In Uttar Pradesh, apprehending trouble, police put under house arrest Uday Pratap Singh, the father of Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) president and Kunda MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh.Uday Pratap Singh, commonly called ‘Raja Saheb’, is the titular head of the formerly princely state of Bhadri.His son Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias ‘Raja Bhaiya’ is a 7-time MLA from Kunda assembly seat in Pratapgarh district.Nearly a dozen supporters of Uday Pratap were also put under a house arrest, which will last for 68 hours till 9 pm on July 17, authorities said.Kunda Circle Officer Ajeet Singh said Uday Pratap and his supporters every year try to organise a ‘bhandara’ (community feast) to mark the anniversary of a monkey that died 10 years ago on the Muharram procession (Tazia) route in Sheikhpur Aashiq area.As a precautionary measure, notices have been put up at the main gate of Uday Pratap’s residence, ‘Bhadri Kothi’, on the orders of District Magistrate Sanjeev Ranjan and Sub-Divisional Magistrate Bharat Ram, the CO said.Police have been deployed at the residences of all people under house arrest, he said.In UP’s Amethi, police launched an investigation after provocative slogans were raised during a Muharram procession.The incident took place on Sunday when a procession was taken out in the Musafirkhana area and was captured in a video which showed up on social media.The matter is under investigation and strict action will be taken against those responsible, said Superintendent of Police Anup Kumar Singh.Peethadheeshwar Mouni Maharaj of Babuganj Sagara Ashram condemned the sloganeering and urged UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to take immediate action.
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