by Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s government. A bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud heard the plea filed by Naresh Makani, who sought contempt proceedings against the respondents for allegedly disobeying previous court orders concerning the DGP appointment process. During the hearing, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the Jharkhand government, requested additional time to prepare a response. In turn, Madhavi Divan, representing the petitioner, urged the court to expedite the case, warning that delaying it would undermine the petition’s intent. The next hearing is scheduled for October 21, 2024. The Supreme Court had previously sought responses from the Jharkhand government and Gupta on September 6, regarding allegations of non-compliance with a 2006 ruling that requires the selection of a DGP from a list of the top three senior-most IPS officers prepared by the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC). The petitioner argues that Gupta’s appointment violates the 2006 Prakash Singh judgment and subsequent directives from the Supreme Court. According to the plea, the Jharkhand government’s notification dated July 25, 2024, which appointed Gupta to the post, is alleged to be contemptuous and politically motivated, further compromising legal standards and the principles of equality. The plea claims that the former DGP, Ajay Kumar Singh, was removed without proper protocol as outlined by the Supreme Court. [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] GG News Bureau New Delhi, 14th Oct. The Supreme Court has given the Jharkhand government a week’s extension to file its response regarding the “ad hoc” appointment of Anurag Gupta as acting Director General of Police (DGP) by Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s government. A bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud heard the plea filed by Naresh Makani, who sought contempt proceedings against the respondents for allegedly disobeying previous court orders concerning the DGP appointment process. During the hearing, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the Jharkhand government, requested additional time to prepare a response. In turn, Madhavi Divan, representing the petitioner, urged the court to expedite the case, warning that delaying it would undermine the petition’s intent. The next hearing is scheduled for October 21, 2024. The Supreme Court had previously sought responses from the Jharkhand government and Gupta on September 6, regarding allegations of non-compliance with a 2006 ruling that requires the selection of a DGP from a list of the top three senior-most IPS officers prepared by the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC). The petitioner argues that Gupta’s appointment violates the 2006 Prakash Singh judgment and subsequent directives from the Supreme Court. According to the plea, the Jharkhand government’s notification dated July 25, 2024, which appointed Gupta to the post, is alleged to be contemptuous and politically motivated, further compromising legal standards and the principles of equality. The plea claims that the former DGP, Ajay Kumar Singh, was removed without proper protocol as outlined by the Supreme Court. [ad_2] Source link

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Shri Venkateshwara University and the state of UP emerged victorious in the National Baseball Championship 2023 at Bhopal.

It was a historic day for Shri Venkateshwara University and the state of UP as the UP baseball team, led by Dr. Sudhir Giri, President of UP Baseball Federation & Chairman Venkateshwara Group, emerged victorious in the National Baseball Championship 2023 at Bhopal.

The Uttar Pradesh Baseball team won the Gold medal & a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh by defeating Uttarakhand in the finals.

The UP team played well to outshine Chandigarh, Punjab, Chhattisgarh & Uttarakhand in the finals to clinch the National Baseball Championship 2023.

Emboldened by the win, Dr Sudhir Giri announced the Venkateshwara Group will offer cash prize and scholarships to the medal winning team at the upcoming International South Western league to be held at Mexico from September 02.

Dr Rajiv Tyagi Pro chancellor Shri Venkateshwara University & the official representative of Dr Sudhir Giri elaborated that the UP team outclassed Haryana, Chhattisgarh & Punjab in league, quarter & semi-final matches respectively.

In the finals, UP defeated the defending champion Uttarakhand by 3-1 and for the first time became national champions.

He announced that the along with traditional sports like wrestling, Kabaddi & hockey, the Venkateshwara Group is providing a launching platform for various games and championships.

On UP becoming the national baseball champion, there was a beeline of people congratulating Dr Sudhir Giri who is the President of UP Baseball Federation & a sports enthusiast.

Those congratulating Dr Sudhir Giri included the Sports Minister Dr Anurag Thakur, President of BSFI Dr Joginder Singh, National Secretary Dr Anupam Choksey & hundreds of others who complimented our Chairman for his dedication towards sport.

