Prayagraj,

25 May (HS): The City and District Yamunapar Congress Committee workers staged

a massive protest and demonstration at the District Magistrate office regarding

the gang rape of a Dalit student from Mahoba in Prayagraj, severe electricity

cuts across the district and the state, and alleged exploitation in the name of

prepaid smart meter arrangements. Congress workers reached the District

Magistrate office in the afternoon raising slogans such as “Stop atrocities

against Dalit students,” “Restore electricity arrangements in Prayagraj and and

whole State,” and “Stop recovery in the name of smart meters.”

During

the meeting, City President Fuzail Hashmi and Yamunapar District President

Ashok Patel accused the state government of being anti-people and misleading

the public through hollow claims. They stated that women and daughters are not

safe across the state, and incidents of kidnapping, rape, and atrocities are

occurring every four hours, while law and order has completely collapsed. They

demanded the immediate arrest of the accused in the Dalit student case, a

fast-track trial, and proper security arrangements for the victim.

Coordinator

Harikesh Tripathi warned that if the government does not take strong action on

these issues, Congress will launch a large-scale agitation. Later, a memorandum

addressed to Governor Anandiben Patel was submitted to the ADM City by the

presidents duo Ashok Singh Patel, Fuzail

Hashmi, Harikesh Tripathi, Firoz Ahmad, Jitendra Kumar Rai, Pradeep Narayan

Dwivedi, Parvez Siddiqui, Manju Sant, Manas Shukla, Nayan Kushwaha, Pratima

Tripathi, Brijesh Gautam, Dr. Anil Gaur, Madhavi Rai, Abid Khan, Ishtiyaq,

Kamal Ali, Mushtaq Ahmad, Rukhsana Begum, Raju Singh Patel, Avneesh Kol, Afroz

Ahmad, Lokendra Singh Patel, Nasreen Bano, Tabrez Ahmad, Uma Nand Dwivedi,

Shahnawaz Qureshi, Devendra Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Ahmad Ulla, Vinod Jacob and

others.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi