Incidentally, only moments before the incident, when the convoy had stopped for a loo break, Atiq Ahmed had confidently stated that he was not scared when questioned about his Vikas Dubey-style 'encounter' jokes and memes circulating on the internet.
In April 2019, the Supreme Court directed the transfer of Atiq Ahmed to a high-security jail in Gujarat on charges of kidnapping and assaulting a businessman while in jail.
Samajwadi Party MLA Swami Omvesh has written to District Magistrate seeking permission to shower flower petals from a helicopter on Muslims offering namaz
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is also present with PM Modi at the summit. PM Modi will be addressing the summit on World Tuberculosis Day at Rudrakash Convention Centre.
On Monday, UPPCL chairman M Devraj issued Gautam's termination order after an inquiry committee found him guilty of 'engaging in an anti-national act that tarnished the image of the department.
Out of 7148 cooperative societies, elections were held in 7,000 societies. Of these, BJP candidates won in more than 6200 committees. At the same time, the Samajwadi Party has registered victory on more than 500 committees.