Also complimenting Dr Sudhir Giri were the former DGP Dr OP Singh, Chief Advisor Dr VPS Arora, CEO Mr. Ajay Shrivastava, VC Dr Rakesh Yadav, Registrar Dr Piyush Pandey & the Chief Security Director Ramyash Singh.

Noticeable was the Meerut Campus Director Dr Pratap Singh, Dr Laxman Singh Rawat, Brajpal Singh, Alka Singh, Deepak Kumar, Dr Rajesh Singh, Maroof Chaudhary, & the CFO Mr. Vikas Bhatia.

Those extending their warm wishes included Mr. Balaji, Arun Goswami, SS Baghel, COO Gurdayal Singh & the Media Incharge Mr. Vishwas Rana, among others.

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Shri Venkateshwara University and the state of UP emerged victorious in the National Baseball Championship 2023 at Bhopal.

It was a historic day for Shri Venkateshwara University and the state of UP as the UP baseball team, led by Dr. Sudhir Giri, President of UP Baseball Federation & Chairman Venkateshwara Group, emerged victorious in the National Baseball Championship 2023 at Bhopal.

 The Uttar Pradesh Baseball team won the Gold medal & a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh by defeating Uttarakhand in the finals.  

The UP team played well to outshine Chandigarh, Punjab, Chhattisgarh & Uttarakhand in the finals to clinch the National Baseball Championship 2023. 

Emboldened by the win, Dr Sudhir Giri announced the Venkateshwara Group will offer cash prize and scholarships to the medal winning team at the upcoming International South Western league to be held at Mexico from September 02. 

Dr Rajiv Tyagi Pro chancellor Shri Venkateshwara University & the official representative of Dr Sudhir Giri elaborated that the UP team outclassed Haryana, Chhattisgarh & Punjab in league, quarter & semi-final matches respectively.  

In the finals, UP defeated the defending champion Uttarakhand by 3-1 and for the first time became national champions.  

He announced that the along with traditional sports like wrestling, Kabaddi & hockey, the Venkateshwara Group is providing a launching platform for various games and championships. 

On UP becoming the national baseball champion, there was a beeline of people congratulating Dr Sudhir Giri who is the President of UP Baseball Federation & a sports enthusiast.  

Those congratulating Dr Sudhir Giri included the Sports Minister Dr Anurag Thakur, President of BSFI Dr Joginder Singh, National Secretary Dr Anupam Choksey & hundreds of others who complimented our Chairman for his dedication towards sport.  

Also complimenting Dr Sudhir Giri were the former DGP Dr OP Singh, Chief Advisor Dr VPS Arora, CEO Mr. Ajay Shrivastava, VC Dr Rakesh Yadav, Registrar Dr Piyush Pandey & the Chief Security Director Ramyash Singh.  

Noticeable was the Meerut Campus Director Dr Pratap Singh, Dr Laxman Singh Rawat, Brajpal Singh, Alka Singh, Deepak Kumar, Dr Rajesh Singh, Maroof Chaudhary, & the CFO Mr. Vikas Bhatia.  

Those extending their warm wishes included Mr. Balaji, Arun Goswami, SS Baghel, COO Gurdayal Singh & the Media Incharge Mr. Vishwas Rana, among others.   

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सुशांत सिंह राजपूत केस से लेना-देना नहीं, ऐसा कुछ नहीं करूंगा जिससे ठाकरे परिवार पर आंच आए: आदित्य ठाकरे

सुशांत सिंह राजपूत केस से लेना-देना नहीं, ऐसा कुछ नहीं करूंगा जिससे ठाकरे परिवार पर आंच आए: आदित्य ठाकरे

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आदित्य ठाकरे. महाराष्ट्र के पर्यटन मंत्री आदित्‍य ठाकरे (Aditya Thackeray) ने कहा कि वह शिवसेना के संस्थापक और बाल ठाकरे (Bal Thackeray) के पौत्र हैं और ऐसा कोई काम नहीं करेंगे जिससे महाराष्ट्र और उनके परिवार की छवि पर आंच आए.

