FIR against 25 persons, including two aides of BJP MP

Press Trust of India  |  Barabanki (UP) 

An FIR has been registered against 25 persons, including two representatives of local Priyanka Rawat, for allegedly encroaching upon land, creating hurdles in work and other charges.

Rawat said lodging of cases against party workers was not fair.


(SDM) Kumar Dwivedi said, "A case has been registered against 25 persons including the MP's representatives and for creating hurdles in work, damaging property and encroaching land at Safdarganj Police Station".

Action will be taken against them, he said.

Reacting to the matter, Rawat said, "I have the chief minister and apprised him of the functioning and corrupt pactices of officers posted here. We controlled the mob agitated over the behaviour of the SDM."

Earlier, on December 12 the was caught on camera purportedly threatening Dwivedi, a trainee posted as SDM, that she would make his life "difficult" during an argument over an anti-encroachment drive.

The video of the exchange between the Barabanki and Dwivedi in Chaila village of the district had gone viral.

In the video footage, Rawat was heard threatening the IAS officer, saying "Main tumhara jeena mushkil kar doongi (I will make your life difficult) in Barabanki if my workers face even an iota of difficulty."

Asked for her comment, the 32-year-old claimed Dwivedi walked away without listening to her when she was discussing the matter.

"What message will go out to the people? It is the responsibility of the official to listen, understand and pay due respect to protocol," Rawat had said.

Rawat apparently lost her cool after seeing the opposition of locals to the anti-encroachment drive by a team of officials led by Dwivedi.

In the video, Rawat, can be heard asking Dwivedi if he has any etiquette.

"I am standing here for the people of the area and you are walking away...you have to work for the people of the area and not for yourself. Learn about protocol and how people's representatives have to be given respect," the had said.

In April too, Rawat was in the for telling a police officer that she would "skin him alive".

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First Published: Fri, December 15 2017. 16:00 IST