Tripura DM removed for ‘excessive handedness’ in enforcing curfew at marriages
The Tripura authorities has removed West Tripura District Magistrate and Collector Shailesh Kumar Yadav for his alleged “high handedness” in coping with the folks in two marriage halls in Agartala not too long ago amidst the night time curfew imposed to curb the alarming rise in Covid-19 instances, a Minister stated on Monday.
Yadav, who earlier apologised for disrupting the wedding ceremonies throughout the raids on April 26, in a letter to the Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar on Sunday requested to be relieved from the submit of District Magistrate and Collector pending an inquiry into the incident that rocked the state and plenty of elements of the nation. Tripura Education and Law Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Monday stated that responding to Yadav’s request he has been relieved from the submit and Director Industries and Commerce Raval Hamendra Kumar has been appointed as the brand new West Tripura District Magistrate and Collector.
The Tripura High Court following a petition on Monday has served a discover to the Tripura authorities to submit video footage, crucial proof and different paperwork in reference to the April 26 incidents in the 2 marriage halls.
After the controversy over the April 26 incident, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb had requested the Chief Secretary to submit a report concerning the DM’s actions in coping with the holding of the wedding ceremonies defying the night time curfew and the SOPs. The state authorities had additionally constituted a two member committee to probe the incident. Former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, at least 5 MLAs of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, Tripura Women Commission Chairperson Barnali Goswami, all of the opposition events vehemently criticised the DM for his “unsavoury” behaviour and actions. One of the 5 MLAs Ashish Das additionally held demonstrations protesting the DM’s actions.
Following a path by Yadav, as many as 31 folks, together with 19 ladies, have been detained by the police from the wedding halls for violating the night time curfew and different Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) enforced to curb the Covid unfold. However, all of the 31 folks have been subsequently launched from the West Agartala police station.
The Tripura Chief Secretary earlier in an order imposed an evening curfew in Agartala Municipal Corporation space from 10 p.m. to five a.m. from April 22 onwards.The order stated that in closed areas, a most of fifty per cent of the seating or corridor capability ought to be allowed for any social, cultural, leisure or political gathering with a ceiling of 100 individuals whereas in open areas, larger numbers could also be allowed based mostly on the dimensions of the bottom with a ceiling of 200 individuals.
“If anyone got hurt due to my action, I am apologising for that. I have done this for the larger interest of the society and the people. I have taken the strict action to give a message to the people to maintain the government SOP,” Yadav advised a neighborhood tv channel after the controversy.
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