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सुशांत सिंह राजपूत केस से लेना-देना नहीं, ऐसा कुछ नहीं करूंगा जिससे ठाकरे परिवार पर आंच आए: आदित्य ठाकरे

सुशांत सिंह राजपूत केस से लेना-देना नहीं, ऐसा कुछ नहीं करूंगा जिससे ठाकरे परिवार पर आंच आए: आदित्य ठाकरे

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आदित्य ठाकरे. महाराष्ट्र के पर्यटन मंत्री आदित्‍य ठाकरे (Aditya Thackeray) ने कहा कि वह शिवसेना के संस्थापक और बाल ठाकरे (Bal Thackeray) के पौत्र हैं और ऐसा कोई काम नहीं करेंगे जिससे महाराष्ट्र और उनके परिवार की छवि पर आंच आए.

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NRHM scam : Relief to ex - DGP , ADGP in connection with dy CMO's 2011 death

NRHM scam : Relief to ex – DGP , ADGP in connection with dy CMO’s 2011 death

Lucknow : The Lucknow bench of the Al lahabad high court has given a major re lief to former DGP Karmveer Singh , ex ADGP VK Gupta as well as the then Luck now jailor Bhim Sen Mukund in connec tion with custodial death of the then dep uty CMO Dr YS Sachan in 2011 . The bench of Justice Ajay Kumar Srivastava passed the order on the petitions moved individually by Gupta , Singh and Mukund. The…

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Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh arrives at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in Delhi. Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla is chairing a security review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir with J&K DGP Dilbag Singh, ADG Jammu Mukesh Singh and IB Chief Arvind Kumar at Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in Delhi. https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ-9mL1MMrB/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Statehood for Jammu and Kashmir?

NSA #AjitDoval, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, IB Director Arvind Kumar, R&AW chief Samant Kumar Goel, CRPF Director General Kuldiep Singh & J&K DGP Dilbagh Singh arrive at Union Home Ministry to attend a high-level meeting chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah.

Infact Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to meet all party leaders of Jammu and Kashmir next week Thursday.

 August 2019, the centre cancelled Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and also bifurcated the state into two union territories - Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

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J&K to Assam, government moves swiftly for national security - india news

At around 2 am on December 12, Home Minister Amit Shah summoned Tapan Deka, Additional Director, Multi-Agency Centre, and GP Singh, Inspector General, National Investigation Agency, to his house. The summons came a few hours after the Rajya Sabha cleared the Citizenship Amendment Bill after a heated debate. It also came a little after the President accorded his approval and the Citizenship Amendment Act was notified. By then, reports of violence and destruction of public property had started coming in from Dibrugarh and Guwahati. Flanked by Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla and Arvind Kumar Director, Intelligence Bureau, both Assam cadre officers, Shah said he had decided to send the summoned officers to tackle the violence in Assam. He was annoyed that the on-going violence had been under-assessed by the state’s BJP government. After despatching Deka, a former leader of the All Assam Students Union (AASU) and a top-notch counter-terror operative, and Singh, a man with a proven record of managing law and order in the region, by a special flight to Guwahati at 4 am. Shah signed off. The results of that move are now evident.From the unprecedented challenge on February 14 in Pulwama after a Jaish-e-Mohammed suicide bomber targeted a CRPF convoy to the violence over the CAA in North-East, the Modi government’s response to national security issues has been very sharp. Its ability to synergize the capacities and capabilities of the armed forces, para-military forces and the security agencies in pursuit of national security objectives has been praiseworthy as much as its ability to take decisions. The decision to order the February 26 airstrike against the JeM terror camp in Balakot in the heart of Pakistan and the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A in Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 would have been fraught with serious consequences had the aftermath not been managed well. In J&K, for instance, this entailed unprecedented security measures and restrictions, which have been gradually and progressively relaxed, although many of the local political leaders detained continue to be in detention. The situation in the region has been managed by the Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbagh Singh and his team with full backing of the central leadership — National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.While it may be argued that the peace in J&K post abrogation came at the cost of curtailing communication and other ground restrictions, the fact is that there has been no significant loss of lives in protests in the Valley, although there have been terrorist attacks, especially against migrant workers. That was only to be expected with Pakistan continuing to push its agenda and terror groups based in that country continuing their efforts to destabilize the region. Amidst all this, a big security challenge in the form of the Supreme Court judgment on the long-pending Ayodhya issue came (and went) on November 9 with barely a ripple. Sure, it did raise concerns about deadly communal violence such as that witnessed way back in 1992 when the Babri Masjid was demolished. The entire nation was on tenterhooks on the day of judgment with people fearing that Uttar Pradesh may go up in communal flames, but the maturity of the leadership of both the communities was admirable. UP Director General of Police O P Singh and his team delivered in maintaining peace, supported by Modi, Shah and Doval.The role of central intelligence agencies in the Balakot air strike as well as containing the fall-out post abrogation of Article 370 and the Ayodhya verdict is worth a mention.At the Director General of Police (DGP) conference at Pune on December 8, while singling out both the J&K and UP Police for praise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his address that he is aware that the police is the first to bear the brunt in case of a government change at either Centre or State. He told them that they had nothing to fear from either him or any other politicians provided they followed the letter and spirit of the Constitution. Read the full article

