A bunch of individuals had been seen spraying saffron paint on houses in Prayagraj.
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh:
A businessman in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj metropolis has filed an FIR (first info report) towards a bunch of people that allegedly painted his dwelling saffron regardless of objections. He claimed that he was threatened and abused after he requested them to cease. The road the place the incident came about additionally has one of many houses of UP Minister Nand Gopal Nandi. A second FIR filed by one other resident claims the minister despatched the lads.
The minister has justified what he calls “development work” and stated the controversy is “needless”.
Visuals from the road confirmed rows of homes painted in saffron and spiritual symbols being painted on a lot of them.
An almost one-minute lengthy clip shot by businessman Ravi Gupta early Monday morning from the balcony of his dwelling in Prayagraj’s Bahadurganj locality – about 200 km from state capital Lucknow – exhibits a bunch of individuals spraying saffron paint on the outer partitions of his dwelling.
“See how much this ‘goonda gardi‘ (hooliganism) has increased,” a person could be heard saying.
Another particular person is heard urging: “Please stop when I am asking you to. Please move away.”
But the lads didn’t cease, Mr Gupta stated, and so they let free a volley of abuses on the businessman and his members of the family.
In the identical clip, yet another particular person is heard naming Mr Nandi and alleging the work is being performed after he gave instructions.
The group of males then straight spray on the individuals within the balcony, overlaying the cellphone lens in paint
Mr Gupta filed an FIR on Monday evening naming a person – Kamal Kumar Kesarwani – as the primary accused within the case. Mr Kesarwani is UP Minister Nand Gopal Nandi’s cousin.
“All I want is that the constitutional safeguards to me as a citizen should not be tampered with. I should be allowed to live in peace. I am a trader… no one should trouble me. I only said that I do not want to get my house painted. But I was abused and my house was forcibly painted,” stated Ravi Gupta.
A second FIR filed by one other resident is towards unknown individuals; the grievance says that “the men who painted the streets were sent by UP minister Nand Gopal Nandi”. The instances being investigated, the Prayagraj Police stated, including that motion could be taken within the matter.
However, Mr Nandi, who lives in the identical neighbourhood, has stated the FIR is a “conspiracy”.
“It is not entirely ‘bhagwa‘ (saffron). I can spot red, green, and even a ‘chocolaty’ colour. Some people – it seems- do not like beautification. These people are ‘Vikas-Virodhi‘ (against the development),” Mr Nandi stated.
“And then there are people who think they will become ‘netas’ (politicians) if they raise their voice. It’s not only in my street but a river of development is flowing through Prayagraj,” Mr Nandi advised reporters.
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