The land that was seized, under the supervision of Vivek Yadav, the Additional Superintendent of Lalkurti police, belonged to the notorious drug dealer Haji Tasleem
The incident is said to have happened in Shivalik Nagar in Haridwar's Ranipura area during the weekly market. The eight accused men gathered in the main market area on the evening of July 21 and offered Namaz in unison, causing disruption to traffic.
State Congress president Jagdish Thakor recently called for an election manifesto for the minority communities and said the Congress has always supported the minorities and never changed its ideology, irrespective of whether it occupies power or not.
LG Vinai Kumar Saxena said, "It must be noted that on a prima facie basis this is a conference of Mayors of various cities. It is not advisable for a Chief Minister to be attending such a conference."
Indian Express claimed that reservation is applicable in ‘Agnipath’ scheme too, like other services. However, the minister's response clearly mentions that this is not the case.
Anurag Thakur also said that his ministry is not involved in taking any action in case of police complaints, and it is the responsibility of the various state governments as per law
TMC MP Sudip Bandopadhyay said that the results of the election for the post of the Indian President were planned on the 21st of July to divert attention from Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata.