BJP’s Lok Sabha member from Bhopal Pragya Singh Thakur has accused her social gathering legislator Sudesh Rai of operating a liquor store illegally in Madhya Pradesh’s Sehore district and expressed concern over the security of ladies and women.
She has additionally demanded Rai’s elimination from the MLA’s publish.
When contacted, Rai advised media individuals to themselves inquire into Thakur’s allegations.
Thakur, who has been denied renomination from Bhopal for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, on Monday evening mentioned she was on a go to to areas underneath her constituency to launch growth works when some women got here to her at Khajuria Kala and complained a liquor outlet was being run in entrance of their faculty.
“The women had been unhappy and teary-eyed, they complained that individuals collect on the liquor store, make feedback on them. They advised me they aren’t secure and something can occur to them. Some ladies mentioned folks enter their homes after consuming liquor,” the BJP chief added.
She claimed a police sub-inspector who was current there mentioned he was not conscious of it.
“The unlawful liquor outlet present in Khajuria Kala Bangla is run by Bharatiya Janata Get together MLA Sudesh Rai, as folks and officers advised me. I’m feeling ashamed. I demand from the social gathering that an individual like him, who’s concerned in such misdeed, needs to be sacked from the publish,” Thakur mentioned.
The BJP MP additionally mentioned that she has advised the authorities to droop officers involved of the excise division.
She claimed it was an unlawful liquor store because the licence can’t be given for such an institution in entrance of a college.
It was an ‘adarsh gram’ (mannequin village) of the member of Parliament final 12 months and a liquor store couldn’t be arrange there, she mentioned.
“There was an analogous criticism about one 12 months again, after which the district collector advised me the store was closed. However after I went there this time, the ladies once more complained. This implies the police and excise departments are hand-in-glove,” she claimed.
Thakur mentioned she together with the ladies broke into the store and located an enormous amount of liquor there and threw a few of it. A video of the identical was additionally shot.
Police officers current there made efforts that the liquor will not be destroyed and guarded it, she claimed.
“I don’t maintain a grudge towards Rai. If he’s concerned in unlawful actions, it’s a giant crime. If any anti-social factor after consuming liquor does one thing to a lady, then I feel it will likely be my accountability,” Thakur mentioned.
She mentioned that individuals concerned in misdeeds ought to by no means be forgiven and this could’t be “adarsh” (excellent) for the BJP.
“I’ve by no means tolerated such issues and can by no means do,” Thakur mentioned.
When contacted, Rai advised PTI that the media ought to itself discover out the reality.
“You’re taking info from the district collector who runs the liquor store. I don’t wish to make a remark as she is a sadhvi, although I’ve issues to say. She will be able to make any allegation…you (the media) ought to probe, I can lie,” Rai mentioned.
In the meantime, movies exhibiting Thakur breaking the lock of a room surfaced on social media.
In a video, the Lok Sabha member is first seen holding a stone in her hand threatening to interrupt the lock of the room as women and other people gathered round.
A policeman is seen urging her to not break the lock. Later, the BJP MP is seen hitting the room with a hammer because the policeman continues to induce her with folded palms not to do that.
Amid loud cheer, Thakur is seen opening the door. The video exhibits a lot of liquor bottles saved within the room. Later, some folks throw away the liquor after opening the bottles in Thakur’s presence.
Thakur is heard saying that no person ought to threaten the ladies accompanying her.
An official is heard saying that he’ll ahead the issues of the MP to his seniors, however the BJP chief acquired indignant and advised the officers to provide the papers associated to permission of the liquor store positioned in entrance of the varsity.
Thakur is heard claiming that this liquor store is being run with out a licence and it was unlawful to function such shops in entrance of faculties.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – PTI)