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UP GOVERNMENT TRANSFER 52 IPS OFFICERS

52 IPS officers have been transferred in Uttar Pradesh. Mrs Renuka Mishra as ADG, Police Recruitment and Promotion Board; Satyendra Kumar Kaul posted as ADG, Special Inquiry; Pravin Kumar posted as IG, Law and Order; Ashutosh Kumar posted as IG, Bast range; Binod Kumar Singh has been appointed as ADG, PAC while Raja Shrivastava posted as ADG, PTC, Sitapur and Ghruvakant Thakur will be ADG, Lucknow. Sujit Pandey has been appointed as ADG, Telecommunications; Aditya Mishra as ADG, CBCID, Ms Tanuja Shrivastava posted as ADG, Public Grievances. Balikaran Singh Yadav posted as DIG, PAC, Varanasi; Mrs Punam Shrivastava posted as DIG, Dr B R Ambedkar Police Academy, Moradabad; Ram Lal Verma posted as DIG, PAC Kanpur; Anil Kumar posted as DIG, PAC, Ayodhya; Hari Narayan Singh posted as DIG, PAC, Moradabad; Krishna Bahadur Singh posted as DIG, DGP office, Lucknow; Dharmvir posted as DIG, CBCID, Lucknow; Dr Manoj Tiwari posted as DIG, Jail, Lucknow; Anil Kumar Rai posted as DIG, Chitrakut range, Banda and Rajesh Kumar Pandey was posted as DIG, Bareilly range;Vaibha Krishna posted as SSP, Gautambuddhnagar; Dr Ajay Pal posted as SP, Personnel, Prayagraj; Bablu Kumar posted as SP, Ajamgarh; Onkar Singh posted as IG, Ayodhya range; Sharad Sachan posted as IG, Saharanpur range; Gyaneshwar Tiwari posted as IG, PAC, east zone Lucknow; L V Antony Devkumar posted as IG, PTS Moradabad; Ramit Sharma posted as IG, Ramit Sharma posted as IG, Moradabad range; Ravi Shankar Chhavi posted as Commandant, 24bt PAC, Moradabad; Akash Kulhari posted as SSP, Aligarh; Aniruddha Pankaj posted as SSP, Mathura; Ajay Kumar Sahni posted as Commandant, 35 bt PAC, Lucknow; Sanjeev Tyagi posted as SP, Bijnor; Siddharth Shankar Meena posted as SP, Hathras; Jai Prakash posted as SP, CBCID, Lucknow; Manoj Kumar Sonkar posted as SP, Piliphit; Balendu Bhushan Singh posted as SP, Training & Security; Devendra Nath posted as SP, Balia; Shalabh Mathur posted posted as Commandant 26 Bt, PAC, Gorakhpur; Vikas Kumar Vaidh posted posted as Commandant 8bt PAC, Bareilly; Mrs Bharati Singh posted as Commandant 41bt PAC, Gaziabad; Mrs Manjil Saini posted as DIG, Law and Order; Ram Krishna Bhardwaj posted as DIG, Administration; Upendra Kumar Agrawal posted as DIG, Gaziabad; J Ravindra Gaud as DIG, Moradabad; Akhilesh Kumar posted as DIG, Meerut; Dinesh Pal Singh posted as DIG, Jaunpur; Harish Kumar posted as DIG, Unnao; Dilip Kumar posted as DIG, Basti; Deepak Kumar posted as DIG, Meerut; Subhash Chandra Dubey posted as DIG, Railway, Moradabad; Vinay Kumar Yadav posted as DIG, Prosecution; Hiralal posted as DIG, Regional Intelligence, Kanpur; Sanjay Kumar posted as DIG, PTAS, Meerut; Arvind Sen posted as DIG, PAC, Agra; Shiv Shankar Singh posted as DIG, PTC Moradabad; Dr Rakesh Singh posted as DIG, Devipatan range, Gonda; Virendra Pratap Shrivastava posted as DIG, Railway Prayagraj; Umesh Kumar Singh posted as DIG, ACO, Lucknow; Rajendra Prasad Pandey posted as DIG, regional intelligence, Meerut; Vishambhar Dayal Shukla posted as DIG, EOW, Lucknow; Ms Shripana Ganguli posted as DIG, Jail Administration, Lucknow. Read the full article

