Sambhal, 8 June (HS): Samajwadi Party MP Zia Ur Rehman Barq

denies electricity theft claims as politically motivated. The Allahabad High Court granted relief,

halting the huge electricity bill demand.

Separately, the court maintained a survey order in a mosque-temple

conflict in Sambhal, bolstering judicial power despite controversy. Zia Ur Rehman Barq, a Samajwadi Party MP from

Sambhal, has angrily refuted claims of energy theft against him, calling them

completely unfounded and politically driven.

Barq stated that his house had been without power for six months,

raising worries about the honesty of Uttar Pradesh's electrical authorities. Barq

added that the Allahabad High Court granted some relief after determining that

the complaint was filed illegally.

The court postponed an order demanding about Rs 2 crore for

his energy bill, charging him of improper electricity consumption, for 4138

days. Justices Saumitra Dayal Singh and

Sandeep Jain ordered the restoration of power to Barq's Sambhal house, which

had been unplugged since December 2024.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi