Among those named in the petition is M.K. Yadava, a controversial officer who is known to be close to CM Himanta Biswa Sarma. This news comes amidst allegations of train cancellations of Silchar-bound trains from key areas.
New Delhi: Residents of a Muslim-majority village in Assam’s Karimganj parliamentary constituency have approached a local court against nine Assam forest department officials for allegedly threatening them to either vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate or get ready for eviction with the help of bulldozers.
Among the nine forest officials named is M.K. Yadava, the special chief secretary of forest. The BJP candidate is Kripanath Mallah. The seat is going to polls today, April 26.
The petitioners belonging to the Butukusi village in Hailakandi district, have sought from the court of the chief judicial magistrate of Karimganj an order for an “impartial enquiry” on their alleged “criminal intimidation” prior to voting by engaging “an independent authority”.
M.K. Yadava
Yadava is a controversial Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer. He had retired as the state’s chief conservator of forests and the chief wildlife warden of the state’s forests in February 2024. Curiously – especially considering that the crucial general elections were approaching – he was immediately reappointed by the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led BJP government as the special chief secretary (forest).
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