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सुशांत सिंह राजपूत की मौत की सीबीआई जांच के लिए सुप्रीम कोर्ट में दो जनहित याचिकाएं दायर

सुशांत सिंह राजपूत की मौत की सीबीआई जांच के लिए सुप्रीम कोर्ट में दो जनहित याचिकाएं दायर

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सुप्रीम कोर्ट. एक्टर सुशांत सिंह राजपूत सुसाइड केस (Sushant Singh Rajput Suicide Case) की घटना की सीबीआई से जांच के लिए मंगलवार को सुप्रीम कोर्ट में दो जनहित याचिकाएं दायर की गईं. सुशांत 14 जून को मुंबई के उपनगर बांद्रा में अपने फ्लैट में मृत…

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SSR case: सीबीआई जांच के लिए सुप्रीम कोर्ट में दो जनहित याचिकाएं दायर

SSR case: सीबीआई जांच के लिए सुप्रीम कोर्ट में दो जनहित याचिकाएं दायर

नई दिल्ली. एक्टर सुशांत सिंह राजपूत सुसाइड केस (Sushant Singh Rajput Suicide Case) की घटना की सीबीआई से जांच के लिए मंगलवार को सुप्रीम कोर्ट (Supreme Court ) में दो जनहित याचिकाएं दायर की गईं. सुशांत 14 जून को मुंबई के उपनगर बांद्रा में अपने फ्लैट में मृत पाए गए थे. बिहार की नीतीश सरकार द्वारा सुशांत सिंह राजपूत की मौत की सीबीआई (CBI) जांच के लिए मंगलवार को केन्द्र से सिफारिश किए जाने के दौरान…

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Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh reaches Union Home Ministry in New Delhi Delhi: NSA Ajit Doval, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, Intelligence Bureau Director Arvind Kumar, R&AW chief Samant Kumar Goel, CRPF Director General Kuldiep Singh & J&K DGP Dilbagh Singh arrive at Union Home Ministry to attend a high-level meeting chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah https://www.instagram.com/p/CQQvlGFsjHb/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Kasganj violence: 112 arrested, situation remains tense

As many as 112 people were arrested and security forces personnel intensified vigil in the strife-torn Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh where the situation remained tense but peaceful Sunday, two days after clashes between two communities claimed one life.

In the evening, the UP Police said the situation was headed towards normalcy. They also said three drone cameras had been deployed for aerial surveillance.

Explosives were found during house-to-house searches following which the state police chief said the stringent National Security Act (NSA) would be invoked against the culprits.

The Yogi Adityanath-led government, meanwhile, stressed that the guilty would not be spared.

An official statement issued by the UP Police said, "So far, 112 persons have been arrested. As many as 31 accused have been arrested, and 81 preventive arrests have been made."

