Overview
- Karni Sena district president Kamlesh Singh announced a Rs 5.51 lakh reward for anyone who cuts off and brings Sanjay Nishad’s tongue.
- Congress submitted a complaint at Bansdih Kotwali seeking registration of a case against the Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister and NISHAD Party chief.
- Local organisations held protests in Ballia, attempted to burn an effigy of the minister, and police intervened to control the situation.
- The row followed circulation of a video from a party meeting in Bansdih in which Nishad said many people in Ballia were British 'agents' and that 'brokerage' continues.
- There was no immediate response from Sanjay Nishad or the NISHAD Party to requests for comment.