MLA ‘attends party’ amid curfew; action sought

Our Correspondent

UNA, JUNE 15

The Una BJP today submitted a memorandum to the Governor demanding that the membership of Una Congress MLA Satpal Raizada of the Vidhan Sabha should be suspended for allegedly attending a party in his hotel along with Congress workers when the curfew was in force in the state.

The BJP workers later shared photographs of the ‘party’ organised at ‘Raizada Resorts’ in Lalsingi village where the MLA was seen in the company of youths. The photographs were reportedly posted on social media by Congress workers.

After submitting the memorandum, the BJP leaders said the curfew was imposed in the district on May 6. Under the rules, dining and organising public gatherings were prohibited. They said the orders under the Disaster Management Act were blatantly flouted by the sitting MLA.

They said while the government, official machinery and the common man were fighting the pandemic, the MLA and his associates were making merry in hotels. They also requested the Deputy Commissioner to initiate a punitive action against those who attended the party. They said the BJP would also move the High Court.