It said five cases have been registered so far, of which, three were registered by station in-charge of Kasganj Kotwali. Cases were registered under various sections of the IPC, CLA (Criminal Law Amendment) Act and for violation of the National Flag Act, the statement said.

"The situation is heading towards normalcy, and markets have opened. Three drone cameras have been deployed for aerial surveillance of the entire city as most of the incidents took place in the peripheral areas," Additional DG (Law and Order) Anand Kumar said.

"The IG, Aligarh has ordered the setting up of a special investigation team which will go through all evidence and objectively probe the case," the ADG (L&O) said.

Principal Secretary (Home) Arvind Kumar also said that normalcy was being restored in the city.

At least three shops, two private buses and a car were torched in Kasganj on Saturday after a young boy was killed in clashes following stone-pelting by a mob on a motorcycle rally taken out to celebrate the Republic Day.

In Lucknow, DGP OP Singh said, "We are speaking to people, the guilty are being arrested, intensive checking and house-to-house searches were undertaken. And this is the reason why the situation is absolutely under control."

Referring to the incidents that led to the violence, he said there was stone-pelting between two groups resulting in the death of one person and injury to another.

"The police acted swiftly and controlled the situation, and we have intensified patrolling since the outbreak of the tension," the DGP said.

Asked whether any permission was taken for a 'Tiranga Yatra', the DGP said no such nod was required.

"January 26 is a national event, and no permission is needed. This was a 'prabhat pheri' (morning event)...Some anti-social elements started pelting stones. Police immediately reached the spot and controlled the situation by arresting a few people. Since then, we are keeping a close watch. Today, there was no worrisome incident," he said Sunday.

The DGP said stringent action would be taken against the guilty.

"So far more than 80 people have been arrested. House- to-house searches are going on. During the searches explosives were found. The National Security Act (NSA) will be slapped on criminals for vitiating the atmosphere," he said earlier in the day.

The Rapid Action Force (RAF) and Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) intensified vigil in the city.

The administration also organised a meeting of the district peace committee at the nagar panchayat office this morning to restore normalcy.

"At the meeting of the peace committee, whose members include prominent citizens of the district, it was decided that shopkeepers will open their shops and commercial establishments," ADG Agra, Ajay Anand, said.

Divisional Commissioner, Aligarh, Subhash Chandra Sharma, said shops selling tea, snacks, vegetables, milk and medicine were already allowed to remain open.

"The administration is acting tough on those who had indulged in the violence, based on the video evidence," Sharma said.

Terming the violence as unfortunate, Dinesh Sharma told reporters in Kanpur that not even a single guilty person would be spared.

"Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is himself monitoring the developments and stringent punishment will be meted out to the guilty, no matter how big he is or how strong his political connections are, Dinesh Sharma said.

He said a criminal was a criminal irrespective of his caste, creed or religion. Such incidents will not be allowed to happen in any other place, he stressed.

"Now we have strong laws. It is a warning to criminals that if they conspire to create riots, rifts in the society, or indulge in dacoity, then all those indulge in these acts will be punished and also their conspirators," he said.

Meanwhile, the opposition BSP and SP targeted the state government on the law and order front.

In a statement, BSP chief Mayawati claimed that in the entire country and especially in BJP-ruled UP, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Maharashtra, development and public welfare activities had taken a backseat while a poor law and order situation prevailed.

She alleged that there had been criminalisation of the ruling BJP at every level.

"In UP, there's no rule of Constitution, but a jungle raj-like atmosphere is prevailing. The latest example is that of Kasganj. Tension is still prevailing and the state government seems to be failing here," Mayawati said.

She said the BSP condemned the violence and demanded that stringent punishment for the guilty.

Samajwadi Party spokesperson Sunil Singh Sajan alleged, "The government is staging riots in Kasganj. We do not want the resignation of the chief minister. We simply want peace and normalcy to return to the place which is synonymous with the Ganga-Jamuni culture of the state".

He alleged that for the past three days volunteers of the RSS, the Vishva Hindu Parishad and the ABVP were threatening people and an atmosphere of fear prevailed. "The government is quiet. The police is helpless," he claimed